And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And I threw myself down before the LORD, just like before, for forty days and forty nights. I didn't eat any food or drink any water because of all the sins you committed when you did evil things that the LORD could see, making him angry.
Moses is telling the Israelites how he fasted and prayed for forty days straight, desperately pleading with God not to destroy them because of their terrible sins.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land, recounting their past rebellions to warn them against repeating the same mistakes. He specifically refers to the incident at Mount Sinai, where the people created a golden calf idol while he was receiving the Ten Commandments from God, provoking divine anger. As a result, Moses interceded for them by fasting and praying for forty days and nights, demonstrating his role as a mediator between God and the people.
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