The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"186 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.ing hand of God is suspended, and the fire of Hiswrath withheld, through the efficacy of the prayersof a single man !lWe read in the Book of Exodus that when theAmalekites were about to wage war on the childrenof Israel, Moses, the great servant aud Prophet ofthe Lord, went up on a mountain to pray for thesuccess of his people and the;Scriptures inform usthat whenever Moses raised his hands in prayer, theIsraelites were victorious, but when he ceased topray, Amalek conquered. Could the power of intercessory prayer be manifested in a more strikingmanner ? The silent prayer of Moses on the mountain was more formidable to the Amalekites thanthe sword of Josue and his armed hosts fighting inthe valley.2Y/hen the same Hebrew people were banishedfrom theirnative country, and carried into exile inBabylon, so great was their confidence in the prayers of their brethren in Jerusalem, that they sentthem the following message, together with a sum ofmoney, that sacrifice might be offered up for themin the holy city:Pray ye for us to the Lord ourGod, for we have sinned against the Lord ourGod." 8When the friends of Job had excited the indignation of the Almighty, in consequence of theirvain speech, God, instead of directly granting them1Gen, xviii.fExod. xvii.8 Barucii i. 13.