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As a group, see how many examples of fasting you can name from Scripture.
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David
Moses
Daniel
Paul
Jesus
Ester
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Biblical examples of fasting are Moses (Deuteronomy 9:9-18), the Israelites (Judges 20:26), David (2 Samuel 12:16-17), Jehoshaphat and all Judah (2 Chronicles 20:3), the king and people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:7-10), Esther (Esther 4:15-17), Daniel (Daniel 9:3; 10:1-3), Ezra (Ezra 8:21-23; 10:6), Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4), Anna the prophetess (Luke 2:37), Jesus (Matt 4:1-2), Paul (Acts 9:1-9; 2 Cor 11:27), Cornelius (Acts 10:30), the Antioch church leaders (Acts 13:2-3), the churches in various places (Acts 14:23).
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Ezra, Esther, David, the city of Nineveh, Anna, Cornelius, the Apostles, Paul, Jesus.
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Jesus, Daniel, Ezra n the exiles, Esther n the Hews, Jehosophat, David, leaders of the early church
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Fasting for greater power in prayer.
For clarity of mind. For strength and protection.
For deeper dependence on God.
For direction to do His will.
