In 1 Samuel 25 David sends his men to Nabal for a small favor in light of his help and protection he gave Nabal's men in the fields. Nabal rejected him and even mocked him. Abigail, however, a "discerning and beautiful" woman realized the grave mistake her husband just made and secretly prepares a large meal and intervenes with David. At every point, she is respectful and humble to David and the Lord, knowing full well that he will be king. Read More
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Thematically this story is presented at this point to demonstrate that David, not Saul, is the right... Read More
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The Bible calls David "a man after God's own heart," and in the early chapters we see little of his ... Read More
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There is little in the story of king Saul to commend him, except his physical stature - he was the i... Read More
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People have loved the story of Aladdin and the lamp for years, long before Robin Williams made the g... Read More
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1st Samuel takes place before the Temple was built in Jerusalem, so Israel still worshipped and sacr... Read More
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Wow. Hannah and Eli could not be more different. Hannah is a woman in distress crying out to God so much so that she is physically shaken. Eli (a priest of God) seems so disconnected from the idea of crying out to God that He assumes her to be drunk. Why not assume her to be in prayer? She's at the tabernacle. Read More
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