Quotes About Intercession

Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”

And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”

Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!

“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.

So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

Now return the manís wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”

After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,

So Moses left Pharaohís presence and appealed to the LORD.

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the peopleís representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaronís heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.

The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”

And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.

Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”