In the first part of this study, Fasting-Part 1, we looked at the history of fasting in the Bible and discussed some of the reasons Christians and Jews have fasted through the ages. In this part, we will continue to look at additional reasons.
In Times of National Crisis
The story of Queen Esther is another illustration of the people's fasting during times of national crisis.
Queen Esther was the Jewish wife of King Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces, stretching from India to the Upper Nile. During the king's reign, he elevated one of his officials, Haman, to a high position. Haman hated the Jews and through trickery he persuaded the king to decree that the Jews living in the provinces be destroyed.
Mordecai, a Jew who had previously discovered a conspiracy against the king, was Esther's adopted father. Mordecai sent word to Esther about everything that was happening and urged her to go into the king's presence and beg for mercy.
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3. She told Mordecai to have all the Jews fast for her three days and three nights. She and her maids would also fast. After that time, she would go to the king, and if she perished, she perished.
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1. Anyone who approached the king without being summoned would be put to death.
2. For the king to extend his gold scepter and spare his life
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4. That the king would save her and her people
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5. He was made second in command to the king and held in high esteem by his fellow Jews.
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6. They were in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’s walls were broken down and burned.
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7. He wept and fasted and prayed.
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8. “Why don’t your disciples fast?”
9. How could the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he was with them? When the time came that the bridegroom was taken away from them, then they would fast.
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10. Twice a week
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11. In secret and only before God
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12. The people only sought Him externally, as if they were a righteous nation and didn’t forsake His ways. They delighted in “pretending” to come near to God.
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13. God did not acknowledge their fasting.
14. When they should have been fasting and grieving for their sins, they were living in evil pleasure, and continuing to oppress their workers.
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15. As fighting and quarreling. Such acts would not cause God to hear them. Their fast was entirely mechanical rather than a humbling of themselves and a pretense of a condition they did not have.
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16. To stop oppressing those who worked for them and pay them fairly; to share their food with the hungry and bring those who are helpless, poor and destitute into their homes; to clothe those who were cold and not to hide from relatives who needed their help.
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17. They would be healed and restored to a new life; their goodness would lead them forward; goodness would be a shield before them and the glory of the Lord would protect them from behind.
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18. When they called on the Lord, He would answer; if they stopped oppressing others, making false accusations, feeding the hungry and satisfying the needs of those in trouble, then their light would shine out in the darkness and their darkness would be as bright as day.
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19. He would continually guide them and satisfy them in all good things; He would make them healthy. They would be like a well-watered garden. They would rebuild the ancient ruins and be known as “The People Who Rebuild Their Walls and cities.”
