Pro 28:9, Jer 15:1, 29:12-13, 33:3, Dan 2:18-23, 9:20-22, Hos 12:3-4 | ESV | STEP | If one turns away his ear from hearing the law , even his prayer is an abomination .

1 Then the Lord said to me, ^b“Though ^cMoses ^dand Samuel ^estood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!

Jeremiah 29:12-13

12 ^fThen you will call upon me and come and pray to me, ^gand I will hear you. 13 ^hYou will seek me and find me, when you seek me ⁱwith all your heart.

Jeremiah 33:3

3 ^jCall to me and I will answer you, ^kand will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Daniel 2:18-23

18 ^land told them to seek mercy from the ^mGod of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not ⁿbe destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in ^oa vision of the night. Then Daniel ^pblessed the ^qGod of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said:

^r“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
^sto whom belong wisdom and might.
21 ^tHe changes times and seasons;
^uhe removes kings and sets up kings;
^vhe gives wisdom to the wise
^wand knowledge to those who have understanding;
22 ^xhe reveals deep and hidden things;
^yhe knows what is in the darkness,
^zand the light dwells with him.
23 To you, O ^aaGod of my fathers,
^abI give thanks and praise,
for ^acyou have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what ^adwe asked of you,
for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

Daniel 9:20-22

Gabriel Brings an Answer

20 ^aeWhile 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 ^afthe holy hill of my God, 21 while I was speaking in prayer, the man ^agGabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, ^ahcame to me in swift flight at ^aithe time of the evening sacrifice. 22 ^ajHe made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you ^akinsight and understanding.

Hosea 12:3-4

3 ^alIn the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
^amHe met God ^{▼▼Hebrew him} at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—