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Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Prayer'". "Nave's Topical Bible".. 1896.
- MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS
- Prayer test proposed by Elijah
1 Kings 18:24-39 - Daily, in the morning
Psalms 5:3 ; 88:13 ; 143:8 ; Isaiah 33:2 - Twice daily
Psalms 88:1 - Thrice daily
Psalms 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 Exodus 33:18 - Secret
Genesis 24:63 ; Matthew 6:6 - Silent
Psalms 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 Abrahams servant
Genesis 24:14
- By Abrahams 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 Lords 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 Matthew 26:42 Matthew 26:44 ; 26:45-75 - And
Matthew 27 - Answer to, delayed
Psalms 22:1 Psalms 22:2 ; 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 Peters 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
Psalms 106:14 Psalms 106:15 - 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 2 Corinthians 12:9 - In Behalf of Nations
- See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR
- Penitential
- Of David
Psalms 51:1-17 - Of the tax collector
Luke 18:13
- Of David
- See PRAYER, CONFESSION IN, below
- See SIN, CONFESSION OF
- Imprecatory
Numbers 16:15 ; 22:6-11 ; Numbers 23:7 Numbers 23:8 ; Numbers 24:9 Numbers 24:10 ; Deuteronomy 11:29 Deuteronomy 11:30 ; 27:11-13 ; 33:11 ; Joshua 8:33 Joshua 8:34 ; Judges 16:28 ; 2 Samuel 16:10-12 ; Nehemiah 4:4 Nehemiah 4:5 ; 5:13 ; Job 3:1-10 ; 27:7 ; Psalms 5:10 ; 6:10 ; 9:20 ; Psalms 10:2 Psalms 10:15 ; 25:3 ; 28:4 ; Psalms 31:17 Psalms 31:18 ; Psalms 35:4 Psalms 35:8 Psalms 35:26 ; Psalms 40:14 Psalms 40:15 ; 54:5 ; Psalms 55:9 Psalms 55:15 ; 56:7 ; 58:7 ; Psalms 59:5 Psalms 59:11 Psalms 59:15 ; Psalms 68:1 Psalms 68:2 ; Psalms 69:23 Psalms 69:24 Psalms 69:27 Psalms 69:28 ; Psalms 70:2 Psalms 70:3 ; 71:13 ; Psalms 79:10 Psalms 79:12 ; 83:13-17 ; 94:2 ; Psalms 109:7 Psalms 109:9-20 Psalms 109:28 Psalms 109:29 ; Psalms 119:78 Psalms 119:84 ; 129:5 ; Psalms 140:9 Psalms 140:10 ; 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 Galatians 1:9 ; 2 Timothy 4:14 2 Timothy 4:15 - Submission in, exemplified by Jesus
Matthew 26:39 ; Mark 14:36 ; Luke 22:42 - David
2 Samuel 12:22 2 Samuel 12:23 - Job
Job 1:20 Job 1:21 - 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 Judges 6:36 Judges 6:39 - 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 2 Chronicles 33:19 - Ezra
Ezra 9:5 Ezra 9:6 - Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:4 - Jeremiah
Jeremiah 32:16-25 - Daniel
Daniel 9:3 Daniel 9:19 - Jonah
Jonah 2:1 - Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:2 - Anna
Luke 2:37 - Jesus
Matthew 14:23 ; Matthew 26:36 Matthew 26:39 ; Mark 1:35 ; Luke 9:18 Luke 9:29 - Paul
Acts 9:11 - Peter
Acts 9:40 ; 10:9 - Cornelius
Acts 10:30 - Family
- By Abraham
Genesis 12:5 Genesis 12:8
- By Abraham
- By Jacob
Genesis 35:3 - By Cornelius
Acts 10:2 - Social
Matthew 18:19 ; Acts 1:13 Acts 1:14 ; 16:25 ; 20:36 ; 21:5 - Held in private houses
Acts 1:13 Acts 1:14 ; 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 Lords 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 Luke 22:32 - For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come
John 14:16 - After the supper
John 17 - Of the apostles
Acts 1:24 Acts 1:25 - 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 1 Chronicles 16:35 ; 2 Chronicles 7:14 ; Nehemiah 4:9 ; Psalms 27:8 ; Psalms 105:3 Psalms 105:4 ; 145:18 ; Proverbs 15:8 ; Ecclesiastes 5:2 ; Isaiah 55:6 ; Lamentations 3:41 ; Zechariah 12:10 ; Matthew 6:5-13 ; Matthew 7:7 Matthew 7:8 ; 21:22 ; Mark 9:28 Mark 9:29 ; 11:24 ; Luke 11:1-13 ; 18:1 ; Romans 8:26 ; 1 Corinthians 14:15 ; Ephesians 3:11 Ephesians 3:12 ; Ephesians 6:18 Ephesians 6:19 ; Philippians 4:6 ; Colossians 4:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:17 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ; 1 Timothy 2:8 ; Hebrews 4:16 ; James 5:16 ; Jude 1:20 ; Revelation 5:8 ; Revelation 8:3 Revelation 8:4 - ANSWER TO, PROMISE
Exodus 6:5 ; Exodus 22:23 Exodus 22:27 ; 33:17-20 ; Deuteronomy 4:7 Deuteronomy 4:29-31 ; 1 Kings 8:22 1 Kings 8:53 ; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 ; Job 8:5 Job 8:6 ; 12:4 ; 22:27 ; 33:26 ; Psalms 9:10 Psalms 9:12 ; 10:17 ; 18:3 ; 32:6 ; Psalms 34:15 Psalms 34:17 ; Psalms 37:4 Psalms 37:5 ; 38:15 ; Psalms 50:14 Psalms 50:15 ; Psalms 55:16 Psalms 55:17 ; 56:9 ; Psalms 65:2 Psalms 65:5 ; 69:33 ; 81:10 ; 86:5-7 ; 91:15 ; 102:17-20 ; Psalms 145:18 Psalms 145:19 ; Proverbs 2:3 Proverbs 2:5 ; 3:6 ; 10:24 ; Proverbs 15:8 Proverbs 15:29 ; 16:1 ; Isaiah 19:20 ; 30:19 ; 55:6 ; 58:9 ; 65:24 ; Jeremiah 29:12 Jeremiah 29:13 ; 31:9 ; 33:3 ; Lamentations 3:25 ; Ezekiel 36:37 ; Joel 2:18 Joel 2:19 Joel 2:32 ; Amos 5:4-6 ; Zephaniah 2:3 ; Zechariah 10:1 Zechariah 10:6 ; 13:9 ; Matthew 6:5-13 ; 7:7-11 ; Matthew 18:19 Matthew 18:20 ; 21:22 ; Mark 11:24 Mark 11:25 ; Luke 11:5-13 ; 18:1-8 ; 21:36 ; John 4:10 John 4:23 John 4:24 ; 9:31 ; John 14:13 John 14:14 ; John 15:7 John 15:16 ; John 16:23 John 16:24 John 16:26 John 16:27 ; Acts 7:34 ; 22:16 ; Romans 8:26 ; Romans 10:12 Romans 10:13 ; Ephesians 2:18 ; 3:20 ; Hebrews 4:16 ; Hebrews 10:22 Hebrews 10:23 ; 11:6 ; James 1:5-7 ; James 4:8 James 4:10 ; 5:16 ; 1 John 3:22 ; 1 John 5:14 1 John 5:15 - ANSWERED
Job 34:28 ; Psalms 3:4 ; 4:1 ; Psalms 6:8 Psalms 6:9 ; 18:6 ; Psalms 21:2 Psalms 21:4 ; Psalms 22:4 Psalms 22:5 Psalms 22:24 ; 28:6 ; Psalms 30:2 Psalms 30:3 ; 31:22 ; 34:4-6 ; 40:1 ; Psalms 66:19 Psalms 66:20 ; Psalms 77:1 Psalms 77:2 ; 81:7 ; 99:6-8 ; 106:44 ; Psalms 107:6 Psalms 107:7 Psalms 107:13-20 ; Psalms 116:1 Psalms 116:2 ; Psalms 118:5 Psalms 118:21 ; 119:26 ; 120:1 ; 138:3 ; Lamentations 3:57 Lamentations 3:58 ; Hosea 12:4 ; Jonah 2:1 Jonah 2:2 Jonah 2:7 ; Luke 23:42 Luke 23:43 ; Acts 4:31 ; 2 Corinthians 12:8 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; James 5:17 James 5:18- 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 - Abrahams servant, for guidance
Genesis 24:12-52 - Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy
Genesis 25:22 Genesis 25:23 - Jacob, for deliverance from Esau
Genesis 32:9-32 ; 33:1-17 - Moses, for help at the Red Sea
Exodus 14:15 Exodus 14:16 - 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 Miriams leprosy
Numbers 12:13-15 - Moses, Aaron, and Samuel
Psalms 99:6 - Israelites for deliverance
- From bondage
Exodus 2:23-25 ; 3:7-10 ; Acts 7:34 - From Pharaohs army
Exodus 14:10-30 - From the king of Mesopotamia
Judges 3:9 Judges 3:15 - Sisera
Judges 4:3 Judges 4:23 Judges 4:24 ; 1 Samuel 12:9-11 - Ammon
Judges 10:6-18 ; 11:1-33 - For Gods 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 Judges 13:9 - Samson, asking for strength
Judges 16:28-30 - Hannah, asking to give birth to a child
1 Samuel 1:10-17 1 Samuel 1:19 1 Samuel 1:20 - 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 Sauls death
2 Samuel 2:1 - David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines
2 Samuel 5:19-25 - David, in adversity
Psalms 118:5 ; 138:3 - Solomon, asking for wisdom
1 Kings 3:1-13 ; 1 Kings 9:2 1 Kings 9:3 - Elijah, raising the widows 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 ; 1 Kings 18:1 1 Kings 18:42-45 ; 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 Hezekiahs life
2 Kings 20:1-7 2 Kings 20:11 ; 2 Chronicles 32:24 - Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon
2 Chronicles 33:13 2 Chronicles 33:19 - The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites
1 Chronicles 5:20 - The Jews, returning from the captivity
Ezra 8:21 Ezra 8:23 - 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 Matthew 8:3 ; Mark 1:40-43 ; Luke 5:12 Luke 5:13 - Centurion, for his servant
Matthew 8:5-13 ; Luke 7:3-10 ; John 4:50 John 4:51 - 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 Judges 10:15 ; 1 Samuel 12:10 ; 1 Kings 8:47 ; Ezra 9:6 Ezra 9:15 ; Nehemiah 1:6 Nehemiah 1:7 ; Nehemiah 9:2 Nehemiah 9:33-35 ; Job 7:20 ; Job 40:4 Job 40:5 ; Psalms 31:10 ; Psalms 32:3 Psalms 32:5 ; Psalms 38:4-8 Psalms 38:10 Psalms 38:18 ; 40:12 ; Psalms 51:3 Psalms 51:4 ; 69:5 ; Psalms 106:6 Psalms 106:7 ; 119:176 ; 130:3 ; Proverbs 28:13 ; Isaiah 6:5 ; Isaiah 59:12 Isaiah 59:13 ; Jeremiah 3:13 Jeremiah 3:25 ; Jeremiah 14:7 Jeremiah 14:20 ; 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 1 Samuel 1:11 ; 12:23 ; 1 Kings 8:22-30 ; Ezra 9:5 Ezra 9:6 ; Nehemiah 1:4-6 ; Psalms 17:1 Psalms 17:6 ; Psalms 22:1 Psalms 22:2 Psalms 22:19 ; Psalms 28:1 Psalms 28:2 ; Psalms 35:22 Psalms 35:23 ; Psalms 55:1 Psalms 55:2 Psalms 55:16 Psalms 55:17 ; 57:2 ; Psalms 61:1 Psalms 61:2 ; 70:5 ; Psalms 86:3 Psalms 86:6 ; Psalms 88:1 Psalms 88:2 Psalms 88:9 Psalms 88:13 ; Psalms 102:1 Psalms 102:2 ; Psalms 119:58 Psalms 119:145-147 ; Psalms 130:1 Psalms 130:2 ; Psalms 141:1 Psalms 141:2 ; Psalms 142:1 Psalms 142:2 ; Isaiah 38:2 Isaiah 38:3 ; 62:7 ; 64:12 ; Daniel 9:3 Daniel 9:16-19 ; 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 Matthew 20:31 ; 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 Luke 7:4
- 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 Deuteronomy 3:25 ; Deuteronomy 9:18 Deuteronomy 9:25-29 ; Joshua 7:8 Joshua 7:9 ; 2 Samuel 7:25-29 ; 1 Kings 8:25 1 Kings 8:26 1 Kings 8:59 1 Kings 8:60 ; 1 Kings 18:36 1 Kings 18:37 ; 2 Kings 19:15-19 ; 2 Chronicles 14:11 ; Nehemiah 1:8 Nehemiah 1:9 ; 9:32 ; Psalms 4:1 ; Psalms 9:19 Psalms 9:20 ; 25:6 ; 27:9 ; 31:3 ; 38:16 ; Psalms 69:6 Psalms 69:13 Psalms 69:16 ; 71:18 ; Psalms 74:10 Psalms 74:11 Psalms 74:18-23 ; 79:10-12 ; Psalms 83:1 Psalms 83:2 Psalms 83:18 ; Psalms 86:1-5 Psalms 86:17 ; 89:49-51 ; 106:47 ; 109:21-27 ; Psalms 115:1 Psalms 115:2 ; Psalms 119:38 Psalms 119:42 Psalms 119:43 Psalms 119:49 Psalms 119:73 Psalms 119:94 ; Psalms 116 124 145 146 149 153 173-176 ; Psalms 143:11 Psalms 143:12 ; Isaiah 37:15-20 ; 63:17-19 ; Jeremiah 14:21 ; Jeremiah 18:20 Jeremiah 18:21 ; Lamentations 3:56-63 ; Joel 2:17 - THANKSGIVING AND, BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD
Joshua 9:14 ; 1 Samuel 9:13 ; Matthew 14:19 ; 15:36 ; Matthew 26:26 Matthew 26:27 ; Mark 6:41 ; Mark 8:6 Mark 8:7 ; Mark 14:22 Mark 14:23 ; Luke 9:16 ; 22:19 ; John 6:11 John 6:23 ; Acts 27:35 ; Romans 14:6 ; 1 Corinthians 10:30 1 Corinthians 10:31 ; 11:24 ; 1 Timothy 4:3-5
[T] indicates this entry was also found in Torrey's Topical Textbook
[B] indicates this entry was also found in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Prayer'". "Nave's Topical Bible".