Fasting Practice Questions
20 free Fasting practice questions for the Bible, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. In the Sermon on the Mount, what specific instruction did Jesus give regarding one's physical appearance while fasting?
- Q2. According to Isaiah 58, which is often called the 'True Fast,' what action does God primarily desire alongside abstinence from food?
- Q3. How many days did Jesus fast in the wilderness before being tempted by the devil?
- Q4. When the disciples of John the Baptist asked why Jesus' disciples did not fast, what analogy did Jesus use in His response?
- Q5. Which New Testament book records the early church elders fasting and praying before commissioning Paul and Barnabas for their first missionary journey?
- Q6. In the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, how often did the Pharisee boast of fasting?
- Q7. In the book of Daniel, what did the 'Daniel Fast' traditionally consist of during his three weeks of mourning?
- Q8. Which prophetess in the New Testament is described as worshipping in the Temple night and day with fasting and prayer?
- Q9. According to some manuscripts of Mark 9:29, what did Jesus say was necessary, in addition to prayer, to cast out a particular kind of stubborn demon?
- Q10. What was the primary reason King David fasted when the son he had with Bathsheba was ill?
- Q11. In Joel 2:12, what does God urge the people to do when returning to Him with all their heart?
- Q12. Which Old Testament queen requested that all the Jews in Shushan fast for three days before she approached the king?
- Q13. Under the Mosaic Law, which specific day was the only commanded annual fast for the entire nation of Israel?
- Q14. In the book of Jonah, what was the reaction of the King of Nineveh to Jonah's message of judgment?
- Q15. What does the term 'Lent' represent in the Christian liturgical calendar in relation to fasting?
- Q16. What did Paul and Barnabas do for the newly appointed elders in the churches of Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch?
- Q17. Which of these is NOT considered a typical biblical reason for fasting in Christian teaching?
- Q18. In Ezra 8, why did Ezra proclaim a fast at the river of Ahava?
- Q19. Cornelius, the Centurion in Acts 10, was told by an angel that his prayers and what other act had 'ascended as a memorial before God'?
- Q20. Which king of Israel humbled himself with fasting after the prophet Elijah predicted judgment for the murder of Naboth?