Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

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Bible References

We have

Exodus 9:27
Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “I have sinned this time; the Lord is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones.
1 Samuel 12:19
Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king.”
1 Samuel 15:24
Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed transgressed the command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.
Psalm 78:34
When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;
Matthew 27:4
saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

Pray

Exodus 8:8
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Entreat the Lord that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
1 Kings 13:6
The king said to the man of God, “Please entreat the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.
Jeremiah 37:3
Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf.”
Acts 8:24
But Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

And moses

Numbers 11:2
The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord and the fire died out.
Numbers 14:17
But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared,
Genesis 20:7
Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”
Exodus 32:11
Then Moses entreated the Lord his God, and said, “O Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
Deuteronomy 9:20
The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.
1 Samuel 12:20
Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
Job 42:8
Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”
Psalm 106:23
Therefore He said that He would destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him,
To turn away His wrath from destroying them.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me, “Even though Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not be with this people; send them away from My presence and let them go!
Romans 10:1
Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

General references

Psalm 78:34
When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;