While they had been in captivity they had begun to observe some days of national sorrow in commemoration of the destruction of the Temple and the desolation of the land of Israel. This issue of these commemorations being established in Israel was raised and sent to the priests and prophets asking for direction. They wanted to know if the practices they had begun in Babylon should be continued. Jehovah’s response came to Zechariah and is given in the seventh chapter of his book.That is, what is a symptom of the Jewish practices and found in the Church as well. Do we continue to practice self developed rituals or do we discontinue them? It is important to realize that the Bible does not command the practice of fasting. This request was in itself sinful because it revealed an attitude regarding the fast that was not done for God’s glory and purely motivated for self-indulgence.
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