Lord's Prayer Petition One

Hallowed Be Thy Name

Matthew 6:9 KJV 1900

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Hallowed = Holy

Isaiah 6:6 KJV 1900

Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

Isaiah 6:5 KJV 1900

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 6:3 KJV 1900

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of his glory.

“True prayer is an approach of the soul by the Spirit of God to the throne of God.”

The Pulpit Commentary: St. Luke (Vol. I) Chapter 11

Hallowed be thy Name. Not only do we pray that the Name of God may be to us a sacred precious thing, not lightly used in trivial speech, still less in bitterness and anger, only in holy reverent prayer; but we include in these words a prayer, too, that all our thoughts of God may be pure, lofty, holy.

Outline below taken from The Throne of Grace a sermon by Charles Spurgeon

Approach in “lowly reverence”

My soul be thou sure that when thou drawest nigh to the Omnipotent, who is as a consuming fire, thou put thy shoes from off thy feet, and worship Him with lowliest humility.

Approach in “devout joyfulness”

KJV 1900After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, Vol. XVII “The Throne of Grace” (No. 1,024)

If thou wert before the throne of Justice to be condemned for thine iniquities, thy hands might well be on thy loins; but now thou art favoured to come before the King in his silken robes of love, let thy face shine with sacred delight. If thy sorrows be heavy, tell them unto him, for he can assuage them; if thy sins be multiplied, confess them, for he can forgive them. O ye courtiers in the halls of such a monarch, be ye exceeding glad, and mingle praises with your prayers.

​The New American Commentary: . Paradigmatic Preaching: The Sermon on the Mount (5:1–7:29)The Greek “Father” (pater) probably translates the Aramaic Abba (cf. ). Use of this intimate term for God (almost equivalent to the English “Daddy”) was virtually unparalleled in first-century Judaism. Christians should consider God as accessible as the most loving human parent

​The New American Commentary: . Paradigmatic Preaching: The Sermon on the Mount (5:1–7:29)The phrase “in heaven” balances this intimacy with an affirmation of God’s sovereignty and majesty

Approach in “complete submission”

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Remember that you are the creature and He is the King - don’t presume that you know best. He does delight in hearing our requests, but don’t demand - instead be willing to recognize that you do not know what is best and He does. Accept His will whether it is your desire or it is a hard thing.

Approach “with enlarged expectations”

Luke 11:2 KJV 1900

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

See also

The famous hymn states:

“Thou art coming to a king: Large petitions with thee bring.”

“Thou art coming to a king: Large petitions with thee bring.”

“Thou art coming to a king:

Large petitions with thee bring.”

God does not distribute scraps or pocket change - he gives away gold and silver, precious stones ....

C. H. Spurgeon, “‘The Throne of Grace,’” in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, vol. 17 (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1871), 676.

Approach “with staggering confidence”

We can approach God on His throne because we are His children and He invites us to come

In addition, we must approach Him trusting that He not only can answer, but that He desires to answer our prayers.

“With our God before us in all his glory, sitting on the throne of grace, will our hearts dare to say we mistrust him?"

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, Vol. XVII “The Throne of Grace” (No. 1,024)

There, surely, is the place for the child to trust its Father, for the loyal subject to trust his monarch; and, therefore, far from it be all wavering or suspicion. Unstaggering faith should be predominant before the mercy-seat

Approach “with deepest sincerity”

We need to be very careful in public prayers that we are praying for the benefit of our relationship with God, not so that we can be heard by others.

In our private prayers, we must be careful not to simply fall into a pattern of empty words either. We are creatures of habit, but we are coming before Almighty God and we ought to be sincere in our petitions.

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, Vol. XVII “The Throne of Grace” (No. 1,024)

And, in my private prayer, if, when I rise from my bed in the morning, I bow my knee and repeat certain words, or when I retire to rest at night go through the same regular form, I rather sin than do anything that is good, unless my very soul doth speak unto the Most High. Dost thou think that the King of heaven is delighted to hear thee pronounce words with a frivolous tongue, and a thoughtless mind? Thou knowest him not. He is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

​ KJV 1900And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

​ KJV 1900In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

​ KJV 1900For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

Thy Kingdom Come

Luke 11:2 KJV 1900

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

The College Press NIV Commentary: Luke 6. Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer (11:1–13)

Jesus teaches in Luke that the kingdom is already present in his ministry. But here he teaches his followers to pray for the future coming of the kingdom when God’s people, including Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, “will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God” (Luke 13:28–29

Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus! and

The New American Commentary: Luke Comments

The substance of this prayer is found elsewhere as “Maranatha” (1 Cor 16:22, NEB) or “Come, Lord Jesus” (Rev 22:20). This petition and the next look longingly far beyond anything that can take place in the life of an individual, church, denomination, or even in the church universal to that great day when God will receive on earth the same honor he receives in heaven. The

The New American Commentary: Luke Comments

These two petitions will not be fulfilled by human effort but by God. One day God will hallow his name and bring about his kingdom. The focus is not on the believer in this prayer but on God. Many wonderful things will take place for the believer at the parousia, and focusing on these wonders is often appropriate (1 Thess 4:13–18); the desire of the church in this prayer, however, is for God to receive the glory that is due him (cf. Phil 2:10–11). The anthropomorphic dimension is pushed aside, and the theocentric dimension is brought to the fore.

Thy will be done

​ KJV 1900Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Luke 11:2 KJV 1900

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

See also

Heidelberg Catechism:

See also

Q. What does the third petition mean?

A. “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” means:

​ KJV 1900And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

​ KJV 1900He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Help us and all people to reject our own wills and to obey your will without any back talk.

to reject our own wills and to obey your will without any back talk. Your will alone is good.1

Your will alone is good. Help us one and all to carry out the work we are called to, as willingly and faithfully as the angels in heaven.

The disciples tried to persuade Paul not to go to Jerusalem, but he would not change his mind, so they prayed:

Help us one and all to carry out the work we are called to,2

​ KJV 1900And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

as willingly and faithfully as the angels in heaven.3

Paul prayed that the Colossians would know the will of God:

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​ KJV 1900For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;