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Session Description
The Berekah, or blessing, occurs several times throughout the Bible. Genesis 24:26-27: Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord, saying, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master." Exodus 18:10-11: "Blessed be the Lord, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharoah, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians." There are further examples and discussion included in the handout.
Conference Title
2008 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-25-2008
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Recording
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Preaching
Keywords:
Prayer, Genesis 24:26-27, Exodus 18:10-11, Acts 4:24-30, Jeremiah 32:17-25, Nehemiah 9:5ff, 1 Kings 8:15-21, Berekah, Isaiah 12:1, Matthew 11:25, Habakkuk 3:1-19, John 17:1-26, Ephesians 1:3-18
Recommended Citation
Ruth, Lester, "Public Biblical Praying" (2008). Symposium on Worship Archive. 29.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2008/allitems/29
The outline for this workshop, which includes exercises and a recommendation for further reading.
Public Biblical Praying
The Berekah, or blessing, occurs several times throughout the Bible. Genesis 24:26-27: Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord, saying, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master." Exodus 18:10-11: "Blessed be the Lord, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharoah, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians." There are further examples and discussion included in the handout.