A.  Purposes of:

Secure healing

James 5:14–16

Avert judgment

Num. 14:11–21

Insure deliverance

1 Sam. 7:5–9

Give blessings

Num. 6:23–27

Obtain restoration

Job 42:8–10

Encourage repentance

Rom. 10:1–4

B.  Characteristics of:

Pleading

Gen. 18:23–33

Specific

Gen. 24:12–15

Victorious

Ex. 17:9–12

Very intense

Ex. 32:31, 32

Quickly answered

Num. 27:15–23

Confessing

2 Sam. 24:17

Personal

1 Chr. 29:19

Covenant pleading

Neh. 1:4–11

Unselfish

Acts 7:60

C.  Examples of:

Moses

Ex. 32:11–13

Joshua

Josh. 7:6–9

Jehoshaphat

2 Chr. 20:5–13

Isaiah

2 Chr. 32:20

Daniel

Dan. 9:3–19

Christ

John 17:1–26

Paul

Col. 1:9–12^[1]