1 Samuel 25
Steven Cole · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Samuel 25
Cole - DAVID LEARNED TO SEEK THE LORD’S MIND RATHER THAN TO ACT IMPULSIVELY ON HIS OWN. In a word, he learned submission. So many of us act first and think later. But David was learning to take the situation to the Lord before doing anything else, and then to submit to the Lord’s direction. We have already seen how David carefully sought the Lord’s mind regarding the city of Keilah (1Sa 23:2-4, 9-12). In the matter of Nabal (1Sa 25), David flunked the course. He reacted in anger and rode off to wipe out Nabal and his men before he stopped to ask the Lord about it. The Lord sent Abigail to stop David in his tracks. We have also seen how on two occasions David could easily have killed Saul on the spot, but he obeyed the Lord. In later narratives there are other examples of David very carefully pausing to seek the Lord’s mind on a situation before proceeding, and then acting in obedience to the Lord (1Sa 30:1-8). How do you react when adversity strikes? Do you push the panic button and try to eject yourself out of the situation by any means possible? Or do you stop to say, “Lord, how do You want me to respond in this situation? What do You want me to do?” And then do you do it? Are you learning to submit to God in the courses in which He enrolls you? (1 Samuel 18-26 God's Training School -- Discipleship) 1 Samuel 25:14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, and he scorned them. BGT 1 Samuel 25:14 καὶ τῇ Αβιγαια γυναικὶ Ναβαλ ἀπήγγειλεν ἓν τῶν παιδαρίων λέγων ἰδοὺ Δαυιδ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου εὐλογῆσαι τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν LXE 1 Samuel 25:14 And one of the servants reported to Abigaia the wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our lord; but he turned away from them. KJV 1 Samuel 25:14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. NET 1 Samuel 25:14 But one of the servants told Nabal's wife Abigail, "David sent messengers from the desert to greet our lord, but he screamed at them. CSB 1 Samuel 25:14 One of Nabal's young men informed Abigail, Nabal's wife: "Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he yelled at them. ESV 1 Samuel 25:14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them. NIV 1 Samuel 25:14 One of the servants told Nabal's wife Abigail: "David sent messengers from the desert to give our master his greetings, but he hurled insults at them. NLT 1 Samuel 25:14 Meanwhile, one of Nabal's servants went to Abigail and told her, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed insults at them. NRS 1 Samuel 25:14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he shouted insults at them. NJB 1 Samuel 25:14 Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife. He said, 'David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, but he flared up at them. NAB 1 Samuel 25:14 But Nabal's wife Abigail was informed of this by one of the servants, who said: "David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, but he flew at them screaming. YLT 1 Samuel 25:14 And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, 'Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them; GWN 1 Samuel 25:14 One of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, who yelled at them. he scorned them: Mk 15:29 1 Samuel 25 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries ABIGAIL TOLD OF NABAL'S HARSH RESPONSE But - This is one of those crucial hinge words that opens the door that would ultimately close the door on David's desire for revenge. Little "hinge" words often open big doors in Scripture. (For more on the value of "but" see Ken Hemphill's But God : devotions empowered by biblical statements of faith)
1 Samuel 25
Cole - DAVID LEARNED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS SIN QUICKLY TO THE LORD AND TO THOSE HE HAD WRONGED. In a word, he developed a tender conscience. At one point during his running from Saul, David came to Ahimelech the priest. David lied by telling the priest that he was on a mission from Saul (1Sa 21:2). As a result of that lie, the priest helped David. Saul heard of it and executed the priest and the whole village of priests where he lived. But one son, Abiathar, escaped and fled to David. Put yourself in David’s sandals. By your lie you have caused the death of this young man’s father and every person in his household. The man comes to you. What would you say? It seems to me that there would be a strong temptation to blame Saul. But David accepted the blame and confessed it openly to this man (1Sa 22:22). As we’ve also seen, David’s conscience was stricken after he cut off the edge of Saul’s robe (24:5). And when Abigail confronted David with the wrongfulness of taking revenge upon her husband, he immediately, before his men and before a woman (very humbling in that culture!), acknowledged his sin and thanked the Lord for sending her (1Sa 25:32-33). The difference between David and Saul was not that Saul sinned and David did not sin. The difference was that when Saul sinned, he would not confess his sin, but when David sinned and was confronted with it, he was quick to confess it to the Lord and to those he had wronged. One of the objectives of God’s training school is that we learn to acknowledge our sin quickly to the Lord and to those we have wronged. He wants us to develop a tender conscience before Him and to keep a clear conscience. As Paul testified, “I ... do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men” (Acts 24:16). (1 Samuel 18-26 God's Training School -- Discipleship) 1 Samuel 25:34 "Nevertheless, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had come quickly to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one male." BGT 1 Samuel 25:34 πλὴν ὅτι ζῇ κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ὃς ἀπεκώλυσέν με σήμερον τοῦ κακοποιῆσαί σε ὅτι εἰ μὴ ἔσπευσας καὶ παρεγένου εἰς ἀπάντησίν μοι τότε εἶπα εἰ ὑπολειφθήσεται τῷ Ναβαλ ἕως φωτὸς τοῦ πρωὶ οὐρῶν πρὸς τοῖχον LXE 1 Samuel 25:34 But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing thee harm, if thou hadst not hasted and come to meet me, then I said, There shall surely not be left to Nabal till the morning one male. KJV 1 Samuel 25:34 For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. NET 1 Samuel 25:34 Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives– he who has prevented me from harming you– if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning's light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!" CSB 1 Samuel 25:34 Otherwise, as surely as the LORD God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn't have had any men left by morning light." ESV 1 Samuel 25:34 For as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male." NIV 1 Samuel 25:34 Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by daybreak." NLT 1 Samuel 25:34 For I swear by the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal's men would still be alive tomorrow morning." NRS 1 Samuel 25:34 For as surely as the LORD the God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there would not have been left to Nabal so much as one male." Who has restrained: 1Sa 25:26 unless you had come quickly: 1Sa 25:18 11:11 Jos 10:6,9 there would not have been left to Nabal: 1Sa 25:22 1 Samuel 25 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DAVID AFFIRMS YAHWEH'S PERFECT TIMING PREVENTED DISASTER Nevertheless, as the LORD God of Israel lives, Who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had come quickly to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one male - David reiterates that it was Yahweh's hand which had prevented him, but it was Abigail's quick response, again emphasizing the juxtaposition of God's sovereignty and man's (woman's) responsibility! This prevented annihilation of all of Nabal's men. 1 Samuel 25:35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, "Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to you and granted your request." BGT 1 Samuel 25:35 καὶ ἔλαβεν Δαυιδ ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῆς πάντα ἃ ἔφερεν αὐτῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ἀνάβηθι εἰς εἰρήνην εἰς οἶκόν σου βλέπε ἤκουσα τῆς φωνῆς σου καὶ ᾑρέτισα τὸ πρόσωπόν σου LXE 1 Samuel 25:35 And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to thy house: see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accepted thy petition. KJV 1 Samuel 25:35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. NET 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her, "Go back to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you and responded favorably." CSB 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David accepted what she had brought him and said, "Go home in peace. See, I have heard what you said and have granted your request." ESV 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition." NIV 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him and said, "Go home in peace. I have heard your words and granted your request." NLT 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David accepted her present and told her, "Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband." NRS 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, "Go up to your house in peace; see, I have heeded your voice, and I have granted your petition." NJB 1 Samuel 25:35 David then accepted what she had brought him and said, 'Go home in peace; yes, I have listened to you and have pardoned you.' NAB 1 Samuel 25:35 David then took from her what she had brought him and said to her: "Go up to your home in peace! See, I have granted your request as a personal favor." YLT 1 Samuel 25:35 And David receiveth from her hand that which she hath brought to him, and to her he hath said, 'Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accept thy face.' GWN 1 Samuel 25:35 Then David accepted what she brought him and told her, "Go home in peace. I've listened to what you've said and granted your request." Go up: 1Sa 20:42 2Sa 15:9 2Ki 5:19 Lu 7:50 8:48 granted your request: Ge 19:21 Job 34:19 1 Samuel 25 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DAVID ACCEPTS ABIGAIL'S GIFT So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, "Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to you and granted your request - David a man after God's own heart is willing to listen in this case even to a woman in a culture where women were often not treated with such a welcome reception. Not only does he listen but he responds and humbly receives the gift she had brought. David dismisses her, assuring her that they are at peace for all is forgiven. THOUGHT - While Abigail was not David's wife (not yet at least), he proved himself to be a careful listener, one who thought about what he heard and received it resulting in a clear change in the attitude of his heart. Husbands, does this describe you when your wife comes to you with reasoning that does not necessarily agree with what you had intended to say or do? If we desire to be men after God's own heart, we need to learn from David's example in this section. Peter says essentially the same thing writing "You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered."(1 Peter 3:7+) Notice that both live with and show honor are both in the present tense and I would submit that the only way we can carry out these heart attitudes is by continual dependence on the Holy Spirit to give us the desire and the power (Php 2:13NLT+)! (See our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey Peter's instructions). You can check if you are obeying by assessing your prayer life!