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by: Lowell Harrup

03/13/2026

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Buried in these genealogies are names of individuals who are otherwise unknown. One of these is Jabez, in 4:9,10. Scripture says his mother named him for the pain he had caused at birth. Perhaps his difficult birth had also been painful for him and had left him with some physical reminder. Yet he was more honorable than his siblings and prayed a prayer that has encouraged many -- that God would bless him, would enlarge his borders, that God’s hand would be with him, and would keep him from harm that would cause him more pain.

Difficulties and challenges can also be opportunities to exercise heroic faith. The encouragement is that “God granted him what he requested.” He still does.

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Buried in these genealogies are names of individuals who are otherwise unknown. One of these is Jabez, in 4:9,10. Scripture says his mother named him for the pain he had caused at birth. Perhaps his difficult birth had also been painful for him and had left him with some physical reminder. Yet he was more honorable than his siblings and prayed a prayer that has encouraged many -- that God would bless him, would enlarge his borders, that God’s hand would be with him, and would keep him from harm that would cause him more pain.

Difficulties and challenges can also be opportunities to exercise heroic faith. The encouragement is that “God granted him what he requested.” He still does.

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