(3) And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
The order of the fast is here stated. Reading and prayer divided the service. When we have by meditation, and the diligent perusal of God's, word, informed ourselves of God's mind; prayer by faith in Jesus sweetly follows.