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1 Chronicles 4:9 “Jabez, whose name commemorates his mother’s labour pains…” (The Voice)

Jabez, as you can imagine, went about life with this label, this name tag, “he that causes pain”. As you can imagine, it probably was difficult for Jabez to find a wife. Imagine he is courting a lady and she takes him home to her father. And her father asks him, “What is your name young man?” And he says, “I am the one that causes pain”. What do you think will happen, particularly if her father is one of those very superstitious types? Her father probably would send him packing. Imagine he applies for a job in someone’s company and has resume reads, he that brings sorrow. Jabez probably found it difficult to get a job, or even having friends.  Read the rest of this entry →