<p>There are dozens of times the number 40 is mentioned throughout the Bible, as well. For instance, Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah (Genesis 25:20). The Israelites wandered 40 years in the wilderness before they entered the Promised Land, something Moses said God orchestrated “to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands” (Deuteronomy 8:2).</p>
What is a miracle and what makes something miraculous? And are miracles confined only to the times of the Bible, or can we still see miracles being performed today?
<p>If you’re among the minority who has finally finished reading the Bible the prophets, the psalms, the proverbs, all the old stories about kings and kingdoms past, every one of the Gospels, and all the epistles from God’s called disciples bravo! </p><p>So now what?</p>
<p>Because He knows us so completely and intimately, we can trust that when we speak to our Father God, He hears us and cares about what we are going through. He might not answer in the way we wish, but He hears and He always answers.</p>
Sometimes the juiciest, most drama-ridden stories can be found in the most unexpected of places: the Holy Bible. One case in point is the story of Judah and Tamar, a bizarre tale about a father-in-law who mistakenly impregnates his daughter-in-law who’d concealed her identity from him on purpose.