Daniel's Terrifying Vision of a Man
Daniel 10:3 "I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled."
no pleasant bread,... This is the same as saying that he was on a total fast, not on a diet as some today call a Daniel’s fast.
We see this mourning was accompanied by self-sacrifice upon Daniel's part. This was not a total fast, but was indeed a fast. He was totally devoted to prayer at this time.
Daniel fasted for three weeks (lit., “three sevens of days”; cf. comments on Dan. 9:25). During this time of mourning he abstained from choice foods and apparently waited on God in prayer (cf. Dan. 10:12) concerning his people’s destiny.
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