God's blessing shall be following you continually for taking the time to study. Examination Of Bible Fasts (2) Friday 4th April Text: Esther 4:13-17 Key verse: In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. Daniel 10: 2. e: The Jews under king Ahasuerus had a death sentence written against them by the King, whose decree could not be changed. Haman was responsible for this, Esther 4:13-17. Queen Esther saw herself powerless on this issue. Being pressed to the wall by Mordecai, she decided to take her life into her hand by going in to see the king. She requested of the Jews to fast with her three days, none should eat or drink for those three days. The common fast among the Jews was one day. Now they were to go for three days continuous fasting. The situation on ground called for it! In answer to their prayer the Lord granted them great deliverance. f: Daniel, by the scriptural account given, did not plan to go into twenty-one days fast. The fact was that he was d...
God's blessing shall be following you continually for taking the time to study. Examination Of Bible Fasts (1) Thursday 3rd April Text: Exodus 24: 12-18 Key verse: But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face. Matthew 6: 17. a: Today’s text gives account of Moses' forty days fast. Moses did not plan that he was going to observe forty days fast. When God invited him to the mount, he did not know he was not returning that day. Hence, his staying forty days before the Lord without food was in God's perfect will and perfect control. Moses' experience did not become a doctrine in Israel. The scripture did not record any Israelite throughout the Old Testament who embarked on forty days fast after the pattern of Moses. b: David fasted when his child was sick, 2 Samuel 12:15-23. Some consider that he fasted for seven days. He did not plan the number of days he would fast; he was using the last resource in his disposal– fasting and prayer, to see if he...