Dictionary of Bible Themes Although fasting is a negative practice, it is not an end in itself but is to be undertaken for a positive purpose. Jeremiah 14:11-12Fasting is not an end in itself See also Fasting as empty ritual is condemned Isaiah 58:1-7Zechariah 7:4-7 Matthew 6:16-18 See also Fasting as mere show is condemned Matthew 9:14-15pp Mk 2:18-20 pp Lk 5:33-35 1 Samuel 14:24-30Jesus Christ repudiated fasting for its own sake whilst granting that there is a time and a place for it. Fasting imposed for false motives Psalms 35:13Attitudes appropriate to fasting See also Humility 1 Kings 21:27-29Ezra 8:21 Psalms 69:10 1 Samuel 7:6 See also Repentance Nehemiah 9:1-3Joel 1:13-14; 2:12-15 Nehemiah 1:4 Fasting and prayer See also Ezra 8:21-23Psalms 35:13 Daniel 9:3 Matthew 17:20 fn Luke 2:37; 5:33 Acts 13:3; 14:23 pp Mk 9:29 fn 1 Corinthians 7:3-5The motivation here is similar to that in abstaining from food. Acts 13:2Fasting and worship See also Luke 2:37See also 6732 repentance8622 worship 8622 worship |
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