Pastor Dan Southern
Title: A Wonderfully Wise Woman
Text: 1 Samuel 25:3, 38,-42
Genesis
Genesis
Matthew
28:5,7
Sometimes a
nation is spoken of as a mother and the people as her children. (Isaiah 50:1;
Jeremiah 50:12; Hosea 4:5)
Even cities
were referred to as a mother (2 Samuel
1 Samuel
27:3 2
Samuel 3:3
A. The correlation
of this story.
1. Nabal – a foolish man. (A picture of this world)
2. David – favored
of God to be King. (A picture of Christ)
3. Abigail
– the faithful. (A picture of the church)
B. The context
of this story.
1. David and Nabal
a. David
makes a requests of Nabal.
(25:1-9)
b. Nabal refuses (25:10-12)
c. David
begins to retaliate. (25:13)
2. Abigail
a. She is wise
(25:14-25)
b. She is widowed
(25:36-38)
c. She is wedded
(25:39-44)
l. ABIGAIL: HER CHARACTER.
Vs. 3 character
A. She is a
woman of understanding. Vs.
3a
B. She is a
woman of unrelenting beauty.
Vs. 3b
1 Samuel
16:7 Ephesians
3:16
1 Peter3:4
ll. ABIGAIL: HER CRISIS. (25:10-28)
A. Her crisis began with the man
who was her husband.
1. He was selfish.
Vss 10,11
2. He was stubborn.
Vs 17
3. He was sinful.
Vss. 17,25
4. He was simply
foolish. Vs. 25
B. Her crisis increased with the message
she received. (14-17)
1. There
was harm
determined to them. Vs. 17
2. David
was about to hand out judgment. Vs. 13
3. There
was an appeal for help. Vs. 17a
C. During her crisis she sought for mercy.
She appealed
to David with the sacrifices she offered. Vs. 18
She assumed
the role of a servant by the surrender she gave.
Vs. 24
lll. ABIGAIL’S CONSOLATION.
A. David’s promise.
Vs 35
Romans 5:1 Ephesians
1:6
B. David’s proposal.
Vss. 39, 40
2
Corinthians 11:2
C.
Abigail’s place in the royal family. Vs. 42
HOW MAY I APPLY THIS MESSAGE TO MY
LIFE?