How did the Israelites deny themselves in Leviticus 23:27?
Leviticus 23:27
ESV - 27 Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the Lord.
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Asked December 10 2013
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Anonymous (via GotQuestions)
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Jack Gutknecht
Usually, this denial of self means "fasting"--going without food and/or drink. But it also can mean abstaining from other things such as changing one's clothes, bathing or sex (2 Samuel 12: 20).
See the Quest Study Bible.