Whose Acting Foolish Now?

God sometimes graciously intercepts us on the road to folly. 

The Characters

• Nabal – “fool”
  • His possessions and property proceed his person
• Abagail
  • Smart and beautiful
• David
  • Trying to feed 600 men and their families

The Narrative

• The request – vs. 5-9
• The answer – vs. 10-11
• The response – v. 13
• The unnamed servant – vs. 14-17
• Abagail’s actions – vs. 18-20
• David’s intentions – vs. 21-22
• Abagail’s intercession – vs. 24-31
• David’s blessing – vs. 32-35
• What about Nabal? – vs. 36-38
• David’s response – a new bride?

Applications

• God protecting us from ourselves
• Our difficulty in seeing the splinter in our own eyes
• The surprising people God chooses as His servants
• Take encouragement from any source you can