How did Jesus last 40 days in the desert fasting?
NO WAY… he did it to prove that he can do half of what Moses did! Moses fasted a total of 80 days! (twice 40 days!) Exodus 34:28 (KJV) And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. He didn’t drink a drop of water… and he did it twice if I am not mistaken… When I was at Moody studying all this I was thinking what’s the big deal if God is with you you can go 100 days without eating or drinking a drop of water!!! But Jesus only lasted 40 days… a medical record for some of us! What the heck are we proving? It is all a fantasy!
By the grace of God. And with God all things are possible. I know many people who have fasted longer than 40 days, but they did drink water and take vitamins past 40 days. God had called me on just a 10 day fast once, and I asked how am I going to do that. I never had fasted that long before, and God replied “My grace is sufficient for you.
Jesus is the “Immanuel”, or “God with us”. God come to mankind in a body of flesh. Obviously, God can do lots of things normal human beings cannot. Like heal diseases on the spot. Like walk on water. Like feed 5,000 people with a couple of loaves of bread and a few fish from a kid’s lunch. Like forgive sins. Like rise from His tomb…