Number 40 in bible

I was counting the days to my baptism. The fact is I first received the Holy Spirit on 1st April 2009 during a prayer with a sister (with confirmation on the 3rd April). From the day I received the Holy Spirit till the day of my baptism, which falls on 10th May 2009, it will be exactly 40 days. Also, 10th May is my grandmother's birthday. Many people may see it as a coincidence, but it is very meaningful to me personally. My grandmother was the most respectable person to me. I believe that without her, the gospel would never have come to my family.

Forty has long been universally recognized as an important number, both on account of the frequency of its occurrence, and the uniformity of its association with a period of probation, trial, and chastisement. There are 15 such periods which appear on the surface of the Scriptures, and which may be thus classified:—

Forty Years of Probation by Trial: Israel in the wilderness, Deuteronomy 8:2-5; Psalm 95:10; Acts 13:18 (the third 40 of Moses' life, 120 years). Israel from the crucifixion to the destruction of Jerusalem.

Forty Years of Probation by Prosperity in Deliverance and Rest: under Othniel, Judges 3:11, under Barak, Judges 5:31, under Gideon, Judges 8:28.

Forty Years of Probation by Prosperity in Enlarged Dominion: under David, 2Samuel 5:4, under Solomon, 1 Kings 11:42, under Jeroboam II. See 2 Kings 12:17,18, 13:3,5,7,22,25, 14:12-14,23,28, under Jehoash, 2 Kings 12:1, under Joash, 2Chronicles 24:1.

Forty Years of Probation by Humiliation and Servitude: Israel under the Philistines, Judges 13:1. Israel in the time of Eli, 1Samuel 4:18. Israel under Saul, Acts 13:21.

Forty Years of Probation by Waiting: Moses in Egypt, Acts 7:23. Moses in Midian, Acts 7:30

There are eight of such great periods on the surface of the Bible:
Forty days Moses was in the mount, Exodus 24:18; and to receive the Law, Exodus 24:18.
Forty days Moses was in the mount after the sin of the Golden Calf, Deuteronomy 9:18,25.
Forty days of the spies, issuing in the penal sentence of the 40 years, Numbers 13:26, 14:34.
Forty days of Elijah in Horeb, 1 Kings 19:8.
Forty days of Jonah and Nineveh, Jonah 3:4.
Forty days Ezekiel lay on his right side to symbolize the 40 years of Judah's transgression.*
Forty days Jesus was praying in the mountain and faced the temptations of the Devil, Matthew 4:2.
Forty days Jesus was seen of His disciples, speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God before his resurrection, Acts 1:2.