Fasting Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on fasting bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Matthew 4:2 (KJV)
How long did Jesus fast in the wilderness?
Answer: Forty days and forty nights
Study note. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Lesson 2 · Matthew 9:15 (KJV)
What did Jesus say about fasting when the bridegroom is taken away?
Answer: They will fast
Study note. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Lesson 3 · Matthew 6:16 (KJV)
What did Jesus warn against when fasting?
Answer: Appearing unto men to fast, with a sad countenance and disfigured face
Study note. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Lesson 4 · Matthew 6:17 (KJV)
What did Jesus say to do when fasting?
Answer: Anoint thine head, and wash thy face
Study note. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret.
Lesson 5 · Jonah 3:5 (KJV)
Why did the Ninevites fast?
Answer: Because of Jonah's preaching of judgment
Study note. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Lesson 6 · Esther 4:16 (KJV)
What did Esther ask Mordecai and the Jews to do before she went to the king?
Answer: Fast for me, and neither eat nor drink, three days, night or day
Study note. Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink, three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise.
Lesson 7 · Isaiah 58:6 (KJV)
What kind of fast does God choose in Isaiah 58?
Answer: To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free
Study note. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Lesson 8 · Joel 2:15 (KJV)
What did Joel call the people to?
Answer: A solemn assembly, a fast, and a day of blowing the trumpet
Study note. Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly.
Lesson 9 · Luke 18:12 (KJV)
How often did the Pharisee in Luke 18:12 say he fasted?
Answer: Twice in the week
Study note. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Lesson 10 · Acts 13:3 (KJV)
What did the church at Antioch do before sending Paul and Barnabas?
Answer: They fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them
Study note. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does fasting bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?