How to “bless the Lord” in prayer (Exodus 18.10)
What does it mean to bless God? What kind of prayer does this? Join Mark McDowell as he explores this prayer from Exodus.
How to Offer a Praise Prayer – Miriam and the Women of Israel (Exodus 15.21)
A praise prayer by Miriam and all the women of Israel after the deliverance from the Egyptian army. Read this prayer study by Mark McDowell.
Another Example of How to Praise God in Prayer (Exod 15.1-18)
This passage is a wonderful example of a praise prayer. Join Mark McDowell as he explores the background, meaning, and application of this prayer from Exodus
Moses’ Third Prayer—God forces the Pharaoh to be stubborn (Exodus 10.17-18)
Moses prayers to God. Did God then force the Pharaoh to be stubborn, and then punish him for it? What does this have to say about prayer? Study it with Dr. Mark McDowell.
Moses Prays Again for the Pharaoh (Exod 9.28-29, 33)
In this prayer study, Mark McDowell explores Moses’ prayer for the Egyptian Pharaoh. How is this intercession a model for our own prayers?
Moses Offers a Prayer on Behalf of Pharaoh (Exod 8.8-9, 12)
A study of the prayer by Moses on behalf of the Egyptian Pharaoh, and how we can use it as a model in our own prayers.
Introduction to the Prayers of Exodus
An introduction to all the prayers in the book of Exodus by Dr. Mark McDowell.
Israel Blesses the Sons of Joseph (Gen 48.15-16, 20)
This is a prayer of blessing, a common one in the ancestral world from a grandfather to his progeny. How can we use this in our own prayers?
A meditation on the Holy Isle of Iona
many years ago, and it was a joy to meditate on the long history of this place of faith. The Celts felt that this little island straddled the boarder between this world and the Other World—a “thin place” as they called it.
Jacob‘s Petition for Safety (Gen 32.9-12)
Follow along as Mark McDowell examines this first structured prayer in the Bible. What is a petition, it has much to teach us about how to pray.