Paul transitions from praise of God to prayer to God. His prayer begins with thanks for God’s work in their life and then requests that God give them spiritual illumination…
Hezekiah (at age 39) cries out to God when Isaiah tells him that he will soon die. God graciously extends his life. Yet, rather than praising God, he then uses…
Solomon continues his prayer at the dedication of the temple, and he now turns with 7 different requests. He calls out for God help in numerous circumstances ranging from issues of justice to deliverance from sin, including the whole nation to individual foreigners.