Esau became reconciled to him.  Moses prayed for the plagues to come upon Egypt, and they came; again, he prayed for them to be removed, and they were removed.  It was through his prayers that the Red Sea was divided, the manna and the quails were sent, and the waters gushed out of the rock And through his prayers, many times, the arm of the Lord was stayed, which had been uplifted to destroy his rebellious people.  Samuel, that lovely example of early piety, and the judge and deliverer of Israel, was given in answer to the prayer of his mother.  When the children of Israel were in danger of being overthrown by the Philistines, Samuel prayed, and God sent thunder and lightning, and destroyed the armies of their enemies.  Again, to show their rebellion against God, in asking a king, he prayed, and God sent thunder and lightning upon them in the time of wheat harvest.  In order to punish the idolatry and rebellion of the Israelites, Elijah prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it rained not for three years and six months.  Again; he prayed that it might rain, and there arose a little cloud, as a man’s hand, which spread and covered the heavens with blackness, till the rain descended in torrents.  Again; when wicked Ahab sent a band of men to take him, he prayed, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed them.  Hezekiah, upon the bed of death, prayed, and God lengthened his life fifteen years.  Jerusalem was invaded by the army of Sennacherib, and threatened with destruction.  Hezekiah prayed, and the angel of the Lord entered the camp of the invader, and in one night slew one hundred and eighty-five thousand men.  When all the wise men of Babylon were threatened with destruction, because they could not discover Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, Daniel and his companions prayed, and the dream and its explanation were revealed.  Jonah prayed, and was delivered from the power of the fish.  It was in answer to the prayer of Zacharias, that the angel Gabriel was sent to inform him of the birth of John the Baptist.  It was after a ten days’ prayer-meeting, that the Holy Ghost came down, on the day of Pentecost, “like a mighty rushing wind.”  Again; while the disciples were praying, the place was shaken where they were assembled, to show that God heard their prayers.  It was in answer to the prayers of Cornelius, that Peter was sent to teach him the way of life.  When Peter was imprisoned by Herod, the church set apart the night before his expected execution, for special prayer in his behalf.  The Lord sent his angel, opened the prison doors, and restored him to the agonizing band of brethren.  And when Paul and Silas were thrown into the dungeon, with their feet fast in the stocks, they prayed, and there was a great earthquake, which shook the foundations of the prison, so that all the doors were opened.