Read carefully Abigail's speech in 1 Samuel 25:23–31. Contrast that to Nabal's reply (vss. 10, 11). What does this tell us about the difference between the two of them? When we look at the reply of of Abigal she first approaches David and bows before him. This shows her great respect for him as a [...]

Read 1 Samuel 25. What is the essence of the story? What lessons immediately can be drawn from it? What questions remain? The passage beings by immediately letting us know a little about the characters of the story. Nabal is a stingy man but Abigail is intelligent and beautiful. Throughout the story we see these [...]