Forty Years of Probation by Humiliation and Servitude

Israel under the Philistines

Judges 13:1  

Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

Israel in the time of Eli

1 Samuel 4:18  

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had led Israel forty years.

Israel under Saul

Acts 13:21  

Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

40 Years of Probation by Waiting

Moses in Egypt

Acts 7:23  

“When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his fellow Israelites.

Moses in Median

Acts 7:30  

“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

Inspirational Quotes from Famous People

 I have found the greatest power in the world is the power of prayer…Cecil B. DeMille

 Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action…Mahatma Gandhi The Book of Positive Quotations by John Cook