Thematic Bible: A man of prayer

Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king.”

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Harvest

God's People Sinning

“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the Lord all night.

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Conversion, God's demands forForsaking God, Illustrated ByWarnings Against ApostasyDisappointments, Examples OfGod, Repentance OfNightPrayer, Practicalities OfUnhappiness

Apostasy, Ot ExamplesAll Night PrayersSecret PrayerThey Do Not Keep CommandsRegrettingDisappointmentMaking Mistakessaul

Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you." They gathered to Mizpah, and drew water and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah. Now when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. read more.
Then the sons of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines."

But the thing was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

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People Involved In JudgementNot Pleasing People

Named Individuals Who Prayed