Fasting
166Prayer and Work
26 Jun 2023
4:12¶ 14
“He doesn’t get on his knees. He’ll do that on other occasions, but right now he’s just overwhelmed by this really, really bad news,…”
4:42¶ 15
“We’re not told how long. We don’t know how long it takes him to form his plans and such, but he doesn’t just sit…”
147The Course of Empire
5 Dec 2022
48:18¶ 146
“The original intent behind fasting is that you’re giving up the time you would spend on food to spend time in prayer, and in…”
57The Economics of Sacrifice
31 Jan 2021
7:05¶ 17
“They’re not the same thing, because in sacrifice you’re killing something, and fasting in the biblical sense – I’m not going to appeal to…”
7:29¶ 18
“Isaiah speaks of the fast that God has chosen as breaking every bond. I don’t remember the exact language without looking. It’s the idea…”
7:57¶ 19
“Sometimes it’s prayer, and prayer and fasting are often associated with scripture, but there are other things that can accompany it. The main focus…”