tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post6386949370191734698..comments2023-04-02T07:58:19.830-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Didn't Prepare Me for This: 40 days: a challengeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16987570152954506617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-25080852658192979852011-06-27T17:06:15.509-05:002011-06-27T17:06:15.509-05:00Really interesting thoughts there, Andrew. I'...Really interesting thoughts there, Andrew. I'm not sure I can read Psalm 40 in the same way now, either!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987570152954506617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-17427953145375295512011-06-26T14:56:10.461-05:002011-06-26T14:56:10.461-05:00Another “biblical 40”: Noah’s ark.
I always figur...Another “biblical 40”: Noah’s ark.<br /><br />I always figured the Psalms were numbered arbitrarily—I’m mean, I’m sure they are—but your discussion of “biblical 40s” made me see Psalm 40 in a different way. Noah’s 40 days “at sea,” the Israelites’ 40 years in the wilderness, and Jesus’s 40 days in the desert are all physical and spiritual crises that just happen to have the number 40 associated with them. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but….Verses 1 and 2 of Psalm 40 (NIV):<br /><br />I waited patiently for the Lord;/he turned to me and heard my cry./He lifted me out of the slimy pit,/out of the mud and mire;/he set my feet on a rock/and gave me a firm place to stand.<br /><br />Psalm 40 expresses a physical survival, but—metaphorically—it’s easy to see a nadir of spirituality is survived, too. David (if it’s David) comes out the others side—just as Noah, the Israelites, and Jesus survived their physical and spiritual crises. As I said, I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but I can’t help but see Psalm 40 a bit differently now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-34894156646755839662011-06-25T10:47:43.645-05:002011-06-25T10:47:43.645-05:00Tada! 40!!! Congratulations, Alyssa. For your pr...Tada! 40!!! Congratulations, Alyssa. For your prize, we're going to hang out on Tuesday. Preferably not in a basement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987570152954506617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-68841132066563115632011-06-24T17:28:18.959-05:002011-06-24T17:28:18.959-05:00Tada!Tada!Alyssa Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410954134559674940noreply@blogger.com