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  1. A gray area<\/span><\/i>. What does David ask of Nabal? Is it simply a fee for excellent watchmen services (as the boy reports to Abigail in verses 15-16)? Or is it a protection racket? The chapter doesn\u2019t give a clear answer to this, and it introduces us to David\u2019s life in the gray area, where shepherds live side by side with the dubious types who were part of his band: \u201cEveryone who was in straits and everyone who was in debt and everyone who was desperate joined him\u201d (I Sam 22:2).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. What did you say your name was again?<\/span><\/i> A cruel abusive man named Nabal is a figure whose character is unmistakable: \u201cFor he is just what his name says: His name means \u2018boor\u2019 and he is a boor\u201d (verse 25 – in modern Hebrew, the word <\/span>naval<\/span><\/i> means \u201cvillain\u201d or \u201cscoundrel\u201d).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Greetings and salutations! <\/span><\/i>\u201c\u2018To life! Greetings to you and to your household and to all that is yours!\u201d (verse 6) – an especially hearty blessing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Good and evil<\/span><\/i>. And how to choose between them – that\u2019s one of the central themes of this chapter, which is why the word \u201cevil\u201d (<\/span>ra\u2019<\/span><\/i>) appears 8 times, and the word \u201cgood\u201d (<\/span>tov<\/span><\/i>), 5 times.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Just who is the king here anyway<\/span><\/i>? Nabal rebuffs David, and say of him and his men \u201cWho is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many slaves nowadays who run away from their masters\u201d (verse 10), even as Nabal himself \u201cwas having a feast in his house, a feast fit for a king\u201d (verse 36). But Abigail knows the truth, as she states, that David has been chosen by God and \u201cappointed ruler of Israel\u201d (verse 30).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":86314,"id":86314,"title":"Points to ponder","filename":"Points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-psalm-84\/points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":86166,"date":"2021-01-09 20:56:58","modified":"2023-12-28 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