The Study 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.… Some analogies suggested by the sea-coast may teach the following lessons. I. AN ENLARGED "COAST" SUGGESTS AN EXPANDED HORIZON. Our spiritual relations determine whether soul vision command outlook from a small bay, or toward broad ocean. II. AN ENLARGED "COAST" SUGGESTS A BROADER SURFACE. The glory of a coast is its wide sweep of the ocean. Such in figure is the human soul when possessed and enlarged by the Spirit of God. What sublime possibilities of Divine enlargement belongs to the heart of man! III. AN ENLARGED "COAST" SUGGESTS A MORE EXTENDED PATHWAY. Sometimes a narrow strip of land forms the only path when walking on the sea-coast. The enlarged pathway will secure — 1. Safety. 2. Peace. (The Study.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. |
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