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NASB | 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I gave birth to him in pain." |
Bible Question: My biggest fear is that the prayer of Jabez will/has become a talisman for some people. People will be putting their faith and hope in the prayer rather than God. Has anybody seen this? |
Bible Answer: EdB, an astute observation and I share your thoughts about the prayer of Jabez being used as a talisman, a "rabbit's foot" kind of thing that is meant to bring one good fortune. We run far afield, it seems to me, when we fall into a ritualistic mode of praying. It's little removed from the paganistic practice of saying mantras over and over. The same observation appears to hold with reference to the so-called "Lord's Prayer" when it is repeated time upon time without due regard to what the words mean. When someone concludes a service or a meeting by asking everyone to stand and "say" the Lord's Prayer, one has to wonder who is "saying" and who is "praying". There is a difference! --Hank |