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hesso12 · #1 Today, 9:50 am

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Matthew 4:1-2: 1 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry

was there streams in the desert? Or did Jesus carry water and if so will it last for 40days?Or was Jesus not in need of water?

ChurchSuffering · #2 Today, 10:01 am

I have often wondered about this also.

Another thing that I was wondering about is that you can only last three weeks without food, yet Jesus almost did double that. How?

I know that Jesus is God so He can do anything, but He was still also fully human.

Lost_Sheep · #3 Today, 10:13 am

Of course he drank water. Otherwise he would have died. It says Jesus fasted in the desert. It doesn't say he completely and totally abstained from food.

When you are fasting during Lent, do you stop eating entirely? No, you just eat less.

smead2942 · #4 Today, 11:50 am

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Originally Posted by Lost_Sheep

Of course he drank water. Otherwise he would have died. It says Jesus fasted in the desert. It doesn't say he completely and totally abstained from food.

When you are fasting during Lent, do you stop eating entirely? No, you just eat less.

Well said.

JackVk · #5 Today, 12:05 pm

The human body can go about 5 days without water before dying.

Elizium23 · #6 Today, 12:45 pm

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Originally Posted by Lost_Sheep

Of course he drank water. Otherwise he would have died. It says Jesus fasted in the desert. It doesn't say he completely and totally abstained from food.

When you are fasting during Lent, do you stop eating entirely? No, you just eat less.

The Catholic Church fasts used to involve completely fasting even from water. Muslims also fast from water during the Ramadan fast.

paperwight66 · #7 Today, 12:52 pm

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Originally Posted by Elizium23

The Catholic Church fasts used to involve completely fasting even from water. Muslims also fast from water during the Ramadan fast.

Yes, but they have a meal after sundown, which presumably includes a drink. They don't go for the whole of Ramadan without a drink. Nor did Catholics go the whole of Lent without a drink in the old days.

Incidentally, where is the source for olden days Catholic fasts including water?

Elizium23 · #8 Today, 1:35 pm

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Originally Posted by paperwight66

Yes, but they have a meal after sundown, which presumably includes a drink. They don't go for the whole of Ramadan without a drink. Nor did Catholics go the whole of Lent without a drink in the old days.

Incidentally, where is the source for olden days Catholic fasts including water?

I was replying to Lost Sheep, who seemed incredulous that a fast should also exclude water.

Catholic Dictionary: Eucharistic Fast

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The abstinence from food and drink for one hour before receiving Holy Communion. Originally this meant complete abstinence even from water and medicine from midnight.

SMHW · #9 Today, 1:47 pm

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Originally Posted by paperwight66

Yes, but they have a meal after sundown, which presumably includes a drink. They don't go for the whole of Ramadan without a drink. Nor did Catholics go the whole of Lent without a drink in the old days.

Incidentally, where is the source for olden days Catholic fasts including water?

I don't have the source in front of me but I believe water (unless needed for health reasons) was once included in the pre-communion fast. But I don't believe it would have been eliminated from a seasonal fast.

The point is, all "fasting" has to be put in context by type and time period.

There is fasting that consists of limiting (types of) food to (a) specific time period(s) in a day for one or more days. And then there is fasting (more properly called abstaining) that consists of completely eliminating a particular kind of food from the diet for a time while allowing other kinds of nourishment.

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Did Jesus drink water when He was fasting for 40 days?-- It says Jesus fasted in the desert. It doesn't say he completely and totally abstained from food.