25:1
Samuel the prophet died, and so, with the exception of Saul’s dream, he is out of the picture. All Israel mourned for him. They recognised how significant he had been, yet we should also note that Israel was not very good at following his words. Most importantly they had insisted on having a king. David moved to the Desert of Paran. He had met with Samuel (1 Sam 19:18), now that Samuel had died David perhaps considered himself to be even more at risk. Remember that Samuel had anointed David as king.
25:2,3
We are now introduced to Nabal and Abigail. Nabal actually means “fool”. Presumably this was a nickname given to him, rather than the name his parents gave him! He was also very wealthy. Even today there are a number of fools who are rich. Nabal here is called “surly and mean”. His wife, on the other hand, is described as “intelligent and beautiful”. Nabal was a descendant of Caleb. Sadly he had not inherited Caleb’s character.
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