Abigail - Women of the Bible

On Friday, I went away for the day to a women's conference called Sister to Sister. The theme this year was "Fight Like A Girl." While I was there, we learned about Esther in the bible and we also learned about Deborah and Jael (all three of them are in the Old Testament.) After hearing about these ladies, I became interested in learning more about the women of the bible. The women of the bible were strong women.

In Proverbs 31:10 says "Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies."

The story of Abigail so many women can relate to even today. Abigail was married to a man who was rich, mean, and surly in his dealings. Abigail's husband's name was Nabal. As the story goes, David was in the area and he protected Nabal's sheep from people who wanted to steal or kill the sheep. After David and his men protected the sheep, David sent a messanger to Nabal to ask for food for him and his men. Nabal being the careless man, he refused David's request. When the messenger went back to David and told all that Nabal had said, David's anger rose up within him. David gathered more than half of his men and headed towards Nabal's home. He was going to kill Nabal and all of his household (servants, animals, and family).

Abigail heard of what was going to happen. She was full of wisdom and knew exactly what needed to be done to calm David down. She met David before he could approach her home. She came bearing provision for David and his men. She also said the right words to calm David down. David went away much calmer.

Nabal threw a party because he didn't know that his life was in danger. Abigail using wisdom once again waited until the morning after Nabal sobered up to tell him everything that transpired between her a David. Nabal was in such sock that his heart gave out and he died ten days later.

After Nabal died, David sent Abigail a proposal of marriage.

The Living Word Library states, "Behind every successful man is an Abigail."

You can read this story for yourself in the Old Testament. It is located in 1 Samuel 25

Abigail's name means "father rejoices" and Nabal's name means "fool."

Are you like Abigail full of widsom and discernment or are you like Nabal a fool?

Although this picture is not of Abigail and Nabal, I can picture this would be the scene before she tells him about David

I want to be like Abigail. I want to be full of wisdom and discernment in every area of my life.