Pleading With God In Prayer In Kings
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Exodus -14 ERV But Moses begged the LORD his God, “ his God, “LORD, don't let your anger destroy your people. You brought them out of Egypt with your great power and strength. But if you destroy your people, the Egyptians will say, 'God planned to do bad things to his people. That is why he led them out of Egypt.
16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.
In times of distress turn to God in prayer and ask Him to fulfill His promises. Attitude of Humility & Expectancy. Acknowledge & Confess Sin. Bring Specific Concerns & Details to God. Focus on God's Character. Base Our Requests on the Promises in God's Word.
But we do find stories in the Bible where people did just that. In Genesis 32 Jacob wrestles all night with an angel and then negotiates a deal. He refuses to release the angel until the angel blesses him. A tragic, and troubling, example of bargaining with God is found in Judges chapter 11.
Pleading is biblical Jeremiah cries out to the Lord, “Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you” (Jeremiah ). Joshua pleads the case of the Israelites and the disgrace their annihilation would bring upon the name of God (Joshua -9); and God responds with His grace.
Hannah was a woman who desperately wanted a child but could not conceive. She was ridiculed and mocked by her husband's other wife, Peninnah, which only added to her pain. But, in her suffering, Hannah turned to God. She poured her heart out, begged for a son, and promised to give him back to the Lord.
Please forgive the sins of your people, the Israelites. Please bring them back to the land that you gave to their ancestors . 35 Sometimes, there may be no rain from the sky because your people have not obeyed you. Then they may turn towards this place and pray to you.
1 Kings 8 focuses us on the power of prayer. We have seen the power of prayer numerous times in the Old Testament, but 1 Kings 8 challenges us to move beyond many earlier notions of prayer. We have seen Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Hannah, and David praying in earlier parts of the Old Testament.
And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.
