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1 Chronicles 4 · Grade 5

An Honorable Man Who Prayed

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Read and Think

The genealogy of Judah continues in chapter 4 with clans, towns, and trades: the house of linen workers, the potters who lived there with the king for his work, and many family heads. Lists like these remind readers that God's people were made up of real families in real places.

Verses 9-10 stand out. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, though his mother named him with a word linked to sorrow. He called on the God of Israel with a bold prayer: that God would bless him indeed, enlarge his border, keep His hand with him, and keep him from evil so that he would not cause pain. The verse ends simply: God granted him that which he requested.

The chapter closes with Simeon, whose towns were around Beersheba. In Hezekiah's day some Simeonites searched for pasture, found rich land, and settled there after striking those living there (4:41-43). The Chronicler records it as part of how the tribes came to live where they did.

Show What You Know

  1. What do lists of trades and towns remind readers?

  2. What was Jabez's name linked to?

  3. Why did Jabez ask to be kept from evil?

  4. How does verse 10 end?

  5. Where were Simeon's towns?

Crossword

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Across

  1. These are the ____ of the Zorathites
  2. To seek ____ for their flocks

Down

  1. The sons of Shelah the son of ____
  2. ____ was more honorable than his brothers
  3. Oh that you would ____ me indeed

Think About It

  1. Jabez's prayer asked for God's presence and protection, not only for more. How can your prayers ask for God's hand to be with you?

  2. Jabez's name began with sorrow, but his life was marked by prayer. How can God bring good from a hard beginning?

Memory Verse

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you pray for God to keep you from causing pain?
  • What is one prayer you will bring to God each day?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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