Category Archives: prayer
in retrospect: can’t blame a guy for trying
Deuteronomy 3 Moses pestered the LORD in prayer, hoping that he would relent and allow him to cross the Jordon and see the promised land. Finally, the LORD told him not to ask again. God had a plan for Joshua … Continue reading
a cooperative walk
Numbers 27 This chapter records the LORD’s answer to two of Moses’ prayers. Moses wanted to know how to answer the appeal of Zelopehad’s daughters. God told him that the daughters were right, and deserved an inheritance so that their … Continue reading
a realistic walk
Numbers 23-24 The LORD is faithful to himself. If he chooses to bless (as he did Israel by Balaam) then all the sacrifices and hired prophets cannot curse. Sometimes our prayers seem to fall on deaf ears. It may be … Continue reading
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Tagged Numbers 23, Numbers 24
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a prayerful walk
Numbers 11 If we just read this chapter as a warning against complaining, we will miss a major point. Yes, the people complained that they had no meat, so God sent the quail until they choked on them. Yes, it … Continue reading
well-prepared devotion
Leviticus 2 The grain offerings had to be well-prepared by the worshipper. They had to look good, smell good, taste good. A portion of them would always be consumed on the altar, but the rest would go to the priests. … Continue reading
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Tagged Leviticus 2
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Exodus: intercessors
Exodus 27:20-28:43 The book of Exodus is not just a history of how the Israelites got out of Egypt. It is also a manual for getting Egypt out of them. The priests were ordained professional intercessors. They ministered to the … Continue reading
Exodus: one solution
Exodus 17 Moses used the same staff at Massah and Meribah that he had stretched over the Nile in Egypt. He held that same staff in his hands as he prayed for Joshua’s troops as the fought the Amalekites. It … Continue reading
Abraham: intercessor
Genesis 18:16-33. One of the three “men” who had visited Abraham at Mamre turns out to have been the LORD himself. He sends the other two off to evaluate the spiritual condition of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham stays back with … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 18
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Abraham: do not pass by
Genesis 18:1-15. Three “men” on a mission. Abraham sees them and pleads with them to stop and stay a while. He gives them rest, and a quick but substantial meal. What if he had not taken the time to show … Continue reading
how Jesus prayed
John 17. Jesus prayed for himself, that he would glorify his Father as much when he returned to heaven as he had while on earth. Jesus prayed for his disciples, that they would be sanctified – set apart for and … Continue reading
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