“Naval answered David’s servants, ‘Who is David? Who is the son of Yishai? There are many servants nowadays running away from their masters. Am I supposed to take my bread, my water and my meat that I slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men coming from who knows where?’”-1 Samuel 25:10 So David’s […]
1S25-4: Divine Love Versus Mobster Demands – God’s True Intentions
“David, there in the desert, heard that Naval was shearing his sheep. David sent off ten young men with these orders: ‘Go up to Naval in Karmel, and bring him greetings from me.’”-1 Samuel 25:4-5 So we’re told David caught wind of the news Naval was shearing his sheep. This wouldn’t have been surprising by […]
1S25-3: Unequally Yoked – The Long-Term Consequences of Mismatched Marriages
“The man’s name was Naval, and his wife was named Avigayil. The woman was intelligent and attractive, but the man was surly and mean in his actions; he belonged to the clan of Kalev.”-1 Samuel 25:3 So we’re told that Nabal hailed from the clan of Caleb. The name Caleb should ring a major bell […]
1S25-2: The Rich Fool of Carmel – A Biblical Tale of Wealth and Folly
“Now there was a man in Ma‘on who had property in Karmel. He was very rich, having three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Karmel.”-1 Samuel 25:2 Chapter 2 kicks off by introducing us to a man living in Ma’on who owned a thriving business in Carmel. He […]
1S25-1: From Ruth to Avigayil – The Bible’s Celebration of Women
Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 25. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. “Sh’mu’el died. All of Isra’el assembled to mourn him and bury him at his home in Ramah.”-1 Samuel 25:1 We’re told that Samuel died… And that all Israel gathered to mourn him. This event […]
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