Fasting & Praying GuideSample

After the incident with the golden calf, which we read about last week, Moses went back up the mountain and beheld the glory of the Lord (Exod. 33:18–23). After God shows Moses His own glory, He passes in front of Moses and speaks about His character in one of the most important passages of the entire Bible: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness” (Exod. 34:6). While Moses was up on the mountain with God, he fasted for forty days, and when he came back down from the mountain, his face was radiant with the glory of God.