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Intercessory Prayer

Praying for to God for other people is called Intercessory Prayer.  The Holy Bible is full of Bible verses of people praying to God on behalf on others.

Powerful Miracle Answers to Prayers by Others are found in many stories in the Bible.
 

A very powerful Intercessory Prayer Scripture in the Bible is Bible Verse James 5:16

James 5:16: Pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

 


Here are key Bible stories of intercessory prayer that resulted in miraculous answers from God:
 

1. Abraham Prays for Sodom

Genesis 18:16-33

  • Story: Abraham pleads with God to spare Sodom if righteous people are found there. He negotiates from 50 down to 10.

  • Miracle: Although Sodom is ultimately destroyed, Abraham's prayer leads to Lot and his family being rescued - a miraculous act of mercy in response to intercession.
     

2. Moses Intercedes for Israel

Exodus 32:7-14

  • Story: After the golden calf incident, God is ready to destroy Israel. Moses pleads for mercy.

  • Miracle: God relents and spares the nation, a powerful example of one man's intercession averting judgment.
     

3. Samuel Prays for Israel

1 Samuel 7:5-10

  • Story: Samuel gathers Israel to repent. As the Philistines attack, Samuel offers a sacrifice and cries out to God.

  • Miracle: God thunders from heaven, throwing the Philistines into confusion and giving Israel victory.

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4. Elijah Prays for the Widow's Son

1 Kings 17:17-24

  • Story: A widow's son dies. Elijah stretches himself over the child and prays three times.

  • Miracle: God raises the boy from the dead, the first resurrection in the Bible.


5. Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son

2 Kings 4:32-37

  • Story: The child of a woman who had shown Elisha kindness dies. Elisha prays and lays on the child.

  • Miracle: The child sneezes seven times and revives - a dramatic answer to intercession.

 

6. Hezekiah and Isaiah Pray Against Assyria

2 Kings 19:14-37 / Isaiah 37

  • Story: King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cry out to God as Assyria threatens Jerusalem.

  • Miracle: God sends an angel who kills 185,000 soldiers overnight, saving the city without a single sword being raised.


7. Daniel Prays for His People

Daniel 9:1-23

  • Story: Daniel fasts and intercedes for Israel's sins while in exile.

  • Miracle: God sends the angel Gabriel with an immediate answer, revealing the prophecy of the 70 weeks.


8. Jesus Intercedes for Peter

Luke 22:31-32

  • Story: Jesus tells Peter, "I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail."

  • Miracle: Though Peter denies Jesus, he is restored and becomes a bold leader, showing the power of Christ's prayer.


9. The Church Prays for Peter's Release

Acts 12:1-17

  • Story: Peter is imprisoned by Herod. The church prays fervently.

  • Miracle: An angel frees Peter from prison, walking him out past guards and locked gates.


10. Paul and the Shipwreck

Acts 27:21-25

  • Story: During a violent storm, Paul prays and assures the crew that God has promised to spare their lives.

  • Miracle: Though the ship is wrecked, everyone survives, exactly as Paul prophesied.


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Top Intercessory Prayer Scriptures

Please find below the top Intercessory Prayer Scriptures from the Bible:

1 Timothy 2:1-2: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

James 5:16: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Hebrews 7:25: Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Matthew 5:44: But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

Romans 8:26: Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

Romans 8:34: Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died - more than that, who was raised - who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.

Ephesians 6:18: Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.

Isaiah 53:12: Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 59:16: He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him.
 

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