The number 40 has great significance in life. Looking back on history forty was a miraculous, life changing, transforming kind of number.
For forty days Noah and his family were scared spitless in the ark. Afterwards they sallied forth into the wrecked and barren earth.
Moses wandered for forty long….long years in the wilderness. Unfortunately his temper got the better of him and he died just short of the land flowing with milk and honey on an obscure mountain that goes by the name Nebo.
Elijah received forty days of miraculous strength following a single meal. After which he found himself a good cave and wished to die.
Jonah saved a whole city with forty days of preaching. Then while pouting sullenly on a lonely hillside his only last joy, his precious little shade vine, was eaten by a worm.
Twelve grasshopper sized spies spent forty amazing days in a land flowing with milk and giants. After which they decided to stone their leader and head back to Egypt. Poor souls ended up rotting carcasses in the desert.
Sampson delivered the children of Israel from forty years of Philistinian dominion. We remember him for three distinct qualities. That he was incredibly strong, incredibly stupid and an incredibly heavy sleeper.
Eli judged Israel for forty years. Then after some bad news he fell head-over-teakettle backwards in his chair, and died.
Goliath had thirty nine days of glory. On day forty he had his head cut off by a little runt who’d never even been to battle before.
Forty little kids got eaten by a bear after calling the wrong guy baldy.
As we can see, the number forty is rather quite traumatic…Err… I mean dramatic and definitely very exciting. Therefore Kelly need not worry about heading over the hill in her new ripe-old age of forty. Just remember, it’s always ever so much faster and easier going down than it is going up. Think of skiing, what takes you hours to climb, takes only minutes to blow going down, but it’s sure a rush!
HAPPY (40th) BIRTHDAY!
For forty days Noah and his family were scared spitless in the ark. Afterwards they sallied forth into the wrecked and barren earth.
Moses wandered for forty long….long years in the wilderness. Unfortunately his temper got the better of him and he died just short of the land flowing with milk and honey on an obscure mountain that goes by the name Nebo.
Elijah received forty days of miraculous strength following a single meal. After which he found himself a good cave and wished to die.
Jonah saved a whole city with forty days of preaching. Then while pouting sullenly on a lonely hillside his only last joy, his precious little shade vine, was eaten by a worm.
Twelve grasshopper sized spies spent forty amazing days in a land flowing with milk and giants. After which they decided to stone their leader and head back to Egypt. Poor souls ended up rotting carcasses in the desert.
Sampson delivered the children of Israel from forty years of Philistinian dominion. We remember him for three distinct qualities. That he was incredibly strong, incredibly stupid and an incredibly heavy sleeper.
Eli judged Israel for forty years. Then after some bad news he fell head-over-teakettle backwards in his chair, and died.
Goliath had thirty nine days of glory. On day forty he had his head cut off by a little runt who’d never even been to battle before.
Forty little kids got eaten by a bear after calling the wrong guy baldy.
As we can see, the number forty is rather quite traumatic…Err… I mean dramatic and definitely very exciting. Therefore Kelly need not worry about heading over the hill in her new ripe-old age of forty. Just remember, it’s always ever so much faster and easier going down than it is going up. Think of skiing, what takes you hours to climb, takes only minutes to blow going down, but it’s sure a rush!
HAPPY (40th) BIRTHDAY!
2 comments:
Well...I think that between the two of us we probably touched on all of the 'important' FORTIES in the Bible~! As we see...FORTY is a number that is powerful...it is linked to trials, tribulations, disasters, cleansing, and perfecting. Obviously FORTY is one of God's favorite numbers...so, how could anyone possible 'squawk' about turning the big FOUR - OH!? And besides...as you said, going downhill is MUCH easier than going uphill. Kelly and I will be sure to ask you your opinion of that just as soon as YOU hit FORTY! We just can't wait....he he ha ha....LOVE YOU!
Mom
And it will be here much faster than you think--only a couple of hours, sweetheart. :) I laughed out loud when I realized what you were doing here. The picture is fabulous!
:) Auntie Ann
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