The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 077 (March 30, 2026)

Dive into an eye-opening episode of The Jimmy Akin Podcast! Jimmy uncovers why biblical numbers like 40 aren't always literal—using Elijah's "40 days and 40 nights" journey to Horeb as an insightful case study. With geography, math, ancient context, and a clever Deuteronomy cross-check, he reveals how "40" functions here as a stock number for "a long journey"—not an exact stopwatch. Mind-blowing insights for Bible lovers and skeptics alike! Don't miss it.

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
00:20 – Intro
00:45 – 1 Stock Numbers
04:21 – 2 Elijah’s Journey: 40 days and 40 nights?
05:06 – 3 A Question of Scale
05:35 – 4 Some Basic Math
04:21 – 5 Elijah’s Journey Begins
06:41 – 6 Journey’s End
08:37 – 7 What Was Elijah’s Travel Speed?
09:56 – 8 Confirmation from Deuteronomy?
11:04 – 9 Ancient Expectations
12:14 – 10 Modern Expectations
13:27 – Closing/Outro
14:35 – End