Womem in the Bible-What Can We Learn From Them?

 Abigail

Who was Abigail? She was the wife of a wealthy but harsh man name Nabal. Abigail, however. was discerning and humble, as well as beautiful both physically and spiritually. - 1 SAMUEL 25:3.

What did she do? Abigail acted with wisdom and discernment in order to avoid calamity.  She and Nabal lived in the region where David, Israel's future king was hiding as a fugitive. While David  and his men were there, they protected Nabal's flocks of sheep from robbers.  But when messengers from David asked Nabal for some food, Nabal insolently refused to provide it.  David was incensed!  So he and men went out to kill Nabal and all the men of his household. - 1 SAMUEL 25:10-12, 22.

Abigail acted quickly when she heard what her husband had done. She gave her servants a supply of food to take to David and his men, and she followed to beg David for mercy.  (1 Samuel 25:14-19. 24-31)  When David saw her gift, observed her humility, and heard her wise advice, he recognized that God had used her to prevent a tragedy. (1 Samuel 25:32, 33)  Soon thereafter, Nabal died and Abigail became David's wife. - 1 SAMUEL 25:37-41. 

What can we learn from Abigail?  Although beautiful and wealthy, Abigail had a balanced view of herself.  To keep peace, she was willing to apologize for something that was not her fault.  She handled a tense situation calmly and do so with tact, courage, and resourcefulness.

 For a further discussion about Abigail, see the article  "She Acted With Discretion" 

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