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NASB | 1 Samuel 25:1 Then Samuel died; and all Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 25:1 Now Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. |
Subject: Your thoughts on the story of Abigail? |
Bible Note: 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. |