Fasting

Concluding “How Courage Triumphs”, the verse exemplifying courage seems to be Esther 4:16b, “I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” Esther said, “I will go”, and she did.

But the verse raises the issue of fasting. Prayer is not mentioned in the book of Esther, but fasting is. What is the New Testament teaching on fasting? Are you prepared to discuss it if it's raised as a question in your class?

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