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Luke 11:1-4BSB
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
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Ezekiel 36:1BSB
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
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Exodus 16:5BSB
Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.
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1 Kings 8:33BSB
When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
Ezekiel 36:1 opens an oracle to the shamed "mountains of Israel," and the chapter it opens says why God will restore them: not for Israel's sake "but for My holy name" (36:22). He promises, "I will show the holiness of My great name," cleansing, a new heart, and "I will summon the grain and make it plentiful" (36:23-29). Verse 1 itself shares nothing with the Lord's Prayer, so the tie at this verse is quiet; it becomes clear in the chapter. The first petition, "hallowed be Your name," uses hagiazō (G37), the verb the Greek Old Testament uses at Ezekiel 36:23, and the prayer goes on to ask for "daily bread" and "forgive us our sins," the provision and cleansing Ezekiel promised. Jesus does not quote Ezekiel; He teaches His disciples to ask the Father for what Ezekiel said God would do. He had "just finished praying" Himself (11:1), and He gives them His own way of addressing God: "Father." Through Him disciples learn to long for the honor of the name Israel once profaned, and to receive the cleansing that honor brings.