Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying “I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez cried out to the God of Israel “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” and God granted his request.1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
12/04/2026 | 2 mins.
The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.1 Chronicles 2:7
Too Little Too Late
11/04/2026 | 2 mins.
The king gave this order to all the people: “Celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” Neither in the days of the judges who led Israel nor in the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah had any such Passover been observed.2 Kings 23:21-22
God Really Does Know Best
10/04/2026 | 2 mins.
In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order because you are going to die; you will not recover.”2 Kings 20:1
Didn’t Jonah Have Enough to Do at Home?
09/04/2026 | 2 mins.
He (Jeroboam) was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea, in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.2 Kings 14:25
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