Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
In the strength
Forty days
Bible References
In the strength
2 Corinthians 12:9
But God said to me, "My unearned favor is enough for you, for my power is made complete in [your] weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast, so that the power of Christ can rest on me.
Forty days
Matthew 4:2
After He had fasted forty days and nights, He was [very] hungry.
Mark 1:13
He spent forty days in this desert where He was put to the test by Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels ministered to His needs [while there].
Luke 4:2
During the forty days He was being put to the test by the devil, He did not eat anything; then after it was over He was [very] hungry.