REMEMBER !

Moses fasted during the 40 days and 40 nights he was on Mount Sinai receiving the law from God (Exodus 38:24)

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King Jehoshaphat called for a fast in all Israel when they were about to be attacked by the Moabites and Ammonites (II Chronicles 20:3)

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In response to Jonah’s preaching, the men of Nineveh fasted and put on sackcloth (Jonah 3:5)

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David fasted when he learned that Saul and Jonathan had been killed (2 Samuel 1:12)

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Nehemiah had a time of prayer and fasting upon learning that Jerusalem was still in ruins (Nehemiah 1:4)

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Darius, the king of Persia, fasted all night after he was forced to put Daniel in the den of lions (Daniel 6:18)

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Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before His temptation by Satan (Matthew 4:2)

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The church of Antioch fasted and sent Paul and Barnabas off on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:2,3)

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Paul and Barnabas spent time in prayer and fasting for the appointment of elders in the churches (Acts 14:23)