When God said that he would destroy his people, his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God and kept his anger from destroying them.
Numbers 11:2 - Good News Translation (US Version) The people cried out to Moses for help; he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The people cried to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire subsided. American Standard Version (1901) And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated. Common English Bible When the people cried out to Moses, Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire subsided. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the people had cried out to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was consumed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was swallowed up. |
When God said that he would destroy his people, his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God and kept his anger from destroying them.
He said, “Lord, if you really are pleased with me, I ask you to go with us. These people are stubborn, but forgive our evil and our sin, and accept us as your own people.”
The Assyrian emperor has sent his chief official to insult the living God. May the Lord your God hear these insults and punish those who spoke them. So pray to God for those of our people who survive.”
Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were standing here pleading with me, I would not show these people any mercy. Make them go away; make them get out of my sight.
King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to ask me to pray to the Lord our God on behalf of our nation.
and said to me, “Please do what we ask you! Pray to the Lord our God for us. Pray for all of us who have survived. Once there were many of us; but now only a few of us are left, as you can see.
he said to Moses, “Please, sir, do not make us suffer this punishment for our foolish sin.
The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Now pray to the Lord to take these snakes away.” So Moses prayed for the people.
Simon said to Peter and John, “Please pray to the Lord for me, so that none of these things you spoke of will happen to me.”
Jesus, then, is the High Priest that meets our needs. He is holy; he has no fault or sin in him; he has been set apart from sinners and raised above the heavens.
So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect.
If you see a believer commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray to God, who will give that person life. This applies to those whose sins do not lead to death. But there is sin which leads to death, and I do not say that you should pray to God about that.