Jehoshaphat
Was Jehoshaphat a good or bad king?
Jehoshaphat was a good king.
How many days did Esther want the Jews to fast and pray?
3 days
What was wrong with the mans son?
He was lunatic (crazy).
What is fasting?
Fasting means you go without something for a little while. (usually food or drink)
Pray without _________.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
Pray without CEASING.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
How many countries were coming to fight Judah?
3 countries were coming to fight Judah.
Who adopted Esther?
Mordecai
Who cast the demon out of the man's son?
Jesus
Why do we fast?
To focus on God
To have a closer relationship with God
Do not eat or _____ for three days, night or ___.
Esther 4:16a
Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day.
Esther 4:16a
What does Jehoshaphat tell all the people to do?
Fast
Who hated Mordecai?
Haman
Who could not cast out the demon?
the disciples
What is 1 thing we can give up when we fast?
food, drink, video games, television, candy, phone
Who told the disciples "However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."?
Jesus
True or False
Jehoshaphat sent singers in front of the army.
True
What did Haman want to do to all the Jews?
Kill them
What does Jesus say is the only thing that will cast out this kind of demon?
Prayer and fasting.
What is one way we can focus on God?
•Sit still and listen.
•Pray.
•Read your Bible.
•Tell someone about Jesus.
However, this kind does not go out except by _____ and _______.
Matthew 17:21 NKJV
However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.
Matthew 17:21 NKJV
What happens when the singers started praising God?
The enemy armies start to fight themselves.
What did Mordecai want Queen Esther to ask the King to do?
To save the Jews.
What is one crazy thing that the man's son did before the demon was cast out?
He fell into fire.
and
He fell into water.
What king and what queen asked all the people to fast?
Jehoshaphat and Esther
And ____________feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a _____ throughout all Judah.
II Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
II Chronicles 20:3