their enemies. Again, to show their rebellion against God, in asking a
king, he prayed, and God sent thunder and lightning upon them in the
time of wheat harvest. In order to punish the idolatry and rebellion of
the Israelites, Elijah prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it
rained not for three years and six months. Again; he prayed that it
might rain, and there arose a little cloud, as a man's hand, which
spread and covered the heavens with blackness, till the rain descended
in torrents. Again; when wicked Ahab sent a band of men to take him, he
prayed, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed them. Hezekiah,
upon the bed of death, prayed, and God lengthened his life fifteen
years. Jerusalem was invaded by the army of Sennacherib, and threatened
with destruction. Hezekiah prayed, and the angel of the Lord entered the
camp of the invader, and in one night slew one hundred and eighty-five
thousand men. When all the wise men of Babylon were threatened with
destruction, because they could not discover Nebuchadnezzar's dream,
Daniel and his companions prayed, and the dream and its explanation were
revealed. Jonah prayed, and was delivered from the power of the fish. It
was in answer to the prayer of Zacharias, that the angel Gabriel was
sent to inform him of the birth of John the Baptist. It was after a ten
days' prayer-meeting, that the Holy Ghost came down, on the day of
Pentecost, "like a mighty rushing wind." Again; while the disciples were
praying, the place was shaken where they were assembled, to show that
God heard their prayers. It was in answer to the prayers of Cornelius,
that Peter was sent to teach him the way of life. When Peter was
imprisoned by Herod, the church set apart the night before his expected
execution, for special prayer in his behalf. The Lord sent his angel,
opened the prison doors, and restored him to the agonizing band of
brethren. And when Paul and Silas were thrown into the dungeon, with
their feet fast in the stocks, they prayed, and there was a great
earthquake, which shook the foundations of the prison, so that all the