In Hebrew often when the word “and/or but” is used it is not joining two separate sentences like in English, but two ideas which are linked. Here again we can see prayer and action clearly linked. Remembering that Samuel was a judge meant he understood his responsibility in prayer for the people. ” Samuel’s role was to pray, but also to give instruction which together brought about righteousness and justice. far be it from me to sin against Adonai by ceasing to pray (palal) for you! Rather I will continue instructing you in the good and the right way. Palal is also used of Samuel in 1 Sam 12:23 “. A key aspect is that prayer and action can and ought to be closely related because prayer and justice are linked in God’s mind and in His language.
#ANOTHER WORD FOR PRAYING HOW TO#
Often during prayer we become enlightened on how to act or how to bring about God’s justice into a situation. By honouring the Lord in such a way, Phineas is still being honoured today. His action of intervention was counted to him as righteousness, to all generations forever. In other words he intervened with zealous action and protected more people from dying by the plague. In Psalm 106:30 we read that Phineas stood up and wrought judgement so the plague was stopped. Now won’t God grant justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Is he delaying long over them? I tell you that he will judge in their favour, and quickly! But when the Son of Man comes, will he find this trust on the earth at all? ” This picture also reminds us of the persevering widow and the unjust judge in Luke 18:6,7 “ Notice what the corrupt judge says. The people in Bible times had amazing concrete examples of pleading in their daily lives as the courts convened and they saw the daily pleading of those carrying grievances desperately looking for just answers. The judgement is then what is determined out of the pleading. We can now picture the people of the day hastening to the gates and when their turn comes, falling down and earnestly asking for intervention in their situation of injustice. The goal of one that judges or rules is to bring a pleasant and righteous life to the people. The ancient Hebrew concept of a “judge” is one who restores life. If anyone had a grievance they would go and “speak to authority” to obtain the justice they were looking for. One reason being it was a broad area and easy for people to gather there. In Old Testament times the major judicial decisions were made at the gates and entrance to the city. It is very unusual in our western culture to experience such intense pleading, but is still common in other cultures, especially where great respect is shown. My friend went to help and brought the African lady and her young child to her destination. The lady drove off disregarding the woman’s petition, perhaps due partly to the fact that she was completely taken aback by manner of the woman’s request.
As an asylum seeker from Africa this was a terrifying experience for her. Recently, a good friend of mine was visiting a town 10 km from ours and happened to notice an African lady on her knees pleading to another local lady for a lift as she had been left completely stranded. It is a coming to one in authority to intercede or plead on one’s own behalf or for another. Palal literally means to “fall down to the ground in the presence of one in authority to plead a cause.” A good example of this in Scripture is Isaiah 45:14 (the Sabeans fall down and make supplication to Cyrus). The parent root pal has the meaning “fall”.
#ANOTHER WORD FOR PRAYING FULL#
This definition certainly does apply to some passages of scripture but it is not the full Hebraic meaning. In our modern culture, prayer means mainly communication between man and God. The mouth, in this case, representing speaking, and the staff meaning authority- (hence modern day monarchs holding a sceptre or bishops a crozier.) The parent root letters being the picture of a mouth and the picture of a staff. One of the words meaning to pray is Palal from the parent root PL which literally means “Speak to Authority”. Ancient Hebrew Words for Prayer By Kathy Nichols
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