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So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Yahweh had said he would destroy you.
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Moses's Persistent Intercession
Commentators note that the exact timeline of these 40 days is complex, with some suggesting it was a separate, third period of fasting. The key point is the intensity and persistence of Moses's intercession. He remained in prayer because God's threat of destruction was still very real, showing his deep commitment to the people.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Thus I fell down ... —Literally, And I fell down before Jehovah forty days and forty nights, as I had fallen down (origin…
16th Century
Protestant
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days. Again, the narrative is blended, for it is certain that this prayer was offered before he rem…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first<…
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Presbyterian
So that the Israelites might have no pretense to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy…
