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PRAYER

Thompson Chain Reference (1908)

(a) Examples of Brief Prayers

(b) Brevity Enjoined

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Commanded

TO BE OFFERED

God hears

God answers

IS DESCRIBED AS

Acceptable through Christ

Ascends to heaven

Quickening grace necessary to

THE HOLY SPIRIT

An evidence of conversion

Of the righteous, avails much

Of the upright, a delight to God

SHOULD BE OFFERED UP

24; 1Co 14:15

7

For temporal blessings

For spiritual blessings

For mercy and grace to help in time of need

Model for

Vain repetitions in, forbidden

Ostentation in, forbidden

ACCOMPANIED WITH

11

PLEAD IN THE

Rise early for

Seek divine teaching for

Faint not in

Continue instant in

Avoid hindrances in

Suitable in affliction

Shortness of time a motive to

POSTURES IN

The promises of God encourage to

The promises of Christ encourage to

Experience of past mercies an incentive to

Nave's Topical Bible

Prayer test proposed by Elijah

Daily, in the morning

Twice daily

Thrice daily

All night

Without ceasing

Enjoined

Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom

By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel

Secret

Silent

Weeping in

In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah

Of Pharisees

Of scribes

Profuse, to be avoided

Vain repetitions of, to be avoided

By Abraham’ s servant

Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece

Of Moses, at the Red Sea

When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land

Of Joshua

Evils averted by

Unbelief in

“;The Lord’ s Prayer,”

However, see

Of Balaam

Of Job

Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites

The prayer of Jesus, “Let this cup pass away,”

And

Answer to, delayed

Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life

The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter’s deliverance

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

Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead

Paul asked that the “thorn in the flesh” be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it

Of David

Of the tax collector

Imprecatory

Submission in, exemplified by Jesus

David

Job

Private, enjoined

Lot

Eliezer

Jacob

Gideon

Hannah

Hezekiah

Manasseh

Ezra

Nehemiah

Jeremiah

Daniel

Jonah

Habakkuk

Anna

Jesus

Paul

Peter

Cornelius

By Abraham

By Jacob

By Cornelius

Social

Held in private houses

Held in the temple

On a mountain

In the garden of Gethsemane

The Lord’ s prayer

Before daylight

In distress

In the wilderness

In behalf of Peter

For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come

After the supper

Of the apostles

To idols

UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

ANSWER TO, PROMISE

ANSWERED

Cain

Abraham, for a son

For Sodom

For Ishmael

For Abimelech

Hagar, for deliverance

Abraham’ s servant, for guidance

Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy

Jacob, for deliverance from Esau

Moses, for help at the Red Sea

Moses, at the waters of Marah

Moses, at Mount Horeb

Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites

Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat

Moses, on behalf of Miriam’ s leprosy

Moses, Aaron, and Samuel

From bondage

From Pharaoh’ s army

From the king of Mesopotamia

Sisera

Ammon

From Babylonian bondage

Gideon, asking for the token of dew

Manoah, asking about Samson

Samson, asking for strength

Hannah, asking to give birth to a child

David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands

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

David, in adversity

Solomon, asking for wisdom

Elijah, raising the widow’ s son

Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice

Elijah, asking for rain

Elisha, leading the Syrian army

Jabez, asking for prosperity

Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam

Asa, for victory over Zerah

The people of Judah

Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites

Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael

Priests and Levites, when blessing the people

Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib

To save Hezekiah’ s life

Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon

The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites

The Jews, returning from the captivity

Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed

Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream

Daniel, interceding for the people

Daniel, in a vision

Zacharias, for a son

The leper, for healing

Centurion, for his servant

Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life

The disciples, for Peter

Paul, to be restored to health

CONFESSION IN

IMPORTUNITY IN

Moses

Elijah

The two blind men of Jericho

The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman

The Roman centurion

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