Thematic Bible: Of saints--exemplified
Thematic Bible
Fasting » Of saints--exemplified
David therefore appealed to God for the child [to be healed]; and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.
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My knees are unsteady from fasting;
And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness.
Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Paul
in labor and hardship, often unable to sleep, in hunger and thirst, often [driven to] fasting [for lack of food], in cold and exposure [without adequate clothing].
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Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Disciples of john
Then the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast [as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?”
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Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Nehemiah
Now it came about when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying [constantly] before the God of heaven.
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Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Esther
“Go, gather all the Jews that are present in Susa, and observe a fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids also will fast in the same way. Then I will go in to [see] the king [without being summoned], which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
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Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Daniel
So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
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Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Primitive Christians
While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work to which I have called them.”
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Fasting » Of saints--exemplified » Anna
and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the [area of the] temple, but was serving and worshiping night and day with fastings and prayers.
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Trust » Of saints--exemplified
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.
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Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.
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Trust » Of saints--exemplified » Jehoshaphat
O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless against this great multitude which is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
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Trust » Of saints--exemplified » Paul
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him].
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Trust » Of saints--exemplified » hezekiah
Hezekiah trusted in and relied confidently on the Lord, the God of Israel; so that after him there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
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Trust » Of saints--exemplified » Shadrach
Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who believed in, trusted in, and relied on Him! They violated the king’s command and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
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