2 Samuel 12:16
January 1st, 2007 by Nicholas Chorba
Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.
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[…] 2 Samuel 12:16 […]
[…] Fourthly, From the full measure of ordinary sleep (2 Samuel 12:16, Joel 1:13, Esther 4:3). That thou mayest that way also humble thy body; and that thy soul may watch and pray, to be prepared for the coming of Christ. And if thou wilt break thy sleep early and late for worldly gain, how much more shouldst thou do it for the service of God? And if Ahab, in imitation of the godly, did in his fast lie in sackcloth, to break his sleep by night (1 Kings 21:27), what shall we think of those who on a fasting-day will yield themselves to sleep in the open church? […]