25:15-17
One of the servants tells Abigail what had happened. He also tells her how David and his men had treated them well, and protected the sheep. The messenger also urges Abigail to do something to divert the disaster that is about to come upon them. He views Nabal as an utterly wicked man who is unwilling to listen to anyone.
25:18-22
Abigail took swift action. She got some supplies together, bread, wine, grain and sheep etc, and loaded them on to donkeys. She sent her servants on ahead with the supplies. She also did not tell her husband. She went out to David. David was still infuriated, full of righteous indignation, and full of anger. He was ready to kill Nabal and all his servants. David was right to be offended, justified in his complaints, but the action he was about to take was wrong. We need to beware of acting out of offence or a sense of injustice. At the same time we should seek to bring justice to others, as some of the Psalms indicate that David did.
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