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1 | Your thoughts on the story of Abigail? | 1 Sam 25:1 | Victrix | 187761 | ||
I believe that Abigail is a fine example for a Christian woman to follow. Obviously God thought so too, as he left her fine example in his Holy Word, "for all the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction."- Romans 15:4. She displayed the qualities of sensibleness, and discretion. Realizing the danger that her household was in, and wanting to prevent David, the anointed of God from doing anything rash, she went ahead of Nabal and reaches David and his men. She gives a humble appeal for mercy, again showing her resepect of God's anointed, and shows great courage, being able to tell David that if he doesn't check himself, he may become responible for bloodguilt. David's response was: “Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me! And blessed be your sensibleness, and blessed be you who have restrained me this day from entering into bloodguilt.”—1 Samuel 25:32, 33. After returning home, she again musters up courage and informs her husband of the gift she gave to David and he is so stunned that something happens to him and he is paralized, and ten days later is smitten by God's hand. By studying her fine example a Christain -whether man or woman - can learn to cultivate prudence and sensibility during difficult situations. And to speak in a calm manner when emotions are running high. |
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2 | Your thoughts on the story of Abigail? | 1 Sam 25:1 | ShariW | 187769 | ||
Thank you! That was a great and detailed answer and I appreciate your time and effort. Would you be willing to answer another one? I'm beginning to think that the story of Abigail has "layers" to it. There's the basic story and then there's "types and shadows" to it. Is it possible that Nabal is a type of "carnal man"(it says that Nabel is a "son of Belial" that David is a type of Father God who asks for an offering and the recognition that implies, that the servant who tells Abigail to "think what she should do" is the Holy Spirit" and Abigail is a "type and shadow" of Jesus who asks that the blame be on her "intercession" and provides the sacrifice? Am I off base here? Thank you! |
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3 | Your thoughts on the story of Abigail? | 1 Sam 25:1 | Victrix | 187777 | ||
I gave this post some thought and have to come to a conclusion, and based on the events in the account, I don't agree that this was a type as you have proposed. It is a interesting idea, and God definitly uses "prophetic dramas," as it were, to highlight future events or things to come. For example Paul tells us in Galations that Hagar and Sarah were playing roles in a prophetic drama, Hagar was a slave woman and represented the Israelties who were in slavary to the Law given to Moses, while Sarah was the free woman, and represented the Christian congregation who was freed from slavery under the law. - Galations 4:21-26. But here is why I don't believe that Nabal would represent fallen man, David, God, and the servant woman the holy spirit, and Abigial Jesus as the mediator. Number one God is a God of justice, there is nothing wrong with his decisons or ways of dealing with people. ("The Rock, perfect is his activity, For all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice." - Deut 32:4.) To say that David represented God in this case, would be to say that God was to act rashly against mankind to destroy it. But Scripture shows us that before "the founding of the world" that is in the garden of Eden, before Adam and Eve had offspring, God foretold a promised seed in Genesis 3:15 that would correct the condition of fallen man. Not only that, in his dealings with his nation of Israel, and even David himself he showed great mercy and has never used his power in a wrong way, as David intended to do. ("And Jehovah went passing by before his face and declaring: “Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness and truth, 7 preserving loving-kindness for thousands, pardoning error and transgression and sin, but by no means will he give exemption from punishment, bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons and upon grandsons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation.”- Exodus 34:6,7.) Also, God himself dealt Nabal a blow and put him to death for his treatment of the anointed of Jehovah. So even though Abigial interceded, it did not prevent the death of her husband, even though it did perhaps protect the rest of the household. But David's actions were rash and I don't agree that God would have used such an example to illustrate himself and his feelings toward mankind which are obviously of great kindness and love, and the last thing he wants to do is use his power against mankind: "Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with YOU because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9. I cannot definitly say one way or the other however, but after prayer and a consideration of what I know of God and the account this is the conclusion I came to. |
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4 | Your thoughts on the story of Abigail? | 1 Sam 25:1 | ShariW | 187822 | ||
Hi, thank you for responding. I really need and appreciate the input and you seem to be really grounded in the Word. If you will allow, I’d like to present a few points that would support my theory: First of all Nabal: What is interesting is that not one good thing is said about him. It’s all bad. The narrator says he was churlish and evil in his doings. The servant says that Nabel was a son of Belial. I did a google search on “Belial” and a definition from the Satanic Bible came up which puts Nabel in an entirely different category as we would think of a “fool.” The Satanic Bible names Belial as one of the Four Crown Princes of Hell (specifically, the North Crown), and states that his name means "'without a master' and symbolizes true independence, self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment."[3] Belial represents the earth element, is the Master of Mankind and the Champion of Humanity, and represents the carnal and base urges of mankind. AND is it possible that the “feast” Nabel is drunk at is a feast to the god Belial. The difference between Nabal and Abigail is the difference between two kingdoms. And David has gone to Nabal and asked him for an offering and recognition of what he has done for him and recognition of who (and what) David was. He had sent the men to greet him “in my name.” Nabel responds that he doesn’t recognize him or “the son of Jesse” which most likely is a reference to the Messiah. God says that everything belongs to Him and we are to return a tithe back to him right? Nabal responds to David’s request with: why should I take “my” bread and “my” water and “my” flesh that “I” have killed… Offerings and sacrifices are regarded as a divine institution. They did not originate with man. God Himself appointed it as the mode in which acceptable worship was to be offered to Him by guilty man. If this is a foreshadow, then David had asked for it and Nabal had refused. Arrogance and demon worship: these are things that bring on God’s righteous wrath. Remember Exodus 32? … “Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them, and that I may destoy them; and I will make of you a great nation…” God loves intercessors because they can talk him into staying His wrath. Moses did as Abigail did to David. And as for God destroying Nabal and not the others that Abigail had interceeded for: also in Exodus 32 “ But now, if Thouu wilt, forgive their sin – and if not, please blot me out from Thy book which Thou hast written! And the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.” So, perhaps this is why those who were innocent in deed but by association with Nabal were pardoned by Abigail’s intercession but Nabal was not. |
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