Bible Dictionary: Perseverance: Jacob, in Prayer

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Genesis 32:24-26
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
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A Second Discouragement in Prayer Opposite to Perseverance, to Wit ...
... who by means of experience and perseverance in prayer ... that made an ancient hermit,
called Jacob (in Theodoret ... refusing to interrupt his appointed prayer, or to ...
/.../chapter vi a second discouragement.htm

The Essence of Prayer.
... and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication ... and thus the distinction
between the Prayer and the ... His servant, ye children of Jacob His chosen ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxix the essence of prayer.htm

Prayer and Importunity
... That is to say, it is prayer on fire, having no ... Jacob, wrestling all night with the
angel, gives significant ... to the power of a dogged perseverance in praying ...
/.../bounds/the necessity of prayer/vi prayer and importunity.htm

"Nothing is Impossible to Industry, "Said one of the Seven Sages ...
... Perseverance counts much with God as well as with man. ... If Jacob had quit praying
at decent bedtime he would ... men must be strong in hope, and faith, and prayer. ...
/.../bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter vi nothing is impossible.htm

The Prayer of Faith is the Only Power in the Universe to which the ...
... With Jacob it was a wrestling; with the Syrophenician ... results and graces, are much
advanced by prayer. ... and apply themselves to it with energy and perseverance. ...
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Because of his Importunity
... Of these the chief are perseverance, determination, intensity. ... Time after time he
renews his prayer until the sixth ... Think of Jacob, when he feared to meet Esau ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/chapter iv because of his.htm

The Perseverance of Faith
... The Perseverance Of Faith. ... Her prayer leaped, red-hot, from her soul""Have mercy
on me, O Lord ... was one thing he did: when they went back to Jacob, he filled ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/the perseverance of faith.htm

True Prayer --True Power!
... but they were noble women for their perseverance in thus ... has endowed every man, who
like Jacob can wrestle, like Israel can prevail with him in prayer. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/true prayertrue power.htm

Perseverance Proved.
... of you, 4. (Always in every prayer of mine ... language so strongly and expressly teaches
that perseverance is an ... contrasts it with the water of Jacob's well, and ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xlix perseverance proved.htm

Letter v. Prayer and Fasting.
... When Jacob heard that his brother Esau was ... To maintain this unceasing spirit of prayer
is a ... requires unwearied care and watchfulness, labor, and perseverance. ...
/.../letter v prayer and fasting.htm

Subtopics

Perseverance

Perseverance in Well-Doing is not in Vain

Perseverance in Well-Doing: Leads to Assurance of Hope

Perseverance: A Characteristic of Saints

Perseverance: An Evidence of Belonging to Christ

Perseverance: An Evidence of Reconciliation With God

Perseverance: Blessedness of

Perseverance: Caleb and Joshua, in Representing the Land of Promise

Perseverance: Encouragement To

Perseverance: General Scriptures Concerning

Perseverance: Jacob, in Prayer