Your fame will be great, and people will forever say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel.’ And you will preserve my dynasty for all time.
He asked God, “Why not let Ishmael be my heir?”
“And now, Lord God, fulfill for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would.
At the hour of the afternoon sacrifice the prophet Elijah approached the altar and prayed, “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove now that you are the God of Israel and that I am your servant and have done all this at your command.
Answer me, Lord, answer me, so that this people will know that you, the Lord, are God and that you are bringing them back to yourself.”
To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.
May he rule forever in your presence, O God; protect him with your constant love and faithfulness.
He will always have descendants, and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.
This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored;
Father, bring glory to your name!” Then a voice spoke from heaven, “I have brought glory to it, and I will do so again.”