Thematic Bible: Fasts of


Thematic Bible




They buried the bones under a small tree in Jabesh. Then for seven days, they went without eating to show their sorrow. Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfSevenWeeksCemeterySeven DaysTamariskFasting In Mourning

On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. They thought: While the child was alive, we talked to him, and he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may harm himself. Verse ConceptsRashnessServants, GoodThe Seventh Day Of The WeekHarming OneselfDay 7Death Of Unnamed IndividualsTelling Of People's SituationsFear Of IndividualsThe Death Of Babieslosing a loved oneDeath Of A ChildLosing SomeoneExamples Of Good Servants

David replied: I fasted and cried while the child lived. I thought Jehovah might be gracious to me and let the child live. Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenThe Death Of Babies