A Re-evaluation of Prayer in the Hebrew Scripture for contemporary Christians

Abstract

Prayer has been much abused by many Christians today. The Saint needs prayers in order to remain in his saintly state. The sinner needs it too for God to overlook his continued sins. Perpetrators of injustice pray for the status quo to remain; victims of injustice pray too for a change in the condition. Prayer could be used to achieve anything conceivable, both good and bad. Almost everyone believes it. This paper broadly examined what proper prayers entail in the Old Testament of the Bible. Prayers must be
matched with right conduct. Prayers should instill the lacking but much needed personal justice and good behaviour in the citizenry.