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Passage- 1 Samuel 25:14-31
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This morning we are not so much going to deal specifically with motherhood.
We will be looking once again at relationships.
I will be a broken record again but relationships are the building blocks of our lives
We need to have a proper foundation for our relationships.
Last week we saw what a poor foundation looks like.
Introduction
What we will be looking at this week is the second half of the account that included the churlish Nabal
We will take a look at his wife Nabal.
There is no biblical proof that she, at least at this point, was a mother.
But her actions in this passage give us all, not just mothers, but all of us a great example of how to respond in our relationships.
Remember, David had protected Nabal’s possessions.
His sheep and the shepherds and the shearers.
David, rightfully so because of the culture they were in, is expecting some compensation for his efforts
Nabal responds in Nabal fashion and David gets angry.
He threatens to kill every on of the men
One of the servants that were with the shepherds comes to Abigail and her actions on behalf of both of these men saved the shedding of a lot of blood.
What is the main driving point (CPS)?
Friends, when it comes to situations like this one we are not neutral third party bystanders
Especially when it comes to our families.
Why does the CPS matter, what is the consequence?
There are often times when we can and should step in and fight for our families and stand up for truth.
There is something that is common to the human heart, we all want to be wanted.
Husbands, your wife wants to know that it is just more than the kids that want her…she wants you to seek her out
To desire her
To fight for her
To give of yourself for her
Abigail is a great example of the flip side of this…she puts herself out on the line for her husband.
Transition
Read verses 14-21
I. Purposeful in her responses (14-20 )
Explain
Abigail was brought the news of verses 2-13
She responds purposefully
We see two other responses in this passage
-We see Nabal’s selfish response
-We also see David’s anger…which ultimately is selfishness as well
With Abigail we see a different response
- There is a lot less testosterone in her response
-There is a lot less of self in her response
Were the 200 loaves of bread for her?
Could you imagine, providing 200 loaves of bread
We would be overwhelmed if we needed to purchase 200 loaves much less oversee the preparation of the 200 loaves
Two bottles of wine, and five sheep that were slaughtered and butchered…50 quarts of roasted grain (thats 12 1/2 gallons or 2 1/2 5 gallon buckets) one hundred raisin cakes along with too fig cakes
Yes she had servants…Nabal surely provided her with people work for her and she employs them for this task
I think sometimes we see the goods she is giving but she is also using servants that Nabal is employing.
Someone needs to load all of this onto animals that Nabal owns and take the time to transport this all to David
Then she follows later in secret
Bridge to today
What we see in this portion of Scripture is that let to our own we will often, if not always choose foolishly
In the same way that Nabal needed someone to step in and do something on his behalf that he was not capable of doing
And David needed someone to step in and say, “hold on now, lets think about this”
Jesus Christ steps in on our behalf and enables us to do what we cannot and speaks wisdom to us when we lack it
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We often don’t see relationships that are that committed
But Jesus Christ is, the bible tells us in that Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us
Why does this matter?
In a world of unfaithfulness we can have a faithful friend in Jesus
He will be there when no one else is
He will not leave you when things get tough
He is dedicated to you
Even when no one else is Jesus will be faithful and trustworthy
Transition
Read verses 21-27
II.
Benevolent in her heart (21-27)
Explain
How is this different than the first point?
The first point is showing her outward response to the situation
Here we see what is motivating her
And I believe that the benevolence shows a heart attitude of repentance
When Abigail come to where David is he says “Have I kept this mans possessions safe for nothing!?!?!”
How does Abigail respond to this?
First notice her posture…she bowed before him
Now don’t get me wrong, this is in no way saying that women are to bow before men
I am simply saying that posture can go a long way in a situation and in a relationship
Think back to situations where you have been at odds with another person
What if they came to you with their hands on their hips and their head cocked shaking their head at you
Or with their arms crossed
Or, what if they came with shoulders shrunk and head down low? maybe even holding out their hands in pleading
Posture is important
Notice secondly her initial contact.
Posture and what comes out of your mouth will many times determine the atmosphere of the conversation
She says to David...”my lord”…she recognizes David as the king
Again this is not to say that women are to address men in this way…unless they have a certain title
This goes for men as well
If one were to meet Governor Evers it would not be acceptable to call him Tony
If I were to have come across former WI Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson you wouldn’t have called her Shirley
In the same way, when you begin a conversation, any conversation but especially those that have the potential to become stressful, how you begin in you posture and your first words can make a big difference.
Here is the key though...
She says, let this iniquity be on me.
She is willing to take the weight of the situation.
Bridge to today
Her love for Nabal was something that is incomprehensable to most of us.
This is a man that everyone in the area knows is an angry, selfish, evil, and stubborn man
Yet when it comes time for Nabal to receive what he justly deserves Abigail intercedes.
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