"Forty days and Forty nights"

     Last year, when I was reading about Noah's Ark, I read the phrase "forty days and forty nights." I got curious and did a bible search on the phrase and found that it was in four locations in the bible. The first three were in the Tanakh and the fourth one is in the Gospels. I bookmarked the page and forgot about it but knowing Abba, I know He let me forget it for a reason. So today I saw it in my bookmarks and started to look into it again.
There are four areas the “forty days and forty nights” phrase is in:
Genesis ch 7
Exodus ch 24 & 34 and repeated in Deuteronomy ch 9 & 10
1 Kings ch 19
Matthew ch 4
     In Matthew chapter 4, the fourth location, Yeshua is lead out into the wilderness by The Spirit to be tempted by satan. The three test He was given correspond with the first three areas in the Tanakh where the "40 days and 40 nights" are. I also noticed besides Mathew ch 4, the temptation of Yeshua is also in Mark 1:12-13 and Luke 4:1-13. They both don't have the phrase "forty days and forty nights" and in Mark's account, there is only a brief statement. In Luke's account, is like Mathew's account, but the 2nd and 3rd temptation is reversed. Why? The gospel of Luke was mainly written for the Gentiles. So I'll have to ask Abba what He was up to when He had Luke do that.
     So in the first temptation, satan asked Yeshua to turn stones into bread. Yeshua replies “It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." In Genesis ch 7, Abba tells Noah to "Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time." Noah was protected by Abba for 40 days and 40 nights in the ark, away from the destruction of mankind. He was the only one left that listened and obeyed Abba. Man cannot do it by themselves. Man left to their own ways will always lead to destruction. We need to follow Abba and listen. He has already given us provision to follow Him and as Yeshua said "on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."
       In the second temptation, in Mathew ch 4:5, satan asked Yeshua to jump off the top of the temple and the angels will protect you. Yeshua said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the test." In Exodus ch 24 & 34 and repeated in Deuteronomy ch 9 & 10, the children of Israel put Abba to the test when Moshe was with Him on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights and made a golden calf to create another god to worship. The idol of self-worship and licentiousness of the flesh, going back to their way in Egypt. Moshe came down and saw they had did this. He threw down the commandments symbolizing them breaking the covenant with Abba. He has them choose sides and 3,000 died that day. Moshe then goes back up Mt. Horeb for forty more days & nights and prays for the children of Israel & Aaron. Abba forgives them, two more tablets are made and the covenant is renew.
     In the third temptation, in Mathew ch 4:8, satan asked Yeshua to fall down and worship Him if he gives him all his kingdoms. Yeshua said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY." In 1 Kings ch 18:17-40, Elijah show the children of Israel they have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and are worshiping a demon gods baal and only The Lord is your God and only He is to be worshiped. He puts the 450 prophets of baal to the test and kills them. He shows the children of Israel, Abba is calling their name. The people believed but Ahab told his wife Jezebel what Elijah had done and she threatens Elijah. He runs away to the desert and falls asleep. The angel wakens him twice and has him eat. He journey’s to Mt. Horeb for forty days and forty nights. He spoke to Abba and Abba told him this “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.” 1 Kings ch 19:11-12. Abba shows Elijah He isn't in the harsh wind, earth quake, and fire but will start a new thing, He's in a gentle blowing. Yeshua will fulfill this by giving us the Holy Spirit. When we worship Abba we can now be in His presence thru His Spirit.
     In all three scriptures from the Tanakh, shows the sin nature of man and Abba having to intercede for his children. Some accepted, some did not. It also shows how strong of a love Abba has for us. Perusing us to be intimate again. In the first temptation a man and his family was saved. In the second temptation, a nation is saved. In the third temptation, the world can be saved. Yeshua restores back and redeems the relationship to Abba in the three temptations.