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<li> Definition: <i>The Act of willingly abstaining from some or All food, drink, or both, for a period of time</i>
<li> First reference - Jug 20:26 <br>
<i>Then All the Children of Israel, and All the people, went up, and came unto the house of God , and wept, and Sat there before the LORD , and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt Offerings and Peace Offerings before the LORD .</i>
<li> Second - 1 Samuel 31:13 <br>
<i>And they took their bones, and buried them under a Tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.</i>
<li> Third - 2 Samuel 12:16 <br>
<i>David therefore besought God for the Child ; and David fasted, and went in, and lay All night upon the earth.</i>
<li> Why
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<li> Ezra 8:21 <br>
Then I proclaimed a Fast there, at the River of Ahava, that we Might afflict ourselves before our God , to Seek of him a Right Way for us, and for our little ones, and for All our substance.</i>
<li> Esther 4:3 <br>
<i>And in every province, whithersoever the king`s Commandment and his decree came, there was Great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.</i>
</li> Matthew 4:2 <br>
<i>And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.</i>
<li> Matthew 17:21 <br>
<i>Howbeit this Kind goeth not out but by Prayer and fasting .</i>
</li> Luke 5:35 <br>
<i>But the days Will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they Fast in those days.</i>
<li> Acts 10:30 <br>
<i>And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, Behold , a man stood before me in bright clothing,</i>
<li> Acts 13:2 <br>
<i>As they ministered to the Lord , and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the Work whereunto I have called them.</i>
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<li> Notes:
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<li> Psalm 34:18 <br>
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken Heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite Spirit . <br>
 Psalm 51:17 <br>
The Sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit : a broken and a contrite Heart , O God , thou wilt not despise.
<li> Matthew 5:6 <br>
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after Righteousness : for they shall be filled.
<li> James 4:8 <br>
Draw nigh to God , and he Will draw nigh to You . Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
<li> Psalm 63:1 <br>
O God , thou art my God ; early Will I Seek thee: my Soul thirsteth for thee, my Flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no Water is;
 Hosea 5:15 <br>
I Will go and Return to my Place , till they acknowledge their offence, and Seek my face: in their affliction they Will Seek me early.
<li> Ruth 1:16 <br>
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to Return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I Will go; and where thou lodgest, I Will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God :
 Psalm 63:8 <br>
My Soul followeth hard after thee: thy Right hand upholdeth me.
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