Numbers 21:7

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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.

We have

Matthew 27:4

Pray

James 5:16

And moses

General references

Psalm 78:34

Bible References

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So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, "I have sinned this time! The Lord is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray to the Lord your God on behalf of us -- your servants -- so we won't die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king."

Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded and what you said as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes.

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"

Pray

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to the Lord that he may take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will release the people that they may sacrifice to the Lord."

The king pled with the prophet, "Seek the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored." So the prophet sought the Lord's favor and the king's hand was restored to its former condition.

King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah. He told them to say, "Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf."

But Simon replied, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me."

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

And moses

When the people cried to Moses, he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died out.

So now, let the power of my Lord be great, just as you have said,

But now give back the man's wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don't give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you."

But Moses sought the favor of 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?

The Lord was also angry enough at Aaron to kill him, but at that time I prayed for him too.

Then Samuel said to the people, "Don't be afraid. You have indeed sinned. However, don't turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has."

He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.

Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I would not feel pity for them! Get them away from me! Tell them to go away!

Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.

General references

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.