Weekly Blessings: Week 67: The Favor

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I’ve been studying the women of the Bible for the past month, and this morning I was reading about Abigail. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Abigail or her story, refer to 1 Samuel 25:2-42.

If you don’t have time to read, here’s the story in a nutshell:

• Abigail was the wife of an extremely wealthy man named Nabal, who was also very foolish in his ways.
• David had taken refuge with his men from Saul near the home of Abigail and Nabal. David sent some of his men to ask for food, and Nabal, not realizing who he was insulting, basically spit at the ground and said no.
• One of their servants ran to Abigail and told her what happened, so she hurried and loaded up a caravan to food and gifts for the king without telling her husband. When she arrived where David was, she apologized for her husband’s disrespect and asked David to find fault with him, not her. She also asked for forgiveness and reminded him that the Lord would take care of anyone who went against him, thus winning favor with David.
• Afterwards, Abigail went to Carmel, where Nabal and his men had been shearing sheep. She discovered him hosting a banquet, drunk as all get out. Another foolish moment for her husband.
• The next morning, Abigail told Nabal what happened with David, causing his heart to fail. He died 10 days later.
• When David found out about Nabal’s death, he asked Abigail to marry him.