Jabez
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578565634 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Experience the many-sided paradox of blessing versus struggle, and one man’s relentless, unshakable pursuit of God’s hand upon his life.. You know the prayer…Now you can know the story.His prayer for God’s blessing is changing the lives of millions of people thousands of years after he prayed it. Now meet Jabez the man–and experience• his love for a mother whose bitter tears he could never forget• his longing for relief from the pain that marked his past and present–and that seemed destined to engulf his future• his life of struggle with a broken family among a dispirited people who had forgotten their God• his struggle to find faith, then his cour
mary nichols said Powerful book. It's a very life-changing book. Lots of missing plot and character development Though little is known of Jabez, and much of the book is speculation and fiction, there is little to convince me that Jabez became a true follower of Yahweh. He suddenly makes his famous prayer to Yahweh without seeming to understand the faith or why he should pray. Very weak book.. "historical novel with a fantasy flavor" according to SCMLA. nice, short, little historical novel about an obscure biblical figure: jabez.it was well-written (& almost gave me the feeling that i was reading a sword-&-sorcery-type fantasy while reading it), but it didn't give me the warm fuzzies, or make me cry, or any kind of special thing, which is why i only gave it historical novel with a fantasy flavor SCMLA nice, short, little historical novel about an obscure biblical figure: jabez.it was well-written (& almost gave me the feeling that i was reading a sword-&-sorcery-type fantasy while reading it), but it didn't give me the warm fuzzies, or make me cry, or any kind of special thing, which is why i only gave it 4 stars. (& i'm wondering now if a dramatized version might come across better? because there's nothing inherently wrong with the novel, or the writing, or anything, & so i'm thinking a dramatization might really bring it to life?)i DO think it would be a good book for . stars. (& i'm wondering now if a dramatized version might come across better? because there's nothing inherently wrong with the novel, or the writing, or anything, & so i'm thinking a dramatization might really bring it to life?)i DO think it would be a good book for
He and his wife, Cheryl, have three children and live in Abilene, Texas. His novels include the Daughters of Faith series–Daughter of Jerusalem, Woman of Means, and Mother of Faith–as well as Daniel: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Jeremiah: He Who Wept, and Once Upon a Cross. A graduate of Abilene Christian University, Thom serves as director of ACU Press. Thom Lemmons is a best-selling author of biblical era fiction.
From the Inside Flap You know the prayer?Now you can know the story.His prayer for God?s blessing is changing the lives of millions of people thousands of years after he prayed it. Experience the many-sided paradox of blessing versus struggle, and one man?s relentless, unshakable pursuit of God?s hand upon his life. Now meet Jabez the man?and experience? his love for a mother whose bitter tears he could never forget? his longing for relief from the pain that marked his past and present?and that seemed destined to engulf his future? his life of struggle with a broken family among a dispirited people who had forgotten their God? his struggle to find faith, then his courage in clinging to it? his journey toward God?s surprising answers to his bold prayer for blessing and expanded borders.Follow this compelling story of two pain-stricken people?a young man and his mother?in one of the Bible?s most turbulent eras.