Ezra 8:21

Ezra Proclaims A Fast

²⁰ 220 descendants of the Temple Servants whom David and the leaders had appointed to serve the descendants of Levi, listed by name. ²¹ Then I called for a fast there at the Ahava River so we could humble ourselves before our God and seek from him an appropriate way for us and our little ones to live, and how we should guard our personal wealth, ²² because I was ashamed to ask the king for a contingent of soldiers and cavalry to protect us from enemies we might encounter on the way. After all, we had told the king, "The hand of our God seeks the good of all who seek him, but his power and anger are against everyone who forsakes him."

For Us

Little Ones

Proclaimed a Fast

Ahava

Ezra

2 Chronicles 20:3

In mounting fear, Jehoshaphat devoted himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a period of fasting throughout all of the territory of Judah,

Psalm 5:8

LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your path straight before me.

Leviticus 16:29

"This is to be a perpetual statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you (including both the native born and the resident alien) are to humble yourselves by not doing any work,

Leviticus 23:29

Anyone who doesn't humble himself that same day is to be eliminated from contact with his people.

1 Samuel 7:6

So they came together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out in the LORD's presence.

Ezra 8:15

I gathered them together at the river that flows toward Ahava, where we camped three days. Afterwards, I examined the people and the priests, but found no descendants of Levi there.

Isaiah 58:3

"Why have we fasted,' they ask, "but you do not see? "Why have we humbled ourselves,' they ask, "but you take no notice?'" "Look! On your fast day you serve your own interest and oppress all your workers.

Isaiah 58:5

"Is this the kind of fast that I have chosen, merely a day for a person to humble himself? Is it merely for bowing down one's head like a bulrush, for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is this what you call a fast, an acceptable day to the LORD?

Leviticus 16:31

It's the Sabbath of all Sabbaths for you, so humble yourselves. This is to be a perpetual statute.

Numbers 14:3

What's the point in the LORD bringing us to this land? To die by the sword so our wives and children would become war victims? Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?"

Numbers 14:31

However, I'll bring your little ones the ones whom you claimed would become war victims into the land so that they'll know by experience the land that you've rejected.

Judges 20:26

All the Israelis, including its army, went up from there to Bethel and wept, remaining there in the LORD's presence, fasting throughout the day until dusk, when they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings in the LORD's presence.

Ezra 8:31

Then we left the Ahava River for Jerusalem on the twelfth day of the first month. Our God's protection was with us, and he delivered us from the enemy's power and from ambush along the way.

Psalm 8:2

Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have established strength on account of your adversaries, in order to silence the enemy and vengeful foe.

Psalm 107:2-8

Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it those whom he redeemed from the power of the enemy,

Psalm 143:8-10

In the morning let me hear of your gracious love, for in you I trust. Cause me to know the way I should take, because I have set my hope on you.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Isaiah 30:21

And whether you turn to the right or turn to the left, your ears will hear a message behind you: "This is the way, walk in it."

Isaiah 35:8

"A highway will be there yes, there and people will call it "The Holy Way'. As for unclean people, they will not journey on it, but it will be for whomever is traveling on that Way not even fools will get lost.

Isaiah 42:16

I'll help the blind walk, even on a road they do not know; I'll guide them in directions they do not know. I'll turn the dark places into light in front of them, and the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I won't abandon them.

Isaiah 49:10

They won't hunger or thirst, nor will the desert heat or sun beat upon them; for the one who has compassion on them will drive them and guide them alongside springs of water.

Jeremiah 10:23

LORD, I know that a person's life is not his to control, nor does a person establish his way in life.

Jeremiah 31:8-9

Look, I'm bringing them from the northern region, and I'll gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. among them will be the blind and the lame, together with the pregnant woman and the woman in labor. A large group will return here.

Jeremiah 50:4-5

In those days, and at that time," declares the LORD, "the people of Israel will come together with the people of Judah. They'll be weeping as they travel along, and they'll be seeking the LORD their God.

Joel 1:14

Set apart time for a fast! Call a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and everyone living in the land to the Temple of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD!"

Joel 2:12-18

"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "Turn back to me with your whole heart, with fasting, tears, and mourning.

Jonah 3:5

The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.

Mark 10:13-16

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Acts 2:39

For this promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are distant, whom the Lord our God may call to himself."