Mourning was a reason for fasting in the Bible. How many days did they fast for the death of Saul and also Jonathan?

After a funeral Saul and Jonathan the people also fasted for seven days

Source: 

1^st Samuel 31:3, 1^st Chronicles 10:12

When the disciples faced a persistent demon Jesus had to cast it out.  Later they asked Jesus why.  What was Jesus answer to them?

Jesus told the disciples, that kind of demon only comes out by prayer and fasting.

Source:

Matthew 17:21, Mark 9:29.

God does not always accept fasting. Indeed in the Sermon on the Mount, what did Jesus say about the Pharisees practice of fasting?

The Pharisees didn’t shave and also disfigured their faces to show the world they were fasting. Because of this God did not accept their fasting.

Source: Matthew 6:16-18

Hello,

Sorry for the delay it’s been a busy Weekend. During the warmer weather I went out to clear some garbage away from the driveway. In addition to looking bad.  A large raccoon is coming around.   Our cat does not like sharing the house with a raccoon.

This week we are going to look at fasting. The research for this week was interesting. Fasting is a spiritual discipline but it is not not required. So this week we are going to look at what the Bible says about Fasting. Also it’s interesting to note that fasting is not defined there are many kinds of fasting.

Thanks for the comments and questions. I always enjoy them because it means people are reading.

A couple of things about the web site. First my secure socket certificate expired.  That doesn’t bother me too much as we do no web commerce. My host provider will renew the certificate for a fee but I’m not sure whether it is worth paying. So dear readers what say you? Do you need https or not. I’d like to know one way or another. The Google+ site is remains down. I am working on it hopefully it will be up in a week or so.

The Picture this week is. Title: Daniel in the Lions Den (After all both the Lions and Daniel were fasting) Artist: Briton Riviere Print by B Pratt Date: 1892 Copyright: Public Domain Source: Wikimedia Commons

Thanks for reading also have a good day at church.

Dave

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In the book of Hebrews it describes a specific benefit as a result of Jesus temptation. What is that  benefit?

Jesus being fully human and also suffering temptation as we do. He is now a sympathetic high priest able to understand our challenges.

Source:

Hebrews 2:17-18

Satan failed to make Jesus sin so he left him.  What happened to Jesus after that?