The document discusses the Prayer of Jabez and its four requests: 1) for God to bless the speaker, 2) increase their borders, 3) give strength to carry out God's opportunities, and 4) be kept from evil. It also references verses from James about the power of prayer and Joshua asking the sun and moon to stop in the sky so the Israelites could defeat their enemies.

4. THE PRAYER OF JABEZ
A PRAYER TO IGNITE
YOUR LIFE!
I Chronicles 4: 9-10

5. The Prayer of Jabez
1. Lord Bless me
2. Increase my borders
3. Give me the strength to carry what you
have now given me the opportunity to do
4. Keep me from evil

6. Shield to the soul = protects
Scourge to the devil = destroys
Sacrifice to God = pleases God

7. POWER
THE
OF Prayer

8. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
James 5:16
“The prayer of a good man is full of
power in its working.”

10. The Ten Plagues
Plague on
Cattle
9:1-7
5
Water to
Blood
7:14-25
1
Lice
8:16-19
3
Death of Firstborn
(men and animals)
11:1-10;
12:12,29,30
10 #
Locusts
10:1-20
8
Hail
9:13-35
7
6
Darkness
10:21-29
9
Flies
8:20-32
4
Frogs
8:1-15
2
Boils on Man
and Beast
9:8-12
6

11. Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on[a] its enemies,
Joshua 10:12-13
Verse 12
44

12. Joshua 10:12-13
Verse 13
“And the sun stood still”
45

13. Joshua 10:12-13
Verse 13
“And the moon stayed”
“So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven”
46

14. Joshua 10:12-13
Verse 13
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and
delayed going down about a full day.
47

15. The presence of God
God was with
them
They walked in
the wilderness
36

16. Journey
Num 20:1-36:13
The 40th year after
the exodus
Cf. Num 33:36-38 - 1st day / 5th mo / 40th yr
Num 15-20
The 38 years
of wandering
37

17. If you will live as you ought [righteous] and pray as you should [without ceasing
and according to God's will] then your prayers will be powerful.

18. Prayer and vision
Nehemiah

19. King’s Help
Granted
Nehemiah

20. The God of Daniel
He is the Living God
Had power to deliver Daniel
Daniel prospered in the reign of
Darius and the reign of Cyrus
Daniel

21. Lessons
“an excellent spirit” ~ v. 3
Pleasing personality
We need to be kind, considerate, and patient.
Luke 2:52– Jesus was never rude
A good personality helps in life

22. Lessons
A good man sometimes
has enemies
2 Tim. 3:12 “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer
persecution.”
Standing for truth brings persecution

23. Lessons
Enemies looked for a fault
Knew he would obey God
Acts 5:29 “We ought to obey God rather than men.”
Do our enemies know that we will obey God ?

24. Lessons
Good prayer habits
Prayed 3 times a day
1 Thes. 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”
“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with all thanksgiving.” Col.4:2

25. Lessons
Did not quit praying to God
Did not compromise - continued
1 Cor. 16:13 “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.”
No compromise of doctrine or morals
Determine to do right !

26. Daniel was delivered
“If God be for us, who can be
against us.” Rom. 8:31
The lions could not consume Daniel,

27. BOT535 Postexilic History & Literature

31. The Prayer of Jabez
1. Lord Bless me
2. Increase my borders
3. Give me the strength to carry what you
have now given me the opportunity to do
4. Keep me from evil

32. Let us never be discouraged in living right and doing Good.