The importance of remembering what we already know (Deut 8.10)
Join Dr. McDowell and explores this prayer from Deuteronomy. The call to prayer reminds us of what we already know, to solemnize and emphasize it.
How to Handle Fear (Deut 3.24-25)
Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he explores this passage from Deuteronomy: a prayer by Moses that can teach us how to have perspective when we are afraid.
Praying for More: A Blessing (Deut 1.11)
Explore this prayer by Moses, a blessing offered to the people before they entered into the promised land. From Deuteronomy 1.11. Study by Dr. Mark McDowell.
The Prayers in Deuteronomy (what’s the most common prayer type?)
Read this brief introduction to the prayers found in the book of Deuteronomy, in preparation for studying each of the prayers in detail. Like what we might think, the prayers in the Bible are not mostly asking God for things. Deuteronomy is a good example of this.
A Summary of the Prayers in the Book of Numbers
A summary of the prayers found in the book of Numbers. Dr. Markus McDowell explores the type, the historical context, and how we can use them in our own prayers.
Summary: The Prayers of Numbers
Though there are only five prayers in the book of Numbers, they are as varied as they should be in our own prayer lives. Since Numbers is a book that contains both narrative and legal section (stories and laws), the prayers reflect that: there are two intercessions, one blessing, one petition, and then a section…
Men, Daughters, Wives and Vows (Num 30)
When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. When a woman makes a vow to the LORD, or binds herself by a pledge, while within her…
Prayer Vows and How to Understand Gender Roles in the Ancient World
Join Markus McDowell as he explores prayer vows in the ancient world through a study of the prayer vows in Numbers 30. The Ancient Near East had different views, values, and societal structures than the modern Western world. How can we use these prayers in our own lives?
How to Be Impatient with God (Num 21.7)
Join Dr. Mark McDowell in this study of a petitionary prayer and the story being it from Number 21 about being impatient with God.
How to Complain and Be Miserable (Numbers 11.2)
Moses put up with a lot of complaining from the people he was tasked to lead. What does this prayer teach us about complaining? How can we use this prayer in our own practice of prayer. Join Mark McDowell as he explores this passage from Numbers