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I suppose you could google it. It would seem that Genesis is rather sparse on the subject; but the book of Job which was said to be written perhaps before that by Moses does contain a very important passage at the end where he was asked to pray for his three misguided "friends" before everything was restored back. We have Elijah praying for no rain; a king praying for 15 more years of life also in the book of Kings; numerous references on prayer and meditation in the Psalms; and of course many prayers of David in 1 and 2 Samuel; and Chronicles as well. We have Solomon's prayers when the new Temple was built; Daniel's prayers for the nation realizing their sin and rebellion in the Book of Daniel; Jeremiah's desperate plea wishing he had never been born; and the prayer for the sun and moon to stand still of Joshua. There is Hannah's prayer for a child. There is Elijah or Elisha's prayer (can't remember which) for his servant to see that more truly were on his side than the enemies armies. And of course the plethora of prayers in the N.T. including all of Christ's in the gospels; and in the Epistles where Paul was said to constantly be praying for those in his churches. There is even mention in Revelation of the incense of the prayers of the saints in both the seal and trumpet judgments.
This list is by no means inclusive. The effectual prayers of a righteous man availeth much ( James 5:16). The same book warns us; however that if we don't see results when we are asking to fulfill the desires of the flesh; we shouldn't be surprised. A true scriptural approach will seek to be in accordance with Bible truth and the guidance of the Spirit. It is more our heart attitude than what we are asking for which is important. The lack of balance in seeing impreccatory prayer for judgment along with praying for our enemies and blessing them (hating the sin not the individual sinner in question) is because of a skewed view of a loving God also angry with sin.
107 verses with PRAYER
9 verses with intercession
1 verse with Stand in the Gap; Hedges
Ephesians 6 Spiritual Warfare
This list is by no means inclusive. The effectual prayers of a righteous man availeth much ( James 5:16). The same book warns us; however that if we don't see results when we are asking to fulfill the desires of the flesh; we shouldn't be surprised. A true scriptural approach will seek to be in accordance with Bible truth and the guidance of the Spirit. It is more our heart attitude than what we are asking for which is important. The lack of balance in seeing impreccatory prayer for judgment along with praying for our enemies and blessing them (hating the sin not the individual sinner in question) is because of a skewed view of a loving God also angry with sin.
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