My God My Everything

Women in the Old Testament had little to no choices in life. Their worth was solely based on who they married and the children they gave birth to. The stories of Abigail and Bathsheba are almost mirror images of each other. The bible mentions the beauty of each woman and the contributions they made to David’s reign. Both women had husbands who died. One for being a fool, and the other for being an honorable man. As a result they both became wives of David and they both had children by him. In both cases David wanted the husbands dead, albeit for different reasons. He wanted to kill Nabal for…

Hebrews 7:24-25 But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.  Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. The definition of an intercessor is a person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer. As we read in the story of Abigail, at great risk to herself, she approaches David, an angry man bent on revenge, and intercedes for her husband despite his bad behavior. It would be easy to point fingers at Nabal and form our own opinions of his actions, but we should first take a look at our own. His story is more like…

Throughout the story of Abigail there were many situations that created a crisis. She was married to a mean and surly man Her household was threatened with death because of her husband’s insulting words. She faced an angry band of warriors She dealt with a drunken and greedy husband She became a widow She remarried and became a second wife among many She was a prisoner of war She was a mother Can you relate to any of these situations? What should be our attitude when a crisis thrusts itself upon us? First we need to remember that God never allows a situation that He will not prepare us for…

Despite the new wealth brought to his forces by Nabal’s land and flocks, David, Abigail, and their followers were still not safe from Saul, who possessed a much larger army. They were soon forced to ally themselves with the Philistine king Achish and settle in Gath (1 Samuel 27:3). Achish later gave David charge of the town of Ziklag, where Abigail and David lived for more than a year while David led his men on various raiding parties as Achish’s agent. When David rode with Achish in preparation for the Battle of Gilboah against King Saul, however, Abigail and the other women of the town were kidnapped by an Amelikite raiding party. David…

The ancient rabbis regarded Abigail as one of the most remarkable women in Jewish history. She was said to be one of the four great beauties, the other three being Sarah, Rahab, and Esther. Her charm was irresistible to all who gazed on her. David was immediately enthralled by her and was only restrained by Abigail’s moral strength and dignity. Abigail was not, however, David’s only wife. King David had many wives, according to the Bible, although only eight of them are named. Of the eight, five are mentioned only once. The other three wives figure prominently in the story of King David. They are Michal, Abigail and Bathsheba. Many things changed…

What are some of the characteristics that you would look for in a spouse? What attributes would benefit your home and life if your spouse possessed them? David had just experienced the ideal characteristics he would like in a wife, during his encounter with Abigail. David recognized what an asset Abigail would be to him as a wife since she was clearly someone who managed well, protected her husband’s interests, and could recognize dangers in time to avert disaster. Perfect attributes of a wife for a soon to be king. When David heard that Nabal had died, he rejoiced that God has avenged him and that he had been spared…

The word spared means to give something of which one has enough of, to someone else and to refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing; to have mercy on. Spared perfectly describes the story of David and Nabal. Nabal had plenty to spare with others but chose to live a greedy and unrepentant life. David was spared when he refrained from killing Nabal and he saw God’s hand in preventing him from taking revenge. David and Nabal can be seen as examples of the two responses we have to Christ. Nabal does not repent or acknowledge his sin, neither does he thank Abigail for her willingness to risk her life on…

After a whirlwind day of rapid preparation and courageous confrontation, Abigail was again faced with a situation that would require boldness and a gentle and quiet spirit. Now that Nabal had sobered up it was time to tell him all that had taken place the day before with David. Abigail knew that she had done the right thing and with a clear conscience she could relay the details of God’s leading and intervention. Upon hearing about Abigail’s meeting with David which saved his life, the scriptures tell us that his courage failed him and he became like a stone. About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died.…

After David accepted the gifts and words of Abigail he blessed her and sent her home in peace. But upon arrival at her home, peace was not what she found. While she was away correcting the wrongs done by her husband and saving her household, her husband was holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. She could have gotten angry and yelled at him in front of his friends and servants. She could have made a point right then to tell him what a terrible position he had put them all in. She could have railed against him for being so…