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Isaiah 58

Fasting that Pleases God

“Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God. ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’ “In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers. ...

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  1. and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.
  2. and the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.
  3. The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.
  4. And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  5. So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.
  6. and every open vessel, which has no cover fastened on it, is unclean.
  7. But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
  8. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
  9. “For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—
  10. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
  11. But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
  12. but you shall hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day.
  13. Now Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
  14. Then Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went down into the ground; for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
  15. Then all the children of Israel, that is, all the people, went up and came to the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
  16. So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they fasted that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.
  17. David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off.
  18. Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
  19. Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
  20. And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
  21. David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.
  22. Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”
  23. And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
  24. But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
  25. When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. Now Joab was dressed in battle armor; on it was a belt with a sword fastened in its sheath at his hips; and as he was going forward, it fell out.
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16 topical index results for “fast”

ESTHER : Fasts on account of the decree to destroy the Israelites; Accuses Haman to the king; intercedes for her people (Esther 4;;;;;)
JOHN : Teaches his disciples to fast (Luke 5:33)
ELIJAH » The Tishbite, a Gileadite and prophet, called ELIA » Fasts for forty days (1 Kings 19:8)
EZRA » A famous scribe and priest » Appoints a fast (Ezra 8:21)
HUMILIATION AND SELF-AFFLICTION » ENJOINED » See FASTING
RULERS » RIGHTEOUS » King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast (Jonah 3:6-9)