July 14– 1 Samuel 25:1-8
July 14– 1 Samuel 25:1-8
25 Now
Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried
him in his house at Ramah.
Then David rose and went down
to the wilderness of Paran. 2 And there was a
man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he
had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep
in Carmel. 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal, and
the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the
man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite. 4 David
heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. 5 So
David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel,
and go to Nabal and greet him in my name. 6 And
thus you shall greet him: ‘Peace be to you, and peace be to your house,
and peace be to all that you have. 7 I hear that
you have shearers. Now your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no
harm, and they missed nothing all the time they were in Carmel. 8 Ask
your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor
in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have at
hand to your servants and to your son David.’”
Once again we see David do
a good deed by allowing his young followers to protect the herdsmen and
livestock of Nabal. These young men had served to protect the land of the
wealthy landowner and their expectation was that Nabal would be willing to
provide sustenance to these young men.
Nabal, being harsh and
badly behaved, might see things differently. How many times have we not had the
whole story and began to pass judgement on a situation? It would serve us well
to wait on God to give us the full picture of His plan.
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