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|'''''The Lord’s Prayer''''' | |'''''The Lord’s Prayer''''' | ||
|'''The Seven Petitions''' | |'''The Seven Petitions''' | ||
|''' | |'''Old Testament references''' | ||
|'''Notes''' | |'''Notes''' | ||
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|'''''Our Father,''''' | |'''''Our Father,''''' | ||
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|* Isa | | | ||
* [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/63:16 Isa 63:16] speaks of “our father” in the sense of the Abrahamic covenant (begs the Lord not to disown Israel even though Abraham may have) | |||
* | * Also from Jer [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/3:16 3:16-19] ("you do not call me, 'My father'"), [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/3?31 31-79] ("The Lord says... 'I am a father to Israel'") | ||
* | * [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/13?4 Tb 13:4] ("he is your Lord, and he is your God, our Father and God forever and ever!") | ||
|* we dare to call God “our Father” | |* we dare to call God “our Father” | ||
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|* Heaven = above all creation | |* Heaven = above all creation | ||
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|'''''hallowed | |'''''hallowed be Thy name.''''' | ||
|Petition no. 1 | |Petition no. 1 | ||
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* or "holy name" as in [[But for the sake of my holy name|Eze 36:22]] ("but for the sake of my holy name") | |||
* "hallowed" appears in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/leviticus/22:32 Lv 22:32] ("I may be hallowed") and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/wisdom/6:10 Wis 6:10] ("For those who keep the holy precepts hallowed will be found holy" | |||
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* acknowledgement of God’s all-encompassing holiness | * acknowledgement of God’s all-encompassing holiness | ||
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|'''''Thy | |'''''Thy kingdom come,''''' | ||
|Petition no. 2 | |Petition no. 2 | ||
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* [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/micah/4?8 Mi 4:8] ("To you it shall come: the former dominion shall be restored, the reign of daughter Jerusalem.") | |||
* note: the second coming is revealed by Christ in the New Testament | |||
|* “kingdom come” = ages before, now and to come | |* “kingdom come” = ages before, now and to come | ||
* recognizes | * recognizes God’s reign over all things and time | ||
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|'''''Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.''''' | |'''''Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.''''' | ||
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*prayer that we carry out the Father’s will | |||
* and focus on the Father and not ourselves | |||
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|'''''Give us this day, our daily bread,''''' | |'''''Give us this day, our daily bread,''''' | ||
|Petition no. 4 | |Petition no. 4 | ||
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* [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/16:4 Ex 16:4] ("I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you") | |||
* Feeding | * also the Feeding of the 4,000 and 5,000 in the Gospels | ||
|* the Greek word used for “bread” implies “super” or “above,” thus “supernatural” bread, as in Manna | |* the Greek word used for “bread” implies “super” or “above,” thus “supernatural” bread, as in Manna | ||
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|'''''and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,''''' | |'''''and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,''''' | ||
|Petition no. 5 | |Petition no. 5 | ||
|* refers to the Jubilee, which forgave debts, esp. seized land | | | ||
* refers to the Jubilee, which forgave debts, esp. seized land | |||
* Mt | ** the Jubilee is referenced in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5:5 Mt 5:5]: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land” relates to having land returned from forgiveness of debts | ||
|* Recognizes our sins | |* Recognizes our sins | ||