Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Reubenites Prayed For Military Victory.
Subject Of Prayer: Victory Over
The Enemy.
Bible Text:
I Chronicles 5:18-22 NLT (Tribes
East of the Jordan)
18 There were 44,760 capable
warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields,
swords, and bows.
19 They waged war against the
Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites.
20 They cried out to God during
the battle, and He answered their prayer because they trusted in Him.
So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
21 The plunder taken from the
Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000
donkeys, and 100,000 captives.
22 Many of the Hagrites were killed
in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of
Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken
into exile.
Certainly many a
soldier has cried out to The Living God in times of battle. It has
been well said that “There are no atheists in a fox hole,” and
how true that is.
The Reubenites were
under attack from the Hagrites, the jeturites, the Naphishites, and
the Nodabites.
Their prayer, no
doubt was God help us. And what was the result of this military
prayer?
I Chronicles
5:20 NLT
“... and he answered their prayer because they trusted in
Him...”
The result:
I Chronicles
5:20 NLT
“... the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.”
Trusting
In The Lord:
II
Samuel 22:3 KJV
The
God of my Rock; in Him will I trust: He is my Shield, and the Horn of
my Salvation, my High Tower, and my Refuge, my Savior; thou savest me
from violence.
II
Samuel 22:31 KJV
As
for God, His way is perfect; The Word Of The Lord is tried: He is a
Buckler (Shield) to all them that trust in Him.
Job
13:15 KJV
Though
He slay me, yet will I trust in Him..."
Psalm
4:5 KJV
Offer
the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in The Lord.
Psalm
5:11 KJV
But let all those that put their trust in thee
rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest
them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Psalm
9:10 KJV
And
they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord,
hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalm
11:1 KJV
In
the Lord put I my trust:
Psalm
16:1 KJV
Preserve
me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Psalm
18:2,30 KJV
2
The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my
Strength, in whom I will trust; my Buckler (Shield), and the horn of
my Salvation, and my High Tower.
30
As for God, His way is perfect: The Word Of The Lord is tried: He is
a Buckler to all those that trust in Him.
Psalm
20:7 KJV
Some
trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name
of The Lord our God.
Psalm
31:1,19 NKJV
1
In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me
in Your righteousness.
19
Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who
fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the
presence of the sons of men!
Psalm
34:22 KJV
The
Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants: and none of them that trust
in Him shall be desolate.
Psalm
36:7 KJV
How
excellent is thy loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of
men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Psalm
37:3,5,40 KJV
3
Trust in The Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
5
Commit thy way unto The Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring
it to pass.
40
And The Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them
from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.
Psalm
40:3,4 KJV
3
And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in The Lord.
4
Blessed is that man that maketh The Lord his trust, and respecteth
not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Psalm
52:8 KJV
But
I am like a green olive tree in The House Of God: I trust in the
mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalm
56:3,4,11 KJV
3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4
In God I will praise His Word, in God I have put my trust; I will not
fear what flesh can do unto me.
11
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto
me.
Psalm
61:4 NKJV
I
will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of
Your wings. Selah
Psalm
62:8 KJV
Trust
in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God
is a Refuge for us. Selah.
Psalm
64:10 KJV
The
righteous shall be glad in The Lord, and shall trust in Him; and all
the upright in heart shall glory.
Psalm
71:1,5 KJV
1
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
5
For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
Psalm
73:28 KJV
But
it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in The
Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalm
91:2,4 KJV
2
I will say of The Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God; in
Him will I trust.
4
He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou
trust: His Truth shall be thy Shield and Buckler.
Psalm
115:11 KJV
Ye
that fear The Lord, trust in The Lord: He is their Help and their
Shield.
Psalm
118:8,9 KJV
8
It is better to trust in The Lord than to put confidence in man.
9
It is better to trust in The Lord than to put confidence in princes.
Psalm
125:1 KJV
They
that trust in The Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be
removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalm
141:8 KJV
But
mine eyes are unto thee, O God The Lord: in thee is my trust..."
Psalm
143:8 KJV
Cause
me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do I
trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up
my soul unto thee.
Psalm
144:2 KJV
My
Goodness, and my Fortress; my High Tower, and my Deliverer; my
Shield, and He in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Proverbs
3:5 KJV
Trust
in The Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding.
Proverbs
29:25 KJV
The
fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in The Lord
shall be safe.
Proverbs
30:5 KJV
Every
word of God is pure: He is a Shield unto them that put their trust in
Him.
Isaiah
12:2 KJV
Behold,
God is my Salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for The Lord
Jehovah is my Strength and my Song; He also is become my Salvation.
Isaiah
26:4 KJV
Trust
ye in The Lord for ever: for in The Lord Jehovah is everlasting
strength:
Isaiah
31:1 KJV
Woe
to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust
in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are
very strong; but they look not unto The Holy One Of Israel, neither
seek The Lord!
Isaiah
51:5 KJV
My
righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and Mine arms
shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon Me, and on Mine arm
shall they trust.
Isaiah
57:13 KJV
When
thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry
them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust
in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain;
Romans
15:12 KJV
And
again, Esaias (Isaiah)
saith, There shall be A Root Of Jesse, and He that shall rise to
reign over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles trust.
I
Timothy 4:10 KJV
For
therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in The
living God, who is The Savior of all men, specially of those that
believe.
I
Chronicles 5:20-22 NLT
20 They cried out to God during
the battle, and He answered their prayer because they trusted in Him.
So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
21 The plunder taken from the
Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000
donkeys, and 100,000 captives.
22
Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was
fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived
in their land until they were taken into exile.
God had heard the prayer of the Reubenites!
And The Living God will hear you prayer, if you are His
child!
The
God Who Hears And Answers Prayer:
Joshua 10:14 KJV
And there was
no day like that before it or after it, that The Lord hearkened unto
the voice of a man: for The Lord fought for Israel.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
I Chronicles
16:11 KJV
Seek The Lord
and His strength, seek His face continually.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
Job 22:27 KJV
Thou shalt make
thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee..."
Psalm 6:9 KJV
The Lord hath
heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.
Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and
morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear
my voice.
Psalm 65:2 KJV
O thou that
hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psalm 66:19 KJV
But verily God
hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 88:1,2 KJV
1 O lord God of
my Salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer
come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Psalm 91:15 KJV
He shall call
upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will
deliver him, and honor him.
Psalm 99:6,8 KJV
6 "...they
called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
8 Thou
answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest
them..."
Psalm 102:17 KJV
He will regard
the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Psalm 122:6 KJV
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Proverbs 15:8,29
KJV
8 The sacrifice
of the wicked is an abomination to The Lord: but the prayer of the
upright is His delight.
29 The Lord is
far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Isaiah 38:5 KJV
“...I have
heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears...”
Isaiah 56:7 KJV
"... for
Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Isaiah 58:9 KJV
Then shalt thou
call, and The Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say,
Here I am...:"
Isaiah 65;24 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they
are yet speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 29:13
KJV
And ye shall
seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your
heart.
Jeremiah 33:3
KJV
Call unto Me,
and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which
thou knowest not.
Zechariah 13:9
KJV
And I will
bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My
name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they
shall say, The Lord is my God.
Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall
be delivered..."
Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto
you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you;
Matthew 6:6 KJV
But thou, when
thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which
seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 7:7,8
KJV
7 Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
8 For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 18:19,20
KJV
19 Again I say
unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father
which is in heaven.
20 For where
two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the
midst of them.
Matthew 21:22
KJV
And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 26:41
KJV
Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but
the flesh is weak.
Mark 11:24,25
KJV
24 Therefore I
say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your
Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 11:9,10 KJV
9 And I say
unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every
one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 18:1,7,8
KJV
1 And He spake
a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and
not to faint;
7 "...don’t
you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry
out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you,
He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man
returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape
all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son
Of Man.
John 14:13,14
KJV
13 And
whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that The Father
may be glorified in The Son.
14 If ye shall
ask any thing in My name, I will do it.
John 15:7,16 KJV
7 If ye abide
in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.
16 Ye have not
chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of The Father in My name, He may give it you.
John 16:23,24
KJV
23 And in that
day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask
The Father in
My name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.
Romans 10:12
KJV
For there is no
difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all
is rich unto all that call upon Him.
Ephesians 2:18
KJV
For through Him
we both have access by one Spirit unto The Father.
Ephesians 6:18
KJV
Praying always
with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Philippians 4:6
NLT
Don’t worry
about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you
need, and thank Him for all He has done.
Colossians 4:2
NLT
Devote
yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
I Thessalonians
5:17 KJV
Pray without
ceasing.
I Timothy 2:8
KJV
I will
therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without
wrath and doubting.
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
Let us
therefore come boldly unto The Throne Of Grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:19
KJV
Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by The Blood
Of Jesus,
James 1:6 KJV
But let him ask
in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you
James
5:13-16 KJV
13 Is any among
you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick
among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them
pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord:
15 And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and The Lord shall raise him up;
and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your
faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.
I Peter 4:7 KJV
But the end of
all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
I John 3:22 KJV
And whatsoever
we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do
those things that are pleasing in His sight.
I John 5:14,15
KJV
14 And this is
the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing
according to His will, He heareth us:
15 And if we
know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we desired of Him.
Revelation 8:3-5 NLT (Prayers heard and kept)
3 Then another
angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a
great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of
God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of
the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended
up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the
angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar..."
