PRAYER in the Bible

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