Examples of Answered Prayer

Abraham

Miraculously received a son in his old age (Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3)

Eliezer

Found a bride for Isaac (Genesis 24:12-27)

Jacob

Found favor with his estranged brother, Esau (Genesis 32:9-12; 33:1-4)

Job

Received blessings after repentance (Job 42:1-10)

Moses

Saved Israel from destruction (Exodus 32:9-14; Numbers 11:1-3; 14:13-20; 21:5-9)

Joshua

Asked for the sun to stand still (Joshua 10:12-14)

Gideon

Received signs of God’s commission (Judges 6:13-21, 36-40)

Samson

Gained superhuman strength for one last victory (Judges 16:28-30)

Hannah

Conceived a son (1 Samuel 1:10-11, 19-20)

Samuel

Supernatural deliverance from Philistine army (1 Samuel 7:5-10)

David

Divine victories in battle (e.g., 1 Samuel 23:4-5; 30:8-10, 16-18; 2 Samuel 5:19-21)

Solomon

Received great wisdom (1 Kings 3:5-12)

Asa

Was granted protection from the Ethiopians (2 Chronicles 14:11-12)

Jehoshaphat

Gained victory over Moab and Ammon (2 Chronicles 20:1-25)

Elijah

Widow’s son restored to life (1 Kings 17:20-22); sacrifice at Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 18:36-39)

Jonah

Escaped from the belly of a great fish (Jonah 2)

Hezekiah

Sennacherib’s army destroyed (2 Kings 19:14-20, 32–37); received 15 more years of life; sun retreated 10 degrees in the sky (2 Kings 20:1-11)

Isaiah

Was spiritually cleansed (Isaiah 6:5-7)

Esther

Nation was spared by prayer and fasting (Esther 4 and 5)

Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah

Delivered from a fiery furnace (Daniel 2:17-18; 3)

Daniel

Spared from ferocious lions (Daniel 6)

Jesus

Healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, raised the dead (e.g., John 11:1-4, 11-14, 41-44)

Apostles

Received God’s guidance in ordination (Acts 1:23-26); boldness and miraculous power (Acts 4:24-33)

Peter

Raised Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:40-41)

Cornelius

Received God’s direction; conversion of the Gentiles (Acts 10:30-35)

Paul and Silas

Earthquake and release from prison (Acts 16:25-26, 36)