“Someone has said that the word anger is one letter short of the word danger. Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospects of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back; in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.” – Frederick Buechner
An Interesting Couple
- I Samuel 25:2-3
- Nabal literally means fool. He was hard, stubborn, belligerent and evil in his dealings, which means he was very dishonest. He was worthless
- Abigail was wise, had good sense, logical thinking, intelligent, discerning and was very beautiful
An Intense Conflict
David’s Anger
- Nabal insulted David’s (10)
- Nabal ignored David’s generous (11)
- David incited his to take matters into his own hand (12-13)
Abigail’s Wisdom
- She demonstrates great (23-24)
- She demonstrates great (25)
- She demonstrates great (26-31)
David’s Response
- David God
- David Nabal