We don’t know what Abigail already knows about David, but apparently, she has heard about his calling from God. Being too bold could be a thorn in his side. Knowing he would be king later, he recognized his wife must not be a threat to his decisions (as his wife Michal is in 2 Samuel 6:16 –22). The fact David later proposes marriage indicates he regards her courage in a positive light. She must have been nervous as anyone would be. ![]() (I Samuel 25:23-28 ESV) Here’s the excerpt from “God’s Heart for your Marriage.” See what qualities you can identify about Abigail which will help you.Ībigail’s wisdom was remarkable, and we could easily wonder if she was surprised by David’s softened response. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live. Please forgive the trespass of your servant. And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. (Examination of how things go for Abigail and Nabal are also addressed in the Lesson.) Those qualities are the same ones which help her have godly reactions to her ungodly husband, Nabal. In the midst of the biblical account, David enters the scene and we learn how Abigail handles a stressful situation. In the lesson on how a couple can grow into valuing the same godly things, I feature Abigail and Nabal who, of course, don’t value the same things. You’ll find a list of the topics below in the Table of Contents. Yes, it’s a women’s Bible study with ten lessons covering 10 topics about marriage. Watch the following video to reinforce this message.Sneak peek of “God’s Heart for Your Marriage: Daughters of the King Bible Study Series.” ![]() God tells us in His Word (see the verses above) that He is eternal, not bound by time. Because of this fact, we can state, on the basis of both logic and the Bible, that God is the first cause. There had to be a beginning and, consequently, a being who started it all. 1 So all things that exist must have come from something. The best way to approach this question is to explain that even trained scientists, with all their research and accumulated knowledge, cannot provide a shred of evidence for something- anything-coming from nothing. Locate and read the following Scriptures:Įxodus 3:13–14 Isaiah 40:28 Deuteronomy 33:27 1 Timothy 1:17 God’s Word can work in the hearts of those we talk to, and when we turn to Scripture to consider what we observe in the world around us, we can have confidence that our observations will line up with what we see in the Bible. If you claim that God made the universe and everything in it-even if you back it up with the Kalam cosmological argument-you will often be asked, “Then who made God?”
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