A12.7 – WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT PRAYER AND FASTING

1. Jesus fasted and prayed, Matt 4:1-2

2. Jesus’ disciples fasted and prayed after the resurrection, Acts 13:2-3

3. The followers of John the Baptist fasted and prayed, Matt 9:14

4. The people of Israel were to fast on the Day of Atonement, Jer. 36:6; Acts 27:9

5. Moses fasted during the forty days and forty nights he was on Mount Sinai receiving the law from God, Exodus 34:28

6. King Jehoshaphat called for a fast in all Israel when they were about to be attacked by the Moabites and Ammonites, 2Chro 20:3

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

8. David fasted when he learned that Saul and Jonathan had been killed, 2 Samuel 1:12

9. Nehemiah had a time of prayer and fasting upon learning that Jerusalem was still in ruins, Neh 1:4

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

11. Anna “worshipped night and day, fasting and praying” at the Temple, Luke 2:37.

12. John the Baptist taught his disciples to fast Mark 2:18

13. Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights before His temptation by Satan, Matt 4:2

14. The Church of Antioch fasted before sending Paul and Barnabas off on their first missionary journey, Acts 13:3

15. Paul and Barnabas spent time in prayer and fasting for the appointment of elders in the Churches, Acts 14:23