Deu 9:9 | TNotes | STEP | 9:9 Covenant here refers to the promises God made with Israel nearly forty years earlier at Sinai (see 4:13 ). • The common biblical expression forty days and forty nights represents trial or testing (Exod 34:28 ). Moses’ fast was like Jesus’ fast (Matt 4:2 ). It is physically possible to go without food for forty days, but a person cannot ordinarily survive without water for more than a few days. Moses was directly sustained by God (cp. Matt 4:11 ).

cExod 34:28►

dMatt 4:2►

eMatt 4:11►

‏ Deuteronomy 9:9

9:9 ^a Covenant here refers to the promises God made with Israel nearly forty years earlier at Sinai (see 4:13 ^b).

• The common biblical expression forty days and forty nights represents trial or testing (Exod 34:28 ^c). Moses’ fast was like Jesus’ fast (Matt 4:2 ^d). It is physically possible to go without food for forty days, but a person cannot ordinarily survive without water for more than a few days. Moses was directly sustained by God (cp. Matt 4:11 ^e).