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Revision as of 02:41, 20 November 2019

Objectives

Cognitive Objectives

  • Students will be able to describe the ways in which Nabal wronged David.
  • Students will be able to describe David's anger including why he was angry and how he initially intended to respond to his anger.
  • Students will be able to describe how David responded to Abigail's call for restraint.

Affective Objectives

  • Students will relate David's feelings of anger to times in which they were angry over wrongs committed against them.
  • Students will consider how they have reacted to anger in the past and how those reactions have felt.
  • Students will be confident that God alone is the judge.

Theme

  • David may have had good reason to be angry with Nabal but chose to act with discretion and allowed God to judge Nabal. God chose to judge Nabal and bless David. Anger itself is not necessarily wrong but the way in which we act upon that anger can be wrong.

Introduction

Main Body

Introducing Nabal

The Man (v. 2-3)

According to verse 2, was Nabal a wealthy man?

  • Nabal was a very wealthy man

How does verse 3 compare and contrast each of Nabal and Abigail?

  • Verse 3 describes Nabal as harsh and badly behaved but it describes Abigail as discerning and beautiful. The word for discerning is that of someone with good sense. In other words, Abigail was the sort of person who made good decisions. In contrast to Abigail, Nabal is described as someone who is harsh and badly behaved.

The Situation (v.4-9)

What do verses 15 and 16 teach us about what David had done for Nabal?

  • The verses indicate that David and his men had provided special protection for Nabal and his estate.

The Offense (v.10-12)

How does Nabal respond to David's request in verse 10?

Offended

The Initial Reaction (v. 13-17)

The Plan (v. 18-22)

Diffusion

The Humble Response (v.23-27)

The Hope of Promise (v.28-29)

The Importance of Innocence (v.30-31)

Judgement

The Judge (v.38-39)

The Blessing (v.42)

Conclusion