Fasting in Isaiah 58, then, is intended to be more than ritual. It is to be a true humbling of the heart that results not only in humility, but in actual identification with those who are lowly—the hungry and oppressed. This theme will later be appropriated by Christians who call for true forms of fasting as opposed to fasting for mere rituals.
Berghuis, Kent. Christian Fasting: A Theological Approach (pp. 24-25). Biblical Studies Press. Kindle Edition.
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