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Significance of the Number 40


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Day5

Week28

1Samuel 17


“Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days.”

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭17‬:‭16‬ ‭GNBUK‬‬

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Significance of the number 40

The number 40 appears in the Bible 156 times including Old and New Testament.

The significance of the number 40 is usually around testing and the hardships one must endure to become more spiritually aware.


Forty years is considered a generation in the Bible.


The Philistine and Israelite armies stood on opposite sides for 40 days. Every day, a new Hebrew champion would come out to meet Goliath face-to-face, only to be destroyed. After 40 days, David, a young shepherd from Bethlehem, was sent by God to defeat the Philistines, opening a new chapter for the Israelites­—namely, the solidification of the kingdom of Israel.


Are you in a season of testing?

How you handle it will determine the outcome.


Action Step

Press into God by reading His Word, and listening carefully for His direction.

I suggest making a fast to become more aware of God’s presence and for understanding in your particular situation.



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