Fasting and Prayer

1. The Reality of Fasting
1. The fastings of Israel - Zechariah 8:19
2. The fastings of individuals
1. Jesus - Matthew 4:3; Luke 4:1,2 - food only
2. Paul - Acts 9:8,9 - food and drink
3. Daniel 1:11-15; 10:3 - certain kinds of food and drink
2. The Reasons for Fasting - Matthew 6:16-18
1. For the revealing of God's word - Daniel 9:1-3, 20-27
2. Requesting protection and provision - Ezra 8:21
3. For repentance of sin by others - Ezra 10:6, 12
4. Showing reverence for God - Luke 2:36,37
5. For the revelation or confirmation of God's will - Acts 13:2,3
6. The repentance of God - Jonah 3:5-9; II Samuel 12:16, 22; Jeremiah 18:7,8
3. The Risks of Fasting
1. Advertisement - Matthew 6:16-18
2. Asceticism
4. The Rightness of Fasting - Matthew 9:14,15

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