Praying Through the Bible

Join Mark McDowell as he explores this Bible study about prayer and how it might enrich our own prayers and spirituality.In this episode, unable to have children, a difficulty that many throughout history have encountered. They turned to prayer. What can these prayers teach us about prayer when we desire something that is not happening?Subjects covered in this episode:- What was the importance of having children in the ancient world compared to today?- How should we view God’s role in things that we desire, such as having children?- How can you incorporate this sort of prayer in your own prayer practice.Enriching Your Prayers: How to Study the Prayers of the BiblePraying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis-Joshua)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges-2 Samuel)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: 1 Kings–2 Chronicles)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther)UG6AyXMfchQro41loHlC

Join Mark McDowell as he explores this Bible study about prayer and how it might enrich our own prayers and spirituality.In this episode, the servant of Abraham goes to find a wife in the homeland for Isaac. The story includes for prayers of different types, I’ll change together about the same subject. What can we learn about chain prayers from this story?Subjects covered in this episode:- What is a chain prayer?- Why does Abraham send a servant a way to find a wife for his son, Isaac?- How can we incorporate chain prayers in your own prayer practice.Enriching Your Prayers: How to Study the Prayers of the BiblePraying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis-Joshua)UG6AyXMfchQro41loHlCPraying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges-2 Samuel)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: 1 Kings–2 Chronicles)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther)

Welcome to the praying through the Bible podcast! In this episode, Dr. Mark McDowell discusses the mention of prayer found in Genesis 24.26, the first mention of prayer in the Bible.Subjects covered:- The background of the passage: ancient gods and goddesses v the God of Israel- The historical context- The meaning of YHWH (translated as "LORD" in this passage - and more!Buy the Praying Through the Bible books on Amazon, Kindle, and Apple Books:Praying through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis through Joshua)Or visit the website or our Patreon page. As always, follow us on Instagram or Facebook.

In this final episode of Enriching Your Prayers, Dr. Mark McDowell takes all three methods we have studied (behind, in, and in front of the text) and employs them to study a prayer passage from the Bible.Check out our website or buy the books:Enriching Your PrayersPraying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis–Joshua)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges–Second Samuel)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: First Kings–Second Chronicles)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther)As always, follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more on how to enrich your prayer life.Become a patron, get access to more material, and support the project on Patreon.———Photo by Dev Benjamin on Unsplash

Welcome to the Praying Through the Bible podcast, where we focus on prayer and spirituality through bible study. Today, Dr. Mark McDowell discusses the method of Bible study called "in front vof the text." In contrast to the "behind the text" method in our last episode, which looks at historical and culture context, and “in the text,” which examines the text itself, tin this approach we look at ourselves as we read and try to understand a passage of scripture, including our own background with faith and the Biblethe tradition we grew up in (if any)any preconceived notions we might have about what a passage meansour personality, and how it might lead us to interpret passages in a different way than someone elseour cultural setting, and how that might influence our reading of the Bibleand more!Check out our website or buy the books:Enriching Your PrayersPraying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis–Joshua)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges–Second Samuel)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: First Kings–Second Chronicles)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther)As always, follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more on how to enrich your prayer life.Become a patron, get access to more material, and support the project on Patreon.—————

Welcome to the Praying Through the Bible podcast, where we focus on prayer and spirituality through bible study. Today, Dr. Mark McDowell discusses the method of Bible study called "in the text." In contrast to the "behind the text" method in our last episode, which looks at historical and culture context, this method examines the text itself. This is especially helpful as we study prayer passages, looking atprayer languageHebrew wordsGreek wordsliterary structuresymbolismand more!Check out our website or buy the books:Enriching Your PrayersPraying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis–Joshua)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges–Second Samuel)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: First Kings–Second Chronicles)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther)As always, follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more on how to enrich your prayer life.Become a patron, get access to more material, and support the project on Patreon.—————Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash

Dr. Mark McDowell describes the "Behind the Text" method of studying the Bible—its historical, social, and cultural contexts—and how it can be used to study the prayers of the Bible. ----Photo by madeleine ragsdale on Unsplash

Dr. Mark McDowell describes a three-part method of studying scripture, which is used by the Praying Through the Bible project to study the prayers. It consists of looking at a passage "behind the text" (the historical and social world), "in the text" (the language and grammar), and "in front of the text" (our own perspective as we approach the text). He includes examples for each approach, and then examines a passage of the Bible using all three.----Photo by Jasmin Ne on Unsplash