"Fasting"
Let's take a look at the different types of fasting in the Bible, because I don't want you to feel overwhelmed by the thought of going without food for days and days. There are types of fasting that don't involve such a radical commitment. The Bible mentions three different varieties of fasting:
The Normal Fast:
In this type of fast the person abstained from food but not water. The duration
can be that which the individual or group feels led to set. Jesus fasted for
40 days (Matthew 4:2). However, the more common practice of a normal fast
appears to be from one to three days.
The Partial Fast:
In this type of fast, the emphasis is placed on restriction of diet, rather
than abstaining completely from eating. Examples are: Daniel, Shadrack, Meshach
and Abednego eating only vegetables and drinking only water (Daniel 1:15)
and later on when Daniel alone practiced a partial fast for three weeks (Daniel
10:3).
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