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5) Prayer in the New Testament
Peter
Acts 9:40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Peter was in Joppa at this time. We can note here that Peter knelt in accordance with Solomon’s prayer. However there is a very interesting statement in this quotation. After praying, Peter turned to the body of Tabitha. Ask yourself the question, why did he turn to the body? The natural assumption would be that he would have prayed over Tabitha. It appears that he did not. Why did he turn to her after praying? Was it for the same reason that Hezekiah had turned on his bed of sickness to pray?
Paul
It is recorded in a number of places that Paul knelt in prayer.
Acts 20:36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. Acts 21:5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
Paul in the book of Romans quotes from Isaiah 45:23 in the following manner.
Romans 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
In his epistle to the Ephesians, Paul plainly shows, by his example, that what he believed Yahweh required in the future, He also desires now.
Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
To the Philippians, he writes:
Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
If this is only a future vision, why did Paul and Peter follow Solomon’s example?
Yeshua
Our Lord, God’s own son, humbled himself before His father.
Luke 22:40-42 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation...And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
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