Jabez [Hardcover]

Thom Lemmons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 2001

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 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. Experience the many-sided paradox of blessing versus struggle, and one man’s relentless, unshakable pursuit of God’s hand upon his life.

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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 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. Experience the many-sided paradox of blessing versus struggle, and one man?s relentless, unshakable pursuit of God?s hand upon his life.

About the Author

Thom Lemmons is a best-selling author of biblical era fiction. 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. He and his wife, Cheryl, have three children and live in Abilene, Texas.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1 edition (November 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578565634
• ISBN-13: 978-1578565634
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,693,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Much Better!, December 13, 2001

By 

Karen Cukrowski (Abilene, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jabez (Hardcover)

This novel is outstanding! The character
development is some of the best I've
read, especially in the unusual choice of
'the god who has no name' as a
character in the book. I wasn't a fan of
Wilkinson's The Prayer of Jabez, because
of its potential for abuse (e.g. quick! let's
pray this prayer, and get rich!); Lemmons'
novel is SO MUCH BETTER than that! I
strongly recommend that any Christian,
and any searcher for truth for that matter,
read this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great read!, January 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Jabez (Hardcover)

Lemmons has a unique perception on Biblical fiction, and this is his most creative writing to date. Character development is believable, and the storyline is compelling to the very end. A few creative surprises along the way complete the picture. But better yet--it leaves the reader with the feeling that this little tale may have actually happened this way! If only he had written this before the commercially-tainted "prayer" book. This little novel probably has more truth in it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Buy One Jabez Book, Get This One!, December 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Jabez (Hardcover)

Clearly the publisher is trying to ride a wave: not just a tiny little swell, either. This is the tidal wave of JABEZ. But this may be one of those rare times that a follow-up is better than the original!

Lemmons brings the same skills as a creative writer that he's shown in the past to this obscure man whose prayer is buried in the book of Chronicles. In telling the story, he's clearly done his backgrounds study.

Aside from the compelling story involving Jabez, Ehud (the Israelite judge), and Eglon (the Moabite king), Lemmons also gives a feel for what this period was like in the Ancient Near Eastern world. What difference did it make that iron weapons were being used by some? What relationship did the small tribes of Israel have with one another and with other nations around?

I highly recommend the book. It's a great example of what a good novel based upon a biblical character can be.