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biblical prayers found in the bible
Prayers found in the bible is the reason
why men have taken the concept of prayer important in their lives. The bible is
the true word of God and every prayers found in it is very important. Examples abound
of great men and women who have prayed and gotten breakthrough.
In order
to do a good work on some short prayers in t
I will like to take the angle of mention
biblical perspectives on this issues.
From the beginning in genesis chapter 4
verse 8 talks about the first prayer
1.
Cain and Abel
in Gen 4 . they offered sacrifice to God. Your sacrifice is a prayer. If you
read through all what happened in that scripture, you will see that Abel sacrifice
was accepted but Cain was Not.
2.
Men began
to call upon the name of the lord according to genesis 4 :26. Thus was
another way of saying that people began to prayer and seek the face of the
lord.
3.
Then it
came to genesis during the time of
Abraham. He built altars in chapter 12 – 17. Abraham built specific altars.
4.
Moses
prayed to the lord then fire came down in the book of numbers . see Numbers 11 vs 2 ‘Then the
people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down’
5.
David’s Prayer 2 Samuel 7:18-29
18 Then King David went in and sat before
the Lord, and he said:“Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree, Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human![a]
20 “What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign Lord. 21 For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.
22 “How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. 23 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?[b] 24 You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
25 “And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, 26 so that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established in your sight.
27 “Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. 29 Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”
6.
Each year Elkanah took his family up to Shiloh to
worship God and Hannah his wife been barren for some time decided to settle the
issue in the presence of the lord
"And she was in bitterness of soul, and
prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. Then she made a vow and said, 'O Lord
of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and
remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male
child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor
shall come upon his head" (1 Samuel 1:10-11)
7.
Elijah’s prayer Elijah on Mount Carmel in the bible
1kings 18 verse 24"Then you
call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD, and the
God who answers by fire, He is God." And all the people said, "That
is a good idea." 25So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose
one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the
name of your god, but put no fire under it." 26Then they took the ox which
was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning
until noon saying, "O Baal, answer us." But there was no voice and no
one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made.
8.
1 Kings 8:22-61
9.
Solomon’s
Prayer of Dedication in the bible
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole
assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven 23 and said:
10.
“Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like
you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with
your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way. 24 You have kept your
promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and
with your hand you have fulfilled it—as it is today.
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25 “Now Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your
servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, ‘You shall
never fail to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if
only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully
as you have done.’ 26 And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised
your servant David my father come true. 27 “But will God really dwell on earth?
The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this
temple I have built! 28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his
plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is
praying in your presence this day. 29 May your eyes be open toward this temple
night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that
you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place. 30 Hear the
supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward
this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
12.
13.
31 “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is
required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath before your altar in
this temple, 32 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning
the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating
the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.
14.
33 “When your people Israel have been defeated
by an enemy because they have sinned against you, and when they turn back to
you and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication to you in
this temple, 34 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel
and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
These
are some biblical prayers we see in the holy bible .
JesusChrist also prayed in the bible
Then we
have Paul and Silas