TORREY'S TOPICAL BIBLE,

PRAYER, ANSWERS TO - PRAYER, SOCIAL AND FAMILY

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 Prayer, Answers to 

 - God gives
     #PS 99:6; 118:5; 138:3

 - Christ gives
     #JOH 4:10,14; 14:14

 - Christ received
     #JOH 11:42; HEB 5:7

 - GRANTED
   . Through the grace of God
       #ISA 30:19

   . Sometimes immediately
       #ISA 65:24; DA 9:21,23; 10:12

   . Sometimes after delay
       #LU 18:7

   . Sometimes differently from our desire
       #2CO 12:8,9

   . Beyond expectation
       #JER 33:3; EPH 3:20

 - Promised
     #ISA 58:9; JER 29:12; MT 7:7

 - Promised especially in times of trouble
     #PS 50:15; 91:15

 - RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO
   . Seek God
       #PS 34:4

   . Seek God with all the heart
       #JER 29:12,13

   . Wait upon God
       #PS 40:1

   . Return to God
       #2CH 7:14; Job 23 22:23,27

   . Ask in faith
       #MT 21:21; JAS 15 5:15

   . Ask in the name of Christ
       #JOH 14:13

   . Ask according to God's will
       #1JO 5:14

   . Call upon God in truth
       #PS 145:18

   . Fear God
       #PS 145:19

   . Set their love upon God
       #PS 91:14,15

   . Keep God's commandments
       #1JO 3:22

   . Call upon God under oppression
       #ISA 19:20

   . Call upon God under affliction
       #PS 18:6; 106:44; ISA 30:19,20

   . Abide in Christ
       #JOH 15:7

   . Humble themselves
       #2CH 7:14; PS 9:12

   . Are righteous
       #PS 34:15; JAS 16 5:16

   . Are poor and needy
       #ISA 41:17

 - SAINTS
   . Are assured of
       #1JO 5:15

   . Love God for
       #PS 116:1

   . Bless God for
       #PS 66:20

   . Praise God for
       #PS 116:17; 118:21

 - A motive for continued prayer
     #PS 116:2

 - DENIED TO THOSE WHO
   . Ask amiss
       #JAS 3 4:3

   . Regard iniquity in the heart
       #PS 66:18

   . Live in sin
       #ISA 59:2; JOH 9:31

   . Offer unworthy service to God
       #MAL 1:7-9

   . Forsake God
       #JER 14:10,12

   . Reject the call of God
       #PR 1:24,25,28

   . Hear not the law
       #PR 28:9; Z11 EC 7:11-13

   . Are deaf to the cry of the poor
       #PR 21:13

   . Are blood shedders
       #ISA 1:15; 59:3

   . Are idolaters
       #JER 11:11-14; EZE 8:15-18

   . Are wavering
       #JAS 1:6,7

   . Are hypocrites
       #Job 8 27:8,9

   . Are proud
       #Job 12 35:12,13

   . Are self-righteous
       #LU 18:11,12,14

   . Are the enemies of saints
       #PS 18:40,41

   . Cruelly oppress saints
       #MIC 3:2-4

 - Exemplified
   . Abraham
       #GE 17:20

   . Lot
       #GE 19:19-21

   . Abraham's servant
       #GE 24:15-27

   . Jacob
       #GE 32:24-30

   . Israelites
       #EX 2:23,24

   . Moses
       #EX 17:4-6,11-13; 32:11-14

   . Samson
       #JUD 15:18,19

   . Hannah
       #1SA 1:27

   . Samuel
       #1SA 7:9

   . Solomon
       #1KI 3:9,12

   . Man of God
       #1KI 13:6

   . Elijah
       #1KI 18:36-38; JAS 17 5:17,18

   . Elisha
       #2KI 4:33-35

   . Jehoahaz
       #2KI 13:4

   . Hezekiah
       #2KI 19:20

   . Jabez
       #1CH 4:10

   . Asa
       #2CH 14:11,12

   . Jehoshaphat
       #2CH 20:6-17

   . Manasseh
       #2CH 33:13,19

   . Ezra
       #EZR 8:21-23

   . Nehemiah
       #NE 4:9,15

   . Job
       #Job 10 42:10

   . David
       #PS 18:6

   . Jeremiah
       #LA 3:55,56

   . Daniel
       #DA 9:20-23

   . Jonah
       #JON 2:2,10

   . Zacharias
       #LU 1:13

   . Blind man
       #LU 18:38,41-43

   . Thief on the cross
       #LU 23:42,43

   . Apostles
       #AC 4:29-31

   . Cornelius
       #AC 10:4,31

   . The Christians
       #AC 12:5,7

   . Paul and Silas
       #AC 16:25,26

   . Paul
       #AC 28:8

 - Refusal of, exemplified
   . Saul
       #1SA 28:15

   . Elders of Israel
       #EZE 20:3

   . Pharisees
       #MT 23:14

 441
 Prayer, Intercessory 

 - Christ set an example of
     #LU 22:32; 23:34; JOH 17:9-24

 - Commanded
     #1TI 2:1; JAS 5:14,16

 - SHOULD BE OFFERED UP FOR
   . Kings
       #1TI 2:2

   . All in authority
       #1TI 2:2

   . Ministers
       #2CO 1:11; PHP 1:19

   . The Church
       #PS 122:6; ISA 62:6,7

   . All saints
       #EPH 6:18

   . All men
       #1TI 2:1

   . Masters
       #GE 24:12-14

   . Servants
       #LU 7:2,3

   . Children
       #GE 17:18; MT 15:22

   . Friends
       #Job 8 42:8

   . Fellow-countrymen
       #RO 10:1

   . The sick
       #JAS 5:14

   . Persecutors
       #MT 5:44

   . Enemies among whom we dwell
       #JER 29:7

   . Those who envy us
       #NU 12:13

   . Those who forsake us
       #2TI 4:16

   . Those who murmur against God
       #NU 11:1,2; 14:13,19

 - By ministers for their people
     #EPH 1:16; 3:14-19; PHP 1:4

 - Encouragement to
     #JAS 16 5:16; 1JO 5:16

 - Beneficial to the offerer
     #Job 10 42:10

 - Sin of neglecting
     #1SA 12:23

 - Seek an interest in
     #1SA 12:19; HEB 13:18

 - Unavailing for the obstinately-unrepentant
     #JER 7:13-16; 14:10,11

 - Exemplified
   . Abraham
       #GE 18:23-32

   . Abraham's servant
       #GE 24:12-14

   . Moses
       #EX 8:12; 32:11-13

   . Samuel
       #1SA 7:5

   . Solomon
       #1KI 8:30-36

   . Elisha
       #2KI 4:33

   . Hezekiah
       #2CH 30:18

   . Isaiah
       #2CH 32:20

   . Nehemiah
       #NE 1:4-11

   . David
       #PS 25:22

   . Ezekiel
       #EZE 9:8

   . Daniel
       #DA 9:3-19

   . Stephen
       #AC 7:60

   . Peter and John
       #AC 8:15

   . Church of Jerusalem
       #AC 12:5

   . Paul
       #COL 1:9-12; 2TH 1:11

   . Epaphras
       #COL 4:12

   . Philemon
       #PHM 22 1:22

 442
 Prayer, Private 

 - Christ was constant in
     #MT 14:23; 26:36,39; MR 1:35; LU 9:18,29

 - Commanded
     #MT 6:6

 - SHOULD BE OFFERED
   . At evening, morning, and noon
       #PS 55:17

   . Day and night
       #PS 88:1

   . Without ceasing
       #1TH 5:17

 - Shall be heard
     #Job 27 22:27

 - Rewarded openly
     #MT 6:6

 - An evidence of conversion
     #AC 9:11

 - Nothing should hinder
     #DA 6:10

 - Exemplified
   . Lot
       #GE 19:20

   . Eliezer
       #GE 24:12

   . Jacob
       #GE 32:9-12

   . Gideon
       #JUD 6:22,36,39

   . Hannah
       #1SA 1:10

   . David
       #2SA 7:18-29

   . Hezekiah
       #2KI 20:2

   . Isaiah
       #2KI 20:11

   . Manasseh
       #2CH 33:18,19

   . Ezra
       #EZR 9:5,6

   . Nehemiah
       #NE 2:4

   . Jeremiah
       #JER 32:16-25

   . Daniel
       #DA 9:3,17

   . Jonah
       #JON 2:1

   . Habakkuk
       #HAB 1:2

   . Anna
       #LU 2:37

   . Paul
       #AC 9:11

   . Peter
       #AC 9:40; 10:9

   . Cornelius
       #AC 10:30

 443
 Prayer, Public 

 - Acceptable to God
     #ISA 56:7

 - God promises to hear
     #2CH 7:14,16

 - God promises to bless in
     #EX 20:24

 - CHRIST
   . Sanctifies by his presence
       #MT 18:20

   . Attended
       #MT 12:9; LU 4:16

   . Promises answers to
       #MT 18:19

 - Instituted form of
     #LU 11:2

 - Should not be made in an unknown language
     #1CO 14:14-16

 - Saints delight in
     #PS 42:4; 122:1

 - Exhortation to
     #HEB 10:25

 - Urge others to join in
     #PS 95:6; Z21 EC 8:21

 - Exemplified
   . Joshua
       #JOS 7:6-9

   . David
       #1CH 29:10-19

   . Solomon
       #2CH 6:1-42

   . Jehoshaphat
       #2CH 20:5-13

   . Jeshua
       #NE 9:1-38

   . Jews
       #LU 1:10

   . The Christians
       #AC 2:46; 4:24; 12:5,12

   . Peter
       #AC 3:1

   . Teachers and Prophets, at Antioch
       #AC 13:3

   . Paul
       #AC 16:16

 444
 Prayer, Social and Family 

 - Promise of answers to
     #MT 18:19

 - Christ promises to be present at
     #MT 18:20

 - Punishment for neglecting
     #JER 10:25

 - Exemplified
   . Abram
       #GE 12:5,8

   . Jacob
       #GE 35:2,3,7

   . Joshua
       #JOS 24:15

   . David
       #2SA 6:20

   . Job
       #Job 5 1:5

   . The Disciples
       #AC 1:13,14

   . Cornelius
       #AC 10:2

   . Paul and Silas
       #AC 16:25

   . Paul
       #AC 20:36; 21:5



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