Celebration of Fasting

I thought I would post some more information about Fasting.

Here are all the references I found in the Bible. I know there are more in there, so feel free to add them in the comments!

Scripture	Fasting Content
Nehemiah 1:4	Confessing, mourning, petitioning
Daniel 9:3	Seek Answer, petitioning, sackcloth and ashes
Isaiah 58:1-14	Fasting as Duty- True Worship!
Zechariah 7:1-7 and 8:18-19	Fast for God, No Hypocritical Fasting! Joy Filled Fast
Deuteronomy 9:9	God sustained Moses
1 Kings 19:8	Elijah was sustained by God and went 40days/n
Esther 4:16	Consecrate, Esther and People
Luke 5:33-35	Bridegroom is here, Feast! Fast later.
Acts 14:23	Consecrated to the Lord, church
Acts 13:2	Holy Spirit Answered, Paul and Barnabas consecrated
Acts 9:9	Saul fasted after Damascus
2 Corinthians 11:27	Suffering for Christ, Paul, fasting often.
Matthew 9:15	Parallel to Luke 5:33

Scripture	Corporate Fasting Content
Joel 2:12-15	Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Set apart yourself for a fast. Sanctify the congregation!
Leviticus 23:27	Day of Atonement Fast! Commandment.
2 Chronicles 20:1-4	Jehoshaphat proclaimed a corporate fast to seek help from God!
Jonah 3:4-10	Repentance. Petition.
Ezra 8:21-23	Corporate Fast, Petitioning God for safety.
Luke 2:37	Anna living in temple. Way of life. Presented to God.
Acts 13:2	Consecrated for service. Paul and Barnabas
Zechariah 7:5	Fast for the people’s relationship with God. Don’t fast for God. Fast for yourself.
Psalm 69:10	Petitioning God. Humbled my soul.
John 4:32,34	My food is the will of God who sent me. Complete his work. God sustains. Food does not.

I thought it might help to see how pervasive fasting is in the Bible. I think I have a couple of these duplicated because they had to do with fasting and with corporate fasting both.

Have a great week!