Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles 4:9,10)

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• I. Life Family.
• Nothing is known. There are only three references
  to Jabez in Scripture.
• 1. I Chronicles 255 Place
• 2. I Chronicles 49,10 - Person.

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• I. Life Family.
• Jabez was more honorable than his brothers
• Heb. kabed means primarily heavy. It can have
  the sense of that which is literally heavy, that
  which is serious and noble - i.e. honorable.

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• I. Life Family.
• C. Jabez means lit. He will cause pain
• 1. His mother called his name Jabez, saying,
  Because I bore him in pain.

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• II. The Prayer of Jabez.
• A. Oh, that You would bless me indeed...
• 1. We are blessed in obedience (Revelation
  2214).
• 2. Blessings in Christ. (Ephesians 13).

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• II. The Prayer of Jabez.
• B. ...And enlarge my territory...
• 1. Abounding in our service to the Lord.
  (Colossians 26,7 I Corinthians 1558).

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• II. The Prayer of Jabez.
• C. ...Your hand would be with me...
• 1. God is always with us (Matthew
  2819,20).
• 2. Pauls confidence in Gods hand (II
  Timothy 416-18).

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• II. The Prayer of Jabez.
• D. ... Keep me from evil...
• 1. Jesus prayer. (Matthew 613).
• 2. He keeps our feet from falling. (Psalm
  5613 1167-9).
• 3. He will not allow us to be tempted above
  our ability. (I Corinthians 1013).

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• II. The Prayer of Jabez.
• E. ...That I may not cause pain!
• 1. Love does no harm. (Romans 138-10).
• 2. Weep with those who weep. (Rom.
  1215-18).

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Prayer of Jabez (I Chronicles
49,10)

• ...So God granted him what he requested.
• I John 514,15