O dear Abby!
The story of Abigail is one of the sweet notes buried in scriptures in 1 Samuel 25. David sends a message to Abby’s husband, Nabal, asking for provisions. Now, Nabal was a mean fool who said “NO!”, even though he had more than enough to share. Abigail was ashamed and once she heard David and his men were coming to kill her foolish husband, set about getting the supplies ready.
Now, as a wife, this is compelling because it shows her respect for her husband. While the Bible doesn’t tell us exactly what their marriage looks like, it does tell us Nabal was a mean man, so we guess he may have been a mean husband too. It would have been easy for Abby to sit back and watch David kill him, but she loved and\or respected him enough to try and head off David before could kill him. Abby told Nabal the next morning what she had done. The NIV Bible tells us that his heart failed him and he died about ten days later. When David heard about Nabal’s death, he returned and took Abby as a wife.
She was rewarded for being a good wife.
The story of Abigail is one of the sweet notes buried in scriptures in 1 Samuel 25. David sends a message to Abby’s husband, Nabal, asking for provisions. Now, Nabal was a mean fool who said “NO!”, even though he had more than enough to share. Abigail was ashamed and once she heard David and his men were coming to kill her foolish husband, set about getting the supplies ready.
Now, as a wife, this is compelling because it shows her respect for her husband. While the Bible doesn’t tell us exactly what their marriage looks like, it does tell us Nabal was a mean man, so we guess he may have been a mean husband too. It would have been easy for Abby to sit back and watch David kill him, but she loved and\or respected him enough to try and head off David before could kill him. Abby told Nabal the next morning what she had done. The NIV Bible tells us that his heart failed him and he died about ten days later. When David heard about Nabal’s death, he returned and took Abby as a wife.
She was rewarded for being a good wife.