Moses, Elijah & The Number 40

Eight days later on November 27, 2020 – the 70th day of the Jewish civil year on Kislev 11, God brought the city of Tel Aviv to mind, so I selected some dates to stay. I was drawn to November 17–19, 2022, exactly 720 days away. It would be exactly 700 days away on December 17, which happened to be the 7th day of the 8-day festival of Hanukkah!

Later that day, God prompted me to select a departure date from New Zealand, so I selected November 16 – the day before my arrival in Tel Aviv.
Two hours later, I worked out that November 27 was exactly 33 weeks since Good Friday – the day that Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Good Friday fell on April 10, 2020 – 7 months and 17 days earlier.

That same day in Iran, one of their top nuclear scientists was assassinated, widely believed to be the work of Israel. This came on the 70th day of the Jewish civil year.

Then there was a gap of 680 days, or 50 days short of two years, when for the first time, God brought Egypt to mind, precisely 40 days prior to my arrival in Israel. Later that day, I was led to December 6–8, 2022 as the dates to stay in Cairo. Not long after, God inspired a visit to Jerusalem from November 21–24, also precisely 40 days prior to my arrival in Israel. The date was October 8, 2022.

What is fascinating about that is the connection with the number 40 to Egypt. It was Moses who ascended Mount Sinai twice to receive the law of God, spending 40 days and nights on the mountain each time. Likewise, the prophet Elijah spent 40 days and nights travelling to Mt. Sinai in Egypt (1 Kings 19:8) after fleeing Jezebel who planned to kill him for killing the 450 prophets of Baal.

Coincidentally, it was both Moses and Elijah who appeared with Jesus when He was transfigured on the mountain in front of the apostles Peter, James and John. (Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36).

Given that October 8 was a Saturday, the weekly Torah portion for that day was Parashat Ha’Azinu, meaning “listen”. It contains the 70-line “Song of Moses” which God instructed Moses to teach the Israelites before he died on Mt. Nebo.

Fascinatingly, this trip to Egypt was inspired exactly 1,200 days since setting my “Elijah challenge”, which was based on Elijah’s own challenge to the prophets of Baal! (June 26, 2019 – October 8, 2022).
Eight days later on October 16, God inspired visits to both Sharm El-Sheikh and Dahab in Egypt from December 8–11, meaning that I would ascend Mt. Sinai on Saturday, December 10, 2022. This would be the first time that God had both inspired a visit to Egypt and to climb Mount Sinai.

Ten days later on October 26th, God brought Auschwitz to mind for a 47th time, and I was led to December 2nd as the date to visit it.

Itinerary:

Inspired: Dates: Location: Days:
Nov 27, 2020 Nov 16, 2022 Depart New Zealand 3
Nov 17-19 Tel Aviv, Israel
Oct 8, 2022 Nov 21-24 Jerusalem 3
Oct 26, 2022 Dec 2 Visit Auschwitz -
Oct 8, 2022 Dec 6-8 Cairo, Egypt 2
Oct 16, 2022 Dec 8-9 Sharm El Sheikh 1
Oct 16, 2022 Dec 9-10 Dahab 1
Oct 16, 2022 Dec 10 Climb Mt. Sinai -
Oct 16, 2022 Dec 10-11 Dahab 1


TOTAL:25

Popular posts from this blog

Hamas, the Third Jewish Temple, October 7 & the Red Heifer

On April 9 at 8:14 p.m., three days after God inspired my visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, He brought Auschwitz to mind for a 57th time, and I was led to August 28, 2024 as the date to visit it. That meant I would leave Israel that day, and visit Auschwitz that same day in Poland, leaving Israel on my 18th day. This visit to Auschwitz was inspired 2 hours and 9 minutes after sunset at 6:05 p.m., or at the start of the 3rd hour of the Jewish night. This was now the third visit to Auschwitz that God had inspired for this trip, being inspired exactly one Hebrew month since the first (2 Adar II – 2 Nisan, 5784). Interestingly, the first visit was inspired on March 12 at 1:29 p.m., and this visit was inspired on April 9, 129 minutes after sunset, echoing the time of the original visit, 28 days earlier! So, quite an unusual coincidence there, although I assume that was intentional on God’s behalf, to prove that He was behind it. It was inspired exactly four months to the d...
Read more

The Great Commission

The following day on Friday, April 26 at 8:58 p.m., 3 hours and 19 minutes (199 mins) after sunset, God brought the town of Capernaum in Galilee, Israel to mind, and I was led to August 14, 2024 as the date to visit it – 3 months and 19 days away. Amazingly, the length of time it was after sunset matched the exact time in months and days it was away until my visit to Capernaum! (3 hours, 19 minutes / 3 months, 19 days). I didn’t actually discover that until starting to write this paragraph the following day! So, yet again, that was just another way that God proved that He was the inspiration behind this visit, and it didn’t just come from my head! Capernaum was the location next to the Sea of Galilee where Jesus lived and performed many of His miracles in the surrounding area during His ministry. He also famously condemned it for not repenting, despite the many miracles performed there (Matthew 11:23 & Luke 10:15). This visit was inspired in the 3rd hour of the Jewish night, and as...
Read more

The Number 17

Here are some discoveries that I made with regards to the most recent trip to Israel that God inspired. They revolve around the number 17. Here is what I found: The trip begins on the 17th of Tammuz (Fast of Tammuz marking the breach of Jerusalem’s walls by the Romans in 70 A.D., prior to the destruction of the 2nd Temple) The trip ends on the 17th of Elul, exactly two Hebrew months later (The anniversary of the start of WWII in 1939 – (Sep 1) The first and last destinations on the trip were inspired exactly 17 weeks apart (Taupo & Tutukaka) There are 17 days between the first and second destinations on the trip The first visit to Israel is to last 17 days (Aug 11–28) The Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth was inspired on the 17th of Nisan (a potential resurrection date of Jesus), and was due to occur on August 17th The first and last inspired visits to Jerusalem were inspired exactly 17 weeks apart in the ...
Read more