Fasting

Observed on occasions of public calamities2Sa 1:12
AfflictionsPsa 35:13 Dan 6:18
Private afflictions2Sa 12:16
Approaching dangerEst 4:16
Ordination of ministersAct 13:3 Act 14:23
Accompanied by prayerDan 9:3
Confession of sin1Sa 7:6 Neh 9:1 Neh 9:2
HumiliationDeu 9:18 Neh 9:1
During forty days
MosesDeu 9:9 Deu 9:18
JesusMat 4:1 Mat 4:2 Mrk 1:12 Mrk 1:13 Luk 4:1 Luk 4:2
Habitual
By John's disciplesMat 9:14
By AnnaLuk 2:37
By PhariseesMat 9:14 Mrk 2:18 Luk 18:12
By CorneliusAct 10:30
By Paul2Co 6:5 2Co 11:27
In times of bereavement
Of the people of Jabesh-gilead, for Saul and his sons1Sa 31:13 1Ch 10:12
Of David, at the time of Saul's death2Sa 1:12
Of Abner's death2Sa 3:35
Prolonged
For three weeks, by DanielDan 10:2 Dan 10:3
For forty days, by MosesExo 24:18 Exo 34:28 Deu 9:9 Deu 9:18
Elijah1Ki 19:8
JesusMat 4:2
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOEzr 8:21–23 Psa 35:13 Psa 69:10 Isa 58:3–7 Jer 14:12 Dan 10:3 Jol 1:14 Jol 2:12 Jol 2:13 Zec 7:5 Zec 8:19 Mat 6:16–18 Mat 9:14 Mat 9:15 Mat 17:21 Act 27:9 Act 27:33 Act 27:34 1Co 7:5
INSTANCES OF
Of the Israelites
In the conflict between the other tribes with the tribe of Benjamin, on account of the wrong suffered by a Levite's concubineJdg 20:26
When they went to Mizpeh for the ark of the covenant1Sa 7:6
Of David
Upon the death of Saul2Sa 1:12
During the sickness of the child born to him by Bath-sheba2Sa 12:16–22
While interceding in prayer for his friendsPsa 35:13
In his zeal for ZionPsa 69:10
In prayer for himself and his adversariesPsa 109:4 Psa 109:24
Of Ahab, when Elijah prophesied the destruction of himself and his house1Ki 21:27 1Ki 20:29
Of Jehoshaphat, at the time of the invasion of the confederated armies of the Canaanites and Syrians2Ch 20:3
Of Ezra, on account of the idolatrous marriages of the JewsEzr 10:6
Of Nehemiah, on account of the desolation of Jerusalem and the templeNeh 1:4
Of the Jews, when Jeremiah prophesied against Judea and JerusalemJer 36:9
In Babylon, with prayer for divine deliverance and guidanceEzr 8:21 Ezr 8:23
Of Darius, when he put Daniel in the lions' denDan 6:18
Of Daniel
On account of the captivity of the people, with prayer for their deliveranceDan 9:3
At the time of his visionDan 10:1–3
Ninevites, when Jonah preached to themJon 3:5–10
By Paul, at the time of his conversionAct 9:9
Of the disciples, at the time of the consecration of Barnabas and SaulAct 13:2 Act 13:3
Of the consecration of the eldersAct 14:23

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