Fasting is Biblical
When and how long was your last fast?
Old Testament:
Exodus 34:28: Moses fasted for 40 days and nights when receiving the law from God.
Leviticus 16:29-31: Describes the Day of Atonement as a day of fasting.
Judges 20:26: Mentions a fast of one day.
1 Samuel 1:7: Describes Hannah's fasting.
1 Samuel 7:5-6: A national fast for repentance.
1 Samuel 14:24: A fast of a day.
2 Samuel 12:16: David's fast during the affliction of his child.
2 Samuel 31:11-13: A public fast after a disaster.
1 Kings 21:27: A private fast.
1 Kings 19:8: Elijah's 40-day fast.
2 Chronicles 20:3: Fasting to seek God's intervention.
Ezra 8:23: Fasting to seek God's guidance.
Ezra 10:6: Private fasting.
Nehemiah 1:4: Fasting upon receiving bad news.
Nehemiah 9:1-2: Fasting in response to sad news.
Daniel 6:18: Daniel's night of fasting.
Daniel 9:3: Daniel's prayer and fasting.
Daniel 10:2-3: Daniel's three-week fast.
Isaiah 58:6: Describes the true nature of fasting as an act of righteousness and compassion.
Jeremiah 36:6: A proclaimed fast.
Joel 2:12: Fasting as part of repentance.
New Testament:
Matthew 6:16-18: Jesus teaches about fasting, encouraging it to be done privately.
Matthew 4:2: Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness.
Mark 2:18-20: John's disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting.
Luke 5:33-39: A discussion about fasting in relation to the wedding feast.