On Bended Knee by Crickett Keeth

On Bended Knee by Crickett Keeth ISBN-13: 9780802419194 Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Moody Publishers Released: June 4, 2019

Source: review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Discover anew what our loving God does with a little faith and a whole lot of prayer. This Bible study was written for you. It examines the prayers of eight biblical characters and teaches you how to pray like the prayer warriors who went before you. You’ll study:

Jesus: A Model Prayer
Paul: A Prayer of Intercession
Job: A Prayer of Despair
Hannah: A Prayer of Longing
David: A Prayer of Lament
Asa: A Prayer of Seeking God
Jehoshaphat: A Prayer of Dependence
Nehemiah: A Prayer of Boldness


My Review:
On Bended Knee is an 8-week Bible study for individuals or groups (as there's a leader's guide in the back). Each week had 5 days of study. The author started with a one paragraph summary of the point of that day's lesson and a prayer. She then had you read a section of verses and answer questions. Most of the questions were reading comprehension: what four things did he do? what does it say in verse 4? There were also one or two personal application questions, plus she had you read other, related verses (often in Psalms) and answer questions about those verses. She then briefly summarized that day's reading and the lesson she got out of it. Each day ended with a Christian quote relating to that day's reading.

The first two weeks closely looked at prayers (Jesus and Paul)--what was said that you might also want to pray. After that, though, most of the study was focused on a person's life--what was his attitude toward God? Did it change?--and the bad situations they faced that inspired their prayer to God. I liked the first two weeks, but I felt like the rest of the study lost it's focus on actual prayer, so her lessons kept making the same basic point--come to God humbly and expecting great things.


If you've read this book, what do you think about it? I'd be honored if you wrote your own opinion of the book in the comments.


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