They said to Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray." Such an interesting request from the disciples of this interesting 'man' they called Lord. They knew how to pray! They were raised in the faith of the God of Israel - most likely rabbinical students at one point in their life, as most young men of that region and age. So I wrote down in bold what Jesus told them as recorded in Matthew and Luke's accounts;
"This, then is how you should pray:
Our Father (Psalm 2:7, "He said to me, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father' ")
in Heaven (Genesis 14:19, "God Most High, Creator of Heaven and Earth.")
Hallowed be Your name. (Isaiah 6:2, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty)
Your kingdom come; (2 Kings 19:15 "O Lord, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are GOD over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.")
your will be done (Psalm 143:10 "Teach me to do your will, for you are my GOD;")
on earth as it is in heaven. (Psalm 19:1 "The Heavens declare the Glory of God" and Isaiah 66:1 "Heaven is my throne.")
Give us today our daily bread. (Exodus 16:4 "I will rain down bread from heaven for you." John 6:48 Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life.")
Forgive us our debts, (Psalm 79:9 "Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake.)
as we have also forgiven our debtors. ( Psalm 103:3 "Praise the Lord, who forgives sin." Colossians 3:13 "Forgive as the Lord forgave you.")
And lead us not into temptation, (Psalm 116:6a "The LORD protects the simple-hearted,)
but deliver us from the evil one. (Psalm 116:6b "when I was in great need, He saved me.)
And later the teachers of the Law came and asked Jesus, "Of all the commandments which is the most important?" He answered, "The most important one is this, 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this; "Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." He quoted what was taught by Moses in Deuteronomy 6:4-9.
"This, then is how you should pray:
Our Father (Psalm 2:7, "He said to me, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father' ")
in Heaven (Genesis 14:19, "God Most High, Creator of Heaven and Earth.")
Hallowed be Your name. (Isaiah 6:2, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty)
Your kingdom come; (2 Kings 19:15 "O Lord, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are GOD over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.")
your will be done (Psalm 143:10 "Teach me to do your will, for you are my GOD;")
on earth as it is in heaven. (Psalm 19:1 "The Heavens declare the Glory of God" and Isaiah 66:1 "Heaven is my throne.")
Give us today our daily bread. (Exodus 16:4 "I will rain down bread from heaven for you." John 6:48 Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life.")
Forgive us our debts, (Psalm 79:9 "Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake.)
as we have also forgiven our debtors. ( Psalm 103:3 "Praise the Lord, who forgives sin." Colossians 3:13 "Forgive as the Lord forgave you.")
And lead us not into temptation, (Psalm 116:6a "The LORD protects the simple-hearted,)
but deliver us from the evil one. (Psalm 116:6b "when I was in great need, He saved me.)
And later the teachers of the Law came and asked Jesus, "Of all the commandments which is the most important?" He answered, "The most important one is this, 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this; "Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." He quoted what was taught by Moses in Deuteronomy 6:4-9.
Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One.
Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever.
You shall love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might. And these words which I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.
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Great post! I love the connection between what Jesus shared and the other Scriptures. Someone commented to me today about how much Jesus taught the Old Testament.
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