40 A SPECIAL NUMBER

40 Not just another number
IN THE WORLD
Forty ounces of beer.
First introduced under the 40th president Ronald Reagan.
Slaves were promised 40 acres and a mule.
Slaves were given 40 hours in a week to sleep.
Hence giving us the notion of 40 winks.
A baby is in the womb for 40 weeks.
Students go to school forty weeks of the year
Marijuana is sold in 40 ounce containers.
We are paid for 40 hour work week.
The Supreme Court only goes public 40 day of the year.
Wisdom comes to a man at 40 years of age.
Life is suppose to begin at 40.
IN THE BIBLE
Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness for 40 days.
Moses was on the mountain for 40 days.
Christ appeared 40 days after the crucifixion.
Noah was in the flood for forty days and forty nights
Israel was lost for 40 years (in the desert)
The reign of Solomon and David lasted for 40 years
Lent lasts for forty days
In Deuteronomy a slave could only be beaten 40 times