This book presents answers to the following questions:
* Why does God permit earthquakes to happen?
* What is the role of the divine Providence in the midst of these destructive natural disasters?
* What is the significance of earthquakes in the Bible, both the Old and the New Testaments?
* What is the position of the church towards the victims?

Jabez’s prayer, which was mentioned in the First Book of Chronicles (4:10), is considered a unique prayer. The prayer and its answer occupy only one verse.
Jabez presents us with a perfect prayer that God acknowledged and answered so quickly. Why was it accepted?