Is Mauritius in the Bible? Free Bible Study & Prayer

Mauritius is not named in the Bible. It is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, whose people trace their roots to India, Africa, China and Europe. Scripture speaks often to the islands: "glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!" (Isaiah 24:15). "The islands will wait for his law" (Isaiah 42:4). The prophet looked to a day when people would worship Yahweh, "everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations" (Zephaniah 2:11).

A people drawn from many lands also fits Paul's words in Athens: God "made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth" (Acts 17:26). In His Son, people from every background can become one family.

How to pray for Mauritius: Give thanks for its people. Ask Yahweh to give its leaders wisdom, honesty and care for every community. Pray for peace and provision for families. Pray that believers and congregations walk in unity and love, and that the name of Jesus (Yeshua) is known across the island.

Most often we don't know what to pray in a given situation, much less for something as large and complicated as a whole nation and all its people. Scripture says it plainly: "we don't know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us" (Romans 8:26). Praying in tongues lets the Holy Spirit perfectly pray Yahweh's will through us for Mauritius and its peoples. Learn more in Prayer in the Spirit.