- Select Readings
- Genesis 18:23-32
- Genesis 32:24-30
- 2 Samuel 7:18-29
- 1 Kings 8:22-61
- Luke 11:1-13
- Luke 18:1-8
- John 17:1-26
- General References to
- First Mentioned
- Universal Need of
- The Holy Spirit Aids in
- Prayers of the Saints Precious
- Ascends as Incense before God
- Enjoined
- 1 Chronicles 16:11
- Hosea 14:2
- Matthew 7:7
- Matthew 26:41
- Luke 18:1
- Luke 21:36
- John 16:24
- Ephesians 6:18
- Philippians 4:6
- Colossians 4:2
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17
- 1 Timothy 2:8
- James 5:13
- SEE Seek God
- SEE Ask
- SEE Draw Near To God
- SEE God
- Prayers Answered, examples of
- Moses
- Gideon
- Hannah
- Samuel
- Solomon
- Elijah
- Hezekiah
- Jehoshaphat
- Ezra
- Zacharias
- The Early Church
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Divine ; Hearing
- Answer Promised
- Psalm 91:15
- Isaiah 41:17
- Isaiah 58:9
- Isaiah 65:24
- Jeremiah 33:3
- Zechariah 13:9
- Luke 11:9
- John 14:14
- John 15:7
- 1 John 3:22
- SEE Seekers
- SEE Ask
- Causes of Failure in
- Disobedience
- Secret sin
- Indifference
- Neglect of mercy
- Despising the law
- Blood-guiltiness
- Iniquity
- Stubbornness
- Instability
- Self-indulgence
- SEE Sin
- SEE Face
- SEE Wicked, The
- True Prayer Heard
- Job 34:28
- Psalm 4:3
- Psalm 18:6
- Psalm 34:17
- Proverbs 15:29
- Micah 7:7
- Zechariah 10:6
- SEE Divine ; Hearing
- Sometimes Refused because not in accord with the Divine Will
- Exodus 33:20
- Deuteronomy 3:26
- 2 Samuel 12:16
- Ezekiel 20:3
- 2 Corinthians 12:8
- SEE Spiritual
- Social and Family
- Conditions for Successful
- Contrition
- Whole-heartedness
- Faith
- Righteousness
- Obedience
- Notable Prayers
- Abraham, for Sodom
- Jacob, at Peniel
- David, when denied the privilege of building the temple
- Solomon, at Gibeon
- Solomon, at the dedication of the Temple
- Hezekiah, at the invasion of Sennacherib
- Ezra, for the sins of the people
- Daniel, for the captive Jews
- Habakkuk's Prayer
- The Lord's Prayer
- Christ's Intercessory prayer
- Paul, for the Ephesians
- SEE Importunity
- SEE Intercession
- SEE Crying to God
- Brevity in Prayer
- Examples of Brief Prayers
- Elijah at Carmel
- Jabez
- Hezekiah, when sick
- The Publican
- Jesus on the Cross
- The Dying Thief
- Stephen
- Brevity Enjoined
- Special Pleas Offered in
- Genesis 18:32
- Genesis 32:9
- Numbers 14:13
- 2 Kings 20:3
- Psalm 71:18
- Jeremiah 14:20
- Daniel 9:18
- SEE Remember
- Postures in prayer
- Bowing
- Kneeling
- 1 Kings 8:54
- 2 Chronicles 6:13
- Ezra 9:5
- Psalm 95:6
- Isaiah 45:23
- Daniel 6:10
- Luke 22:41
- Acts 7:60
- Acts 9:40
- Acts 20:36
- Acts 21:5
- Ephesians 3:14
- SEE Humility
- On the Face Before God
- Numbers 20:6
- Joshua 5:14
- 1 Kings 18:42
- 2 Chronicles 20:18
- Matthew 26:39
- SEE Humility
- SEE Worshippers
- SEE Crying to God
- Standing
- Examples of Secret Prayer
- Moses
- Samuel
- Elijah
- Daniel
- Christ's Command
- Peter
- Cornelius
- SEE Prayerfulness
- Private, of Christ
- Morning Devotions
- Evening Prayer
- Solitary Communion
- All-night Prayer
- Only the Disciples near
- In the Garden of Gethsemane
- Public, of Christ
- Requests for Prayer
- 1 Samuel 7:8
- 1 Samuel 12:19
- 1 Kings 13:6
- Acts 8:24
- Romans 15:30
- Ephesians 6:19
- 1 Thessalonians 5:25
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1
- Hebrews 13:18
- Unwise Prayers, examples of
- Access in
- Psalm 24:3
- Psalm 24:4
- Isaiah 26:2
- John 10:9
- John 14:6
- Romans 5:2
- Ephesians 2:18
- Ephesians 3:12
- Hebrews 10:19
- 1 Peter 3:12
- Revelation 3:8
- SEE Draw Near To God
- All-night Prayers
- Jacob
- Samuel
- Christ
- For miscellaneous topics relating to the Devotional Life,
- SEE Word
- SEE Holy Spirit
- SEE Holy Spirit
- SEE Mind ; Spiritual
- SEE Spiritual
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Secret Prayer
- Answer Delayed
- Psalm 13:1
- Psalm 40:17
- Psalm 69:3
- Psalm 119:82
- John 11:6
- John 11:21
- James 5:7
- 2 Peter 3:9
- SEE Trial Prolonged
- SEE Waiting for God
- Prayers Answered, examples of
- Moses
- Gideon
- Hannah
- Samuel
- Solomon
- Elijah
- Hezekiah
- Jehoshaphat
- Ezra
- Zacharias
- The Early Church
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Divine ; Hearing
- Bowing in
- Earnestness in
- CRYING TO GOD Examples of
- Exodus 2:23
- Exodus 14:10
- Exodus 17:4
- Judges 3:9
- Judges 4:3
- Judges 6:7
- 1 Samuel 7:9
- 1 Kings 17:20
- 1 Chronicles 5:20
- 2 Chronicles 13:14
- 2 Chronicles 14:11
- Psalm 34:6
- Psalm 61:2
- Lamentations 2:18
- SEE Importunity
- SEE Seekers
- SEE Intercession
- SEVEN EARNEST SUPPLIANTS
- The cry for Help (Jacob)
- The cry for Intercession (Moses)
- The cry for Wisdom (Solomon)
- The cry for Cleansing (David)
- The cry of the Dying Soul (Penitent Thief)
- The cry for Salvation (Philippian Jailer)
- The cry for Deliverance (Paul)
- Encouragements to
- 1 Kings 3:5
- Zechariah 10:1
- Matthew 7:8
- Matthew 21:22
- Luke 11:9
- John 14:13
- John 15:7
- John 16:24
- James 1:5
- 1 John 5:14
- SEE Seeking God
- SEE Divine
- For Enemies
- For Food
- For the Church
- John 17:20
- Romans 1:9
- Ephesians 1:16
- Ephesians 3:14
- Philippians 1:4
- Colossians 1:3
- Colossians 4:12
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2
- For Wisdom
- 2 Chronicles 1:10
- Psalm 90:12
- Proverbs 2:3
- Ephesians 1:17
- Colossians 1:9
- James 1:5
- SEE Spiritual ; Desire
- SEE Inquiring of God
- SEE Guidance, Divine
- Heard
- True Prayer Heard
- Job 34:28
- Psalm 4:3
- Psalm 18:6
- Psalm 34:17
- Proverbs 15:29
- Micah 7:7
- Zechariah 10:6
- SEE Divine ; Hearing
- Importunity, examples of
- Abraham
- Jacob
- Moses
- Syrophenician Woman
- Jesus
- The Nobleman from Capernaum
- The Early Church
- Elijah
- SEE Crying to God
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Prayer
- In Affliction
- CRYING TO GOD Examples of
- In Christ's Name
- Luke 24:47
- John 14:13
- John 15:16
- John 16:26
- John 20:31
- Acts 3:6
- Acts 3:16
- Acts 4:10
- Acts 16:18
- Ephesians 5:20
- Intercessory
- Christ's Intercession with the Father for Mankind
- For Sinners
- For Weak Believers
- For Enemies
- For Sending of the Comforter
- Special for the Church
- Our Acceptance Depends upon
- Salvation through
- SEE Priesthood of Christ
- Examples of Man's with his Fellow-men
- Genesis 37:21
- Genesis 37:26
- Genesis 44:33
- 1 Samuel 19:4
- 1 Samuel 25:24
- Jeremiah 38:9
- Philippians 1:10
- Intercessory Prayer, examples of
- Moses for Israel
- for Miriam
- for Israel
- Samuel for Israel
- A Man of God for Jeroboam
- David for Israel
- Hezekiah for the People
- Other instances of
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Crying to God
- Kneeling in
- 1 Kings 8:54
- 2 Chronicles 6:13
- Ezra 9:5
- Psalm 95:6
- Isaiah 45:23
- Daniel 6:10
- Luke 22:41
- Acts 7:60
- Acts 9:40
- Acts 20:36
- Acts 21:5
- Ephesians 3:14
- SEE Humility
- Lord's The
- Morning
- Morning Devotions
- Of Jacob
- Of Samuel's Parents
- Of Hezekiah
- Of Job
- Of David
- Of Jesus
- Neglect of
- Examples of
- Abraham, for Sodom
- Jacob, at Peniel
- David, when denied the privilege of building the temple
- Solomon, at Gibeon
- Solomon, at the dedication of the Temple
- Hezekiah, at the invasion of Sennacherib
- Ezra, for the sins of the people
- Daniel, for the captive Jews
- Habakkuk's Prayer
- The Lord's Prayer
- Christ's Intercessory prayer
- Paul, for the Ephesians
- SEE Importunity
- SEE Intercession
- SEE Crying to God
- Power of
- Increased by Self-denial
- Dependent upon Faith
- Unlimited to those who Abide in Christ
- To be most Effective, should be accompanied by Praise
- Manifest in the life of Elijah
- Examples of
- Jacob
- Elijah
- The dying thief
- Early disciples
- Promises of Answers to
- Psalm 91:15
- Isaiah 41:17
- Isaiah 58:9
- Isaiah 65:24
- Jeremiah 33:3
- Zechariah 13:9
- Luke 11:9
- John 14:14
- John 15:7
- 1 John 3:22
- SEE Seekers
- SEE Ask
- Successful
- Conditions for Successful
- Contrition
- Whole-heartedness
- Faith
- Righteousness
- Obedience
- Standing in
- Three Times a Day
- United
- Social and Family
- Matthew 18:19
- Luke 1:10
- Acts 1:14
- Acts 4:24
- Acts 12:12
- Acts 21:5
- Prayers Answered, examples of
- Moses
- Gideon
- Hannah
- Samuel
- Solomon
- Elijah
- Hezekiah
- Jehoshaphat
- Ezra
- Zacharias
- The Early Church
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Divine ; Hearing
- Night
- All-night Prayers
- Jacob
- Samuel
- Christ
- SEE Prayer
- SEE Secret Prayer
- Parental Prayers
- Abraham, for Ishmael
- David, for the life of his child
- David, for Solomon
- Job, for his children
- The father, for the demoniac
- The Syrophenician mother
Dr. Frank Charles Thompson was a young preacher in the late 1800s when he became disappointed with the reference Bibles being used by preachers. Dr. Thompson believed Bible study tools should be presented in a simple but scholarly way. He saw the need for a well-organized reference Bible that would be of practical use to the lay reader as well as to preachers. In 1890, Dr. Thompson began the work he would continue for the rest of his life. He completed a series of "thought suggestions" opposite key verses throughout the Bible. These are what became the "chain links" that comprise the heart of the Thompson system. Some in Dr. Thompson's church saw his Bible and told him this would be a great help to them in their Bible study too. They encouraged Dr. Thompson to have his Bible, with its extensive marginal references, published so that everyone could enjoy the blessing of this helpful study system. In 1908, the first edition of the Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible was printed. It became known as the most helpful, comprehensive, and unbiased study Bible available. After Dr. Thompson’s passing in 1940, his work and legacy continued with several major updates and enhancements to the study system over the years. The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible’s impact has grown as it has been offered in five English Bible translations as well as multiple Spanish editions. With over 100,000 topical reference and 8,000 chain topics, this Bible continues to offer a complete study library in one volume.Wikipedia
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