Isaiah 58:9
9Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away athe yoke from your midst,
bthe pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
Isaiah 65:24
24 cBefore they call I will answer;dwhile they are yet speaking I will hear.
Daniel 9:3-4
3Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by eprayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. 4I prayed to the Lord my God and fmade confession, saying, g“O Lord, the hgreat and awesome God, who ikeeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,Daniel 9:20-23
Gabriel Brings an Answer
20 jWhile I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for kthe holy hill of my God, 21while I was speaking in prayer, the man lGabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, mcame to me in swift flight at nthe time of the evening sacrifice. 22 oHe made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you pinsight and understanding. 23 qAt the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, rand I have come to tell it to you, for syou are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word tand understand the vision.Daniel 10:2-3
2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for uthree weeks. 3I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I vanoint myself at all, for wthe full three weeks.Acts 10:4
4And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms xhave ascended yas a memorial before God.Acts 10:30-31
30And Cornelius said, z“Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at aathe ninth hour, ▼▼That is, 3 p.m.
and behold, aca man stood before me in bright clothing 31and said, ‘Cornelius, adyour prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
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