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- MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS
- Prayer test proposed by Elijah
1 Kings 18:24-39 - Daily, in the morning
Psalm 5:3 ; 88:13 ; 143:8 ; Isaiah 33:2 - Twice daily
Psalm 88:1 - Thrice daily
Psalm 55:17 ; Daniel 6:10 - All night
Luke 6:12 - Without ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:17 - Boldness in
- Enjoined
Hebrews 4:16
- Enjoined
- Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom
Genesis 18:23-32 - By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel
Exodus 33:12,18 - Secret
Genesis 24:63 ; Matthew 6:6 - Silent
Psalm 5:1 - Weeping in
Ezra 10:1 - In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah
1 Kings 18:27 - Long
- Of Pharisees
Matthew 23:14 - Of scribes
Mark 12:40 ; Luke 20:47
- Of Pharisees
- Profuse, to be avoided
Ecclesiastes 5:2 ; Matthew 6:7 - Vain repetitions of, to be avoided
Matthew 6:7 - Tokens asked for, as assurance of answer
- By Abraham's servant
Genesis 24:14
- By Abraham's servant
- Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece
Judges 6:36-40 - Rebuked
- Of Moses, at the Red Sea
Exodus 14:15 - When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land
Deuteronomy 3:23-27 - Of Joshua
Joshua 7:10
- Of Moses, at the Red Sea
- Evils averted by
Jeremiah 26:19 - Unbelief in
Job 21:15 - "The Lord's Prayer,"
Matthew 6:9-13 ; Luke 11:2-4 - However, see
John 17:1-26 - Answer to, withheld
- Of Balaam
Deuteronomy 23:5 ; Joshua 24:10 - Of Job
Job 30:20 ; 42:12 - Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites
Deuteronomy 1:45
- Of Balaam
- The prayer of Jesus, "Let this cup pass away,"
Matthew 26:39,42,44 ; 26:45-75 - And
Matthew 27 - Answer to, delayed
Psalm 22:1,2 ; 40:1 ; 80:4 ; 88:14 ; Jeremiah 42:7 ; Habakkuk 1:2 ; Luke 18:7 - Answer to, exceeds petition
- Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life
1 Kings 3:7-14 ; 2 Chronicles 1:10-12
- Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life
- The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter's deliverance
Acts 12:15 ; 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
Deuteronomy 3:23-27
- Moses asked to be permitted to cross the Jordan River; the answer was permission to view the land of promise
- The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul
Psalm 106:14,15 - Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead
John 11 - Paul asked that the "thorn in the flesh" be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it
2 Corinthians 12:8,9 - In Behalf of Nations
- See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR
- Penitential
- Of David
Psalm 51:1-17 - Of the tax collector
Luke 18:13
- Of David
- See PRAYER, CONFESSION IN, blow
- See SIN, CONFESSION OF
- Imprecatory
Numbers 16:15 ; 22:6-11 ; 23:7,8 ; 24:9,10 ; Deuteronomy 11:29,30 ; 27:11-13 ; 33:11 ; Joshua 8:33,34 ; Judges 16:28 ; 2 Samuel 16:10-12 ; Nehemiah 4:4,5 ; 5:13 ; Job 3:1-10 ; 27:7 ; Psalm 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 ; Jeremiah 11:20 ; 12:3 ; 15:15 ; 17:18 ; 18:21-23 ; 20:12 ; Lamentations 1:22 ; 3:64-66 ; Galatians 1:8,9 ; 2 Timothy 4:14,15 - Submission in, exemplified by Jesus
Matthew 26:39 ; Mark 14:36 ; Luke 22:42 - David
2 Samuel 12:22,23 - Job
Job 1:20,21 - Private, enjoined
Matthew 6:6 - Exemplified by
- Lot
Genesis 19:20
- Lot
- Eliezer
Genesis 24:12 - Jacob
Genesis 32:9-12 - Gideon
Judges 6:22,36,39 - Hannah
1 Samuel 1:10 - David
2 Samuel 7:18-29 - Hezekiah
2 Kings 20:2 - Isaiah
2 Kings 20:11 - Manasseh
2 Chronicles 33:18,19 - Ezra
Ezra 9:5,6 - Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:4 - Jeremiah
Jeremiah 32:16-25 - Daniel
Daniel 9:3,19 - Jonah
Jonah 2:1 - Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:2 - Anna
Luke 2:37 - Jesus
Matthew 14:23 ; 26:36,39 ; Mark 1:35 ; Luke 9:18,29 - Paul
Acts 9:11 - Peter
Acts 9:40 ; 10:9 - Cornelius
Acts 10:30 - Family
- By Abraham
Genesis 12:5,8
- By Abraham
- By Jacob
Genesis 35:3 - By Cornelius
Acts 10:2 - Social
Matthew 18:19 ; Acts 1:13,14 ; 16:25 ; 20:36 ; 21:5 - Held in private houses
Acts 1:13,14 ; 12:12 - Held in the temple
Acts 2:46 ; 3:1 - Of Jesus
- On a mountain
Matthew 14:23 ; Mark 6:46 ; Luke 6:12 ; 9:28
- On a mountain
- In the garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36 ; Mark 14:32 ; Luke 22:45 - The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9 ; Luke 11:1 - However, see
John 17:1-26 - Before daylight
Mark 1:35 - In distress
John 12:27 ; Hebrews 5:7 - In the wilderness
Luke 5:16 - In behalf of Peter
Luke 22:31,32 - For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come
John 14:16 - After the supper
John 17 - Of the apostles
Acts 1:24,25 - To idols
1 Kings 18:26-29
- Prayer test proposed by Elijah
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Genesis 32:24-28 ; Hosea 12:4 ; 1 Chronicles 16:11,35 ; 2 Chronicles 7:14 ; Nehemiah 4:9 ; Psalm 27:8 ; 105:3,4 ; 145:18 ; Proverbs 15:8 ; Ecclesiastes 5:2 ; Isaiah 55:6 ; Lamentations 3:41 ; Zechariah 12:10 ; Matthew 6:5-13 ; 7:7,8 ; 21:22 ; Mark 9:28,29 ; 11:24 ; Luke 11:1-13 ; 18:1 ; Romans 8:26 ; 1 Corinthians 14:15 ; Ephesians 3:11,12 ; 6:18,19 ; Philippians 4:6 ; Colossians 4:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:17,18 ; 1 Timothy 2:8 ; Hebrews 4:16 ; James 5:16 ; Jude 1:20 ; Revelation 5:8 ; 8:3,4 - ANSWER TO, PROMISE
Exodus 6:5 ; 22:23,27 ; 33:17-20 ; Deuteronomy 4:7,29-31 ; 1 Kings 8:22,53 ; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 ; Job 8:5,6 ; 12:4 ; 22:27 ; 33:26 ; Psalm 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 ; Proverbs 2:3,5 ; 3:6 ; 10:24 ; 15:8,29 ; 16:1 ; Isaiah 19:20 ; 30:19 ; 55:6 ; 58:9 ; 65:24 ; Jeremiah 29:12,13 ; 31:9 ; 33:3 ; Lamentations 3:25 ; Ezekiel 36:37 ; Joel 2:18,19,32 ; Amos 5:4-6 ; Zephaniah 2:3 ; Zechariah 10:1,6 ; 13:9 ; Matthew 6:5-13 ; 7:7-11 ; 18:19,20 ; 21:22 ; Mark 11:24,25 ; Luke 11:5-13 ; 18:1-8 ; 21:36 ; John 4:10,23,24 ; 9:31 ; 14:13,14 ; 15:7,16 ; 16:23,24,26,27 ; Acts 7:34 ; 22:16 ; Romans 8:26 ; 10:12,13 ; Ephesians 2:18 ; 3:20 ; Hebrews 4:16 ; 10:22,23 ; 11:6 ; James 1:5-7 ; 4:8,10 ; 5:16 ; 1 John 3:22 ; 5:14,15 - ANSWERED
Job 34:28 ; Psalm 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 ; Lamentations 3:57,58 ; Hosea 12:4 ; Jonah 2:1,2,7 ; Luke 23:42,43 ; Acts 4:31 ; 2 Corinthians 12:8,9 ; James 5:17,18- INSTANCES OF ANSWERED
- Cain
Genesis 4:13-15
- Cain
- Abraham, for a son
Genesis 15 - Abraham entreating
- For Sodom
Genesis 18:23-33 - For Ishmael
Genesis 17:20 - For Abimelech
Genesis 20:17
- For Sodom
- Hagar, for deliverance
Genesis 16:7-13 - Abraham's servant, for guidance
Genesis 24:12-52 - Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy
Genesis 25:22,23 - Jacob, for deliverance from Esau
Genesis 32:9-32 ; 33:1-17 - Moses, for help at the Red Sea
Exodus 14:15,16 - Moses, at the waters of Marah
Exodus 15:25 - Moses, at Mount Horeb
Exodus 17:4-6 - Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites
Exodus 17:8-14 - Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat
Numbers 11:11-35 - Moses, on behalf of Miriam's leprosy
Numbers 12:13-15 - Moses, Aaron, and Samuel
Psalm 99:6 - Israelites for deliverance
- From bondage
Exodus 2:23-25 ; 3:7-10 ; Acts 7:34 - From Pharaoh's army
Exodus 14:10-30 - From the king of Mesopotamia
Judges 3:9,15 - Sisera
Judges 4:3,23,24 ; 1 Samuel 12:9-11 - Ammon
Judges 10:6-18 ; 11:1-33 - For God's favor under the reproofs of Azariah
2 Chronicles 15:1-15 - From Babylonian bondage
Nehemiah 9:27
- From bondage
- Gideon, asking for the token of dew
Judges 6:36-40 - Manoah, asking about Samson
Judges 13:8,9 - Samson, asking for strength
Judges 16:28-30 - Hannah, asking to give birth to a child
1 Samuel 1:10-17,19,20 - David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his Hands
1 Samuel 23:10-12 - David, asking about Ziklag
1 Samuel 30:8 - David, asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul's Death
2 Samuel 2:1 - David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines
2 Samuel 5:19-25 - David, in adversity
Psalm 118:5 ; 138:3 - Solomon, asking for wisdom
1 Kings 3:1-13 ; 9:2,3 - Elijah, raising the widow's son
1 Kings 17:22 - Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice
1 Kings 18:36-38 - Elijah, asking for rain
1 Kings 17:1 ; 18:1,42-45 ; James 5:17 - Elisha, leading the Syrian army
2 Kings 6:17-20 - Jabez, asking for prosperity
1 Chronicles 4:10 - Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam
2 Chronicles 13:14-18 - Asa, for victory over Zerah
2 Chronicles 14:11-15 - The people of Judah
2 Chronicles 15:15 - Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites
2 Chronicles 18:31 ; 20:6-27 - Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael
2 Kings 13:4 - Priests and Levites, when blessing the people
2 Chronicles 30:27 - Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib
2 Kings 19:14-20 ; 2 Chronicles 32:20-23 - To save Hezekiah's life
2 Kings 20:1-7,11 ; 2 Chronicles 32:24 - Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon
2 Chronicles 33:13,19 - The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites
1 Chronicles 5:20 - The Jews, returning from the captivity
Ezra 8:21,23 - Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction Changed
Ezekiel 4:12-15 - Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream
Daniel 2:19-23 - Daniel, interceding for the people
Daniel 9:20-23 - Daniel, in a vision
Daniel 10:12 - Zacharias, for a son
Luke 1:13 - The leper, for healing
Matthew 8:2,3 ; Mark 1:40-43 ; Luke 5:12,13 - Centurion, for his servant
Matthew 8:5-13 ; Luke 7:3-10 ; John 4:50,51 - Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life
Acts 9:40 - The disciples, for Peter
Acts 12:5-17 - Paul, to be restored to health
2 Corinthians 1:9-11
- INSTANCES OF ANSWERED
- CONFESSION IN
Leviticus 5:5 ; 26:40 ; Numbers 5:5-7 ; Judges 10:10,15 ; 1 Samuel 12:10 ; 1 Kings 8:47 ; Ezra 9:6,15 ; Nehemiah 1:6,7 ; 9:2,33-35 ; Job 7:20 ; 40:4,5 ; Psalm 31:10 ; 32:3,5 ; 38:4-8,10,18 ; 40:12 ; 51:3,4 ; 69:5 ; 106:6,7 ; 119:176 ; 130:3 ; Proverbs 28:13 ; Isaiah 6:5 ; 59:12,13 ; Jeremiah 3:13,25 ; 14:7,20 ; Lamentations 1:18 ; 3:42 ; 5:16 ; Daniel 9:5-15 - IMPORTUNITY IN
Genesis 18:23-32 ; 32:24-29 ; Exodus 32:32 ; Deuteronomy 9:25 ; Judges 6:36-40 ; 16:28 ; 1 Samuel 1:10,11 ; 12:23 ; 1 Kings 8:22-30 ; Ezra 9:5,6 ; Nehemiah 1:4-6 ; Psalm 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 ; Isaiah 38:2,3 ; 62:7 ; 64:12 ; Daniel 9:3,16-19 ; Jonah 1:14 ; Habakkuk 1:2 ; Matthew 15:22-28 ; Mark 7:25-29 ; Luke 7:3 ; 11:5-8 ; 18:1-7 ; 22:44 ; Romans 8:26 ; 2 Corinthians 12:8 ; Ephesians 6:18 ; Hebrews 5:7- INSTANCES OF IMPORTUNITY IN
- Jacob
Genesis 32:24-30
- Jacob
- Moses
Exodus 33:12-16 ; 34:9 - Elijah
1 Kings 18:22-44 - The two blind men of Jericho
Matthew 20:30,31 ; Mark 10:48 ; Luke 18:39 - The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman
Matthew 15:22-28 ; Mark 7:25-30 - The Roman centurion
Matthew 8:5 ; Luke 7:3,4
- INSTANCES OF IMPORTUNITY IN
- INTERCESSORY
- See INTERCESSION
- See JESUS, MEDIATION OF
- OF WICKED PEOPLE NOT HEARD
- PLEAS OFFERED IN
Genesis 32:9-12 ; Exodus 32:11-13 ; 33:13 ; Numbers 14:13-18 ; 16:22 ; Deuteronomy 3:24,25 ; 9:18,25-29 ; Joshua 7:8,9 ; 2 Samuel 7:25-29 ; 1 Kings 8:25,26,59,60 ; 18:36,37 ; 2 Kings 19:15-19 ; 2 Chronicles 14:11 ; Nehemiah 1:8,9 ; 9:32 ; Psalm 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 ; Isaiah 37:15-20 ; 63:17-19 ; Jeremiah 14:21 ; 18:20,21 ; Lamentations 3:56-63 ; Joel 2:17 - THANKSGIVING AND, BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD
Joshua 9:14 ; 1 Samuel 9:13 ; Matthew 14:19 ; 15:36 ; 26:26,27 ; Mark 6:41 ; 8:6,7 ; 14:22,23 ; Luke 9:16 ; 22:19 ; John 6:11,23 ; Acts 27:35 ; Romans 14:6 ; 1 Corinthians 10:30,31 ; 11:24 ; 1 Timothy 4:3-5
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Bibliography Information
Nave, Orville J. Entry for 'Prayer'. Nave's Topical Bible. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/ntb/p/prayer.html. 1896.