🙏🛐The power of prayer-9🛐🙏 ✝️📖Syllabus-39📖✝️ "Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him." 1 Sam 7:9 The Philistines were the main enemies of Israel. They attacked Israel whenever they had a chance. One day, when Samuel had gathered all the children of Israel at Mizpah to sanctify and teach them, the Philistines suddenly came up to fight against them. When the children of Israel heard this, they were very afraid and begged Samuel, saying, "Cry to God for us so that we may be saved." The children of Israel did not come prepared for battle. Moreover, even if they were prepared, the military strength of the Philistines was much greater than theirs. Therefore, the Israelites should have been afraid. But they did not try to declare peace with the Philistines out of fear, or they did not flee this way and that and scatter, but they used the power of prayer. Samuel was their judge and prophet at that time; so they came to him and asked him to pray. And Samuel offered a burnt offering and offered a heartfelt prayer to the Lord. What happened as a result of this prayer? God disturbed the Philistines with a loud thunder. All the powers of the solar system trembled. There was such a thunder that the Philistines began to flee for their lives. Would they then fight? They were in a situation where they were in a state of 'save your life'. But they did not escape even if they fled. Meanwhile, the children of Israel prepared for battle and struck them with a great blow. Prayer has the power that even kings and emperors cannot do with their own strength. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all." Psalm 34:1