Noah waited 40 days for the rain to stop. The Israelites waited in the wilderness for 40 years to step into their Promised Land. Jesus waited 40 days in the wilderness before beginning His ministry. We can observe these stories and see that times of waiting are "middle times." Noah was in the middle time between absolute chaos and God starting something new on the earth. The Israelites were in a tempering zone to prepare and strengthen the Israelites spiritually from being slaves in Egypt to being free men in the Promised Land. The 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness was a preparation time...