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Fasting time should be an intense time of listening to God, trying to gain a sense of his direction and meditating on his word (i.e pondering its principles over and over to consider how they apply to specific situations in our lives).\n\nLESSON OUTLINES\n    1. TYPES OF FASTING\n There are main four to five forms of fasting presented in the bible.\n    a.) The Normal Fast: This is abstaining from all food items; solid or liquid but not from water (Esth. 4:16, Acts 9:9).\n    b.) The Absolute Fast: This is abstaining from both food and water (Esth. 4:16: Acts 9:9). Normally this kind of fast (always advisable medically) should not be for more than three days because the body then begins to dehydrate. (Because of certain physical reasons. Some people cannot endure such an extreme fast; anyone who intends to go on an extended fast would be wise to seek direction from someone who is knowledgeable in this area, such as physician).\n    c.) The Partial Fast: A restricted diet rather than complete abstinence from food. Such as fruit fasting, vegetable fasting etc (Dan. 10:3).\n    d.) Full Fast: Total abstinence from food, drinks, and much more abstinence from normal activities and seclusion to God alone.\n    2. EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE THAT FAST IN THE BIBLE\n    • Jesus Christ Fasted for forty days and forty nights (Matt. 4:1-2).\n    • Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights twice (Ex. 34:28; Deut. 9:9,18).\n    • Elijah fasted for forty days and nights (1 Kings 19:8).\n    • Joshua with Moses on mount Horeb for 40 days (Ex. 24:13-18;32:15-17)\n    • The Israelites – (Judges 20:26-35, 1 Sam. 7:6-14).\n    • The Ninevites – (Jonah 3:1-10)\n    • Esther the queen, Mordecai with all Jews in Shushan (Esther 4:13-16)\n    • The disciples of John the Baptist (Matt. 9:14-15)\n    • The disciples of Jesus Christ\n    • Ezra (Ezra 10:6-17)\n    • Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4-2:10)\n    • David (2 Sam. 1:12,3:35;12:16-23)\n    • Anna (Luke 2:37)\n    • Cornelius (Acts 10)\n    • The early church (Acts 13:1-5;14:23)\n    • The Pharisees (Lk. 18:9-14) \n    • King Ahab (1 Kings 21:27-29)\n    • Judah (2 Chro. 20:1-25, Ezra 8:21-23; Neh. 9:1-4)\n    • Paul (Acts 9:9; 17; 27: 9-11; 2 Corint. 6:5;11:27)\n    • Daniel (Dan. 9:3;20-27;10:3-13)\n    • King Darius (Dan. 6:18-12)\nSUMMARY AND CONCLUSION\n\tFasting is not an option for any believer. 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