PRAYER

–MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS

.Prayer test proposed by Elijah 1Ki 18:24-39

.Daily, in the morning Ps 5:3; 88:13; 143:8; Isa 33:2

.Twice daily Ps 88:1

.Thrice daily Ps 55:17; Da 6:10

.All night Lu 6:12

.Without ceasing 1Th 5:17

.Boldness in

.Enjoined Heb 4:16

.Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom Ge 18:23-32

.By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel Ex 33:12,18

.Secret Ge 24:63; Mt 6:6

.Silent Ps 5:1

.Weeping in Ezr 10:1

.In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah 1Ki 18:27

.Long

.Of Pharisees Mt 23:14

.Of scribes Mr 12:40; Lu 20:47

.Profuse, to be avoided Ec 5:2; Mt 6:7

.Vain repetitions of, to be avoided Mt 6:7

.Tokens asked for, as assurance of answer

.By Abraham’ s servant Ge 24:14

.Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece Jud 6:36-40

.Rebuked

.Of Moses, at the Red Sea Ex 14:15

.When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land De 3:23-27

.Of Joshua Jos 7:10

.Evils averted by Jer 26:19

.Unbelief in Job 21:15

.“;The Lord’ s Prayer,” Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4

.However, see Joh 17:1-26

.Answer to, withheld

.Of Balaam De 23:5; Jos 24:10

.Of Job Job 30:20; with 42:12

.Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites De 1:45

.The prayer of Jesus, “Let this cup pass away,” Mt 26:39,42,44; with 26:45-75

.And Mt 27

.Answer to, delayed Ps 22:1,2; 40:1; 80:4; 88:14; Jer 42:7; Hab 1:2; Lu 18:7

.Answer to, exceeds petition

.Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life 1Ki 3:7-14; 2Ch 1:10-12

.The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter’s deliverance Ac 12:15; with 12:5

.Answer to, different from the request

.Moses asked to be permitted to cross the Jordan River; the answer was permission to view the land of promise De 3:23-27

.The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul Ps 106:14,15

.Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead Joh 11

.Paul asked that the “thorn in the flesh” be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it 2Co 12:8,9

.In Behalf of Nations

.See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR

.Penitential

.Of David Ps 51:1-17

.Of the tax collector Lu 18:13

.See PRAYER, CONFESSION IN, below

.See SIN, CONFESSION OF

.Imprecatory Nu 16:15; 22:6-11; 23:7,8; 24:9,10; De 11:29,30; 27:11-13; 33:11; Jos 8:33,34; Jud 16:28; 2Sa 16:10-12; Ne 4:4,5; 5:13; Job 3:1-10; 27:7; Ps 5:10; 6:10; 9:20; 10:2,15; 25:3; 28:4; 31:17,18; 35:4,8,26; 40:14,15; 54:5; 55:9,15; 56:7; 58:7; 59:5,11,15; 68:1,2; 69:23,24,27,28; 70:2,3; 71:13; 79:10,12; 83:13-17; 94:2; 109:7,9-20,28,29; 119:78,84; 129:5; 140:9,10; 143:12; 144:6; Jer 11:20; 12:3; 15:15; 17:18; 18:21-23; 20:12; La 1:22; 3:64-66; Ga 1:8,9; 2Ti 4:14,15

.Submission in, exemplified by Jesus Mt 26:39; Mr 14:36; Lu 22:42

.David 2Sa 12:22,23

.Job Job 1:20,21

.Private, enjoined Mt 6:6

.Exemplified by

.Lot Ge 19:20

.Eliezer Ge 24:12

.Jacob Ge 32:9-12

.Gideon Jud 6:22,36,39

.Hannah 1Sa 1:10

.David 2Sa 7:18-29

.Hezekiah 2Ki 20:2

.Isaiah 2Ki 20:11

.Manasseh 2Ch 33:18,19

.Ezra Ezr 9:5,6

.Nehemiah Ne 2:4

.Jeremiah Jer 32:16-25

.Daniel Da 9:3,19

.Jonah Jon 2:1

.Habakkuk Hab 1:2

.Anna Lu 2:37

.Jesus Mt 14:23; 26:36,39; Mr 1:35; Lu 9:18,29

.Paul Ac 9:11

.Peter Ac 9:40; 10:9

.Cornelius Ac 10:30

.Family

.By Abraham Ge 12:5,8

.By Jacob Ge 35:3

.By Cornelius Ac 10:2

.Social Mt 18:19; Ac 1:13,14; 16:25; 20:36; 21:5

.Held in private houses Ac 1:13,14; 12:12

.Held in the temple Ac 2:46; 3:1

.Of Jesus

.On a mountain Mt 14:23; Mr 6:46; Lu 6:12; 9:28

.In the garden of Gethsemane Mt 26:36; Mr 14:32; Lu 22:45

.The Lord’ s prayer Mt 6:9; Lu 11:1

.However, see Joh 17:1-26

.Before daylight Mr 1:35

.In distress Joh 12:27; Heb 5:7

.In the wilderness Lu 5:16

.In behalf of Peter Lu 22:31,32

.For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come Joh 14:16

.After the supper Joh 17

.Of the apostles Ac 1:24,25

.To idols 1Ki 18:26-29

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 32:24-28; Ho 12:4; 1Ch 16:11,35; 2Ch 7:14; Ne 4:9; Ps 27:8; 105:3,4; 145:18; Pr 15:8; Ec 5:2; Isa 55:6; La 3:41; Zec 12:10; Mt 6:5-13; 7:7,8; 21:22; Mr 9:28,29; 11:24; Lu 11:1-13; 18:1; Ro 8:26; 1Co 14:15; Eph 3:11,12; 6:18,19; Php 4:6; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17,18; 1Ti 2:8; Heb 4:16; Jas 5:16; Jude 1:20; Re 5:8; 8:3,4

–ANSWER TO, PROMISE Ex 6:5; 22:23,27; 33:17-20; De 4:7,29-31; 1Ki 8:22,53; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:13-15; Job 8:5,6; 12:4; 22:27; 33:26; Ps 9:10,12; 10:17; 18:3; 32:6; 34:15,17; 37:4,5; 38:15; 50:14,15; 55:16,17; 56:9; 65:2,5; 69:33; 81:10; 86:5-7; 91:15; 102:17-20; 145:18,19; Pr 2:3,5; 3:6; 10:24; 15:8,29; 16:1; Isa 19:20; 30:19; 55:6; 58:9; 65:24; Jer 29:12,13; 31:9; 33:3; La 3:25; Eze 36:37; Joe 2:18,19,32; Am 5:4-6; Zep 2:3; Zec 10:1,6; 13:9; Mt 6:5-13; 7:7-11; 18:19,20; 21:22; Mr 11:24,25; Lu 11:5-13; 18:1-8; 21:36; Joh 4:10,23,24; 9:31; 14:13,14; 15:7,16; 16:23,24,26,27; Ac 7:34; 22:16; Ro 8:26; 10:12,13; Eph 2:18; 3:20; Heb 4:16; 10:22,23; 11:6; Jas 1:5-7; 4:8,10; 5:16; 1Jo 3:22; 5:14,15

–ANSWERED Job 34:28; Ps 3:4; 4:1; 6:8,9; 18:6; 21:2,4; 22:4,5,24; 28:6; 30:2,3; 31:22; 34:4-6; 40:1; 66:19,20; 77:1,2; 81:7; 99:6-8; 106:44; 107:6,7,13-20; 116:1,2; 118:5,21; 119:26; 120:1; 138:3; La 3:57,58; Ho 12:4; Jon 2:1,2,7; Lu 23:42,43; Ac 4:31; 2Co 12:8,9; Jas 5:17,18

.INSTANCES OF ANSWERED

.Cain Ge 4:13-15

.Abraham, for a son Ge 15

.Abraham entreating

.For Sodom Ge 18:23-33

.For Ishmael Ge 17:20

.For Abimelech Ge 20:17

.Hagar, for deliverance Ge 16:7-13

.Abraham’ s servant, for guidance Ge 24:12-52

.Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy Ge 25:22,23

.Jacob, for deliverance from Esau Ge 32:9-32; 33:1-17

.Moses, for help at the Red Sea Ex 14:15,16

.Moses, at the waters of Marah Ex 15:25

.Moses, at Mount Horeb Ex 17:4-6

.Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites Ex 17:8-14

.Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat Nu 11:11-35

.Moses, on behalf of Miriam’ s leprosy Nu 12:13-15

.Moses, Aaron, and Samuel Ps 99:6

.Israelites for deliverance

.From bondage Ex 2:23-25; 3:7-10; Ac 7:34

.From Pharaoh’ s army Ex 14:10-30

.From the king of Mesopotamia Jud 3:9,15

.Sisera Jud 4:3,23,24; 1Sa 12:9-11

.Ammon Jud 10:6-18; 11:1-33

.For God’ s favor under the reproofs of Azariah 2Ch 15:1-15

.From Babylonian bondage Ne 9:27

.Gideon, asking for the token of dew Jud 6:36-40

.Manoah, asking about Samson Jud 13:8,9

.Samson, asking for strength Jud 16:28-30

.Hannah, asking to give birth to a child 1Sa 1:10-17,19,20

.David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands 1Sa 23:10-12

.David, asking about Ziklag 1Sa 30:8

.David, asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul’ s death 2Sa 2:1

.David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines 2Sa 5:19-25

.David, in adversity Ps 118:5; 138:3

.Solomon, asking for wisdom 1Ki 3:1-13; 9:2,3

.Elijah, raising the widow’ s son 1Ki 17:22

.Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice 1Ki 18:36-38

.Elijah, asking for rain 1Ki 17:1; 18:1,42-45; Jas 5:17

.Elisha, leading the Syrian army 2Ki 6:17-20

.Jabez, asking for prosperity 1Ch 4:10

.Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam 2Ch 13:14-18

.Asa, for victory over Zerah 2Ch 14:11-15

.The people of Judah 2Ch 15:15

.Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites 2Ch 18:31; 20:6-27

.Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael 2Ki 13:4

.Priests and Levites, when blessing the people 2Ch 30:27

.Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib 2Ki 19:14-20; 2Ch 32:20-23

.To save Hezekiah’ s life 2Ki 20:1-7,11; 2Ch 32:24

.Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon 2Ch 33:13,19

.The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites 1Ch 5:20

.The Jews, returning from the captivity Ezr 8:21,23

.Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed Eze 4:12-15

.Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream Da 2:19-23

.Daniel, interceding for the people Da 9:20-23

.Daniel, in a vision Da 10:12

.Zacharias, for a son Lu 1:13

.The leper, for healing Mt 8:2,3; Mr 1:40-43; Lu 5:12,13

.Centurion, for his servant Mt 8:5-13; Lu 7:3-10; Joh 4:50,51

.Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life Ac 9:40

.The disciples, for Peter Ac 12:5-17

.Paul, to be restored to health 2Co 1:9-11

–CONFESSION IN Le 5:5; 26:40; Nu 5:5-7; Jud 10:10,15; 1Sa 12:10; 1Ki 8:47; Ezr 9:6,15; Ne 1:6,7; 9:2,33-35; Job 7:20; 40:4,5; Ps 31:10; 32:3,5; 38:4-8,10,18; 40:12; 51:3,4; 69:5; 106:6,7; 119:176; 130:3; Pr 28:13; Isa 6:5; 59:12,13; Jer 3:13,25; 14:7,20; La 1:18; 3:42; 5:16; Da 9:5-15

–IMPORTUNITY IN Ge 18:23-32; 32:24-29; Ex 32:32; De 9:25; Jud 6:36-40; 16:28; 1Sa 1:10,11; 12:23; 1Ki 8:22-30; Ezr 9:5,6; Ne 1:4-6; Ps 17:1,6; 22:1,2,19; 28:1,2; 35:22,23; 55:1,2,16,17; 57:2; 61:1,2; 70:5; 86:3,6; 88:1,2,9,13; 102:1,2; 119:58,145-147; 130:1,2; 141:1,2; 142:1,2; Isa 38:2,3; 62:7; 64:12; Da 9:3,16-19; Jon 1:14; Hab 1:2; Mt 15:22-28; Mr 7:25-29; Lu 7:3; 11:5-8; 18:1-7; 22:44; Ro 8:26; 2Co 12:8; Eph 6:18; Heb 5:7

.INSTANCES OF IMPORTUNITY IN

.Jacob Ge 32:24-30

.Moses Ex 33:12-16; 34:9

.Elijah 1Ki 18:22-44

.The two blind men of Jericho Mt 20:30,31; Mr 10:48; Lu 18:39

.The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman Mt 15:22-28; Mr 7:25-30

.The Roman centurion Mt 8:5; Lu 7:3,4

–INTERCESSORY

.See INTERCESSION

.See JESUS, MEDIATION OF

–OF WICKED PEOPLE NOT HEARD

.See WICKED, PRAYER OF

–PLEAS OFFERED IN Ge 32:9-12; Ex 32:11-13; 33:13; Nu 14:13-18; 16:22; De 3:24,25; 9:18,25-29; Jos 7:8,9; 2Sa 7:25-29; 1Ki 8:25,26,59,60; 18:36,37; 2Ki 19:15-19; 2Ch 14:11; Ne 1:8,9; 9:32; Ps 4:1; 9:19,20; 25:6; 27:9; 31:3; 38:16; 69:6,13,16; 71:18; 74:10,11,18-23; 79:10-12; 83:1,2,18; 86:1-5,17; 89:49-51; 106:47; 109:21-27; 115:1,2; 119:38,42,43,49,73,94, 116,124,145,146,149,153,173-176; 143:11,12; Isa 37:15-20; 63:17-19; Jer 14:21; 18:20,21; La 3:56-63; Joe 2:17

–THANKSGIVING AND, BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD Jos 9:14; 1Sa 9:13; Mt 14:19; 15:36; 26:26,27; Mr 6:41; 8:6,7; 14:22,23; Lu 9:16; 22:19; Joh 6:11,23; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6; 1Co 10:30,31; 11:24; 1Ti 4:3-5