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A study in contradictions:\u00a0 He, a man of selfish ambition; she, a woman of towering generosity. He lacks the vision to behold the most basic humanity in others, while she perceives the hidden depths of their potential. He is literally called Nabal, which means \u2018lowlife\u2019, \u2018degenerate\u2019, but her name, Abigail, alludes to joy, redemption, and a loving closeness with her heavenly Father.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, the only thing it would seem they have in common is that they are, inexplicably, married.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A pair of opposites: The one, a man who is ready to ascend the throne and devote his reign to the unification of Heaven and earth. The other, a man who can\u2019t bear to relinquish a fraction of his wealth nor utter a simple word of gratitude, even to pay his dues. David, a man who loves God with every fiber of his being; and Nabal, a man who cares only for himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alas, it appears that the only tie binding them together is their shared ancestry as descendants from the tribe of Judah.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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They appear to be headed for a clash. David has judged Nabal as a rebel against his nascent monarchy and found him liable for callously failing to remunerate the debt he owes David\u2019s entourage, for outrageously refusing to even acknowledge David\u2019s existence.\u00a0 Abigail\u2019s prophetic intuition tells her that as odious as Nabal\u2019s actions have been, David is on the verge of committing a grave error. As he is not yet in power, to execute Nabal would be an extrajudicial, unforgivable offense that would permanently jeopardize David\u2019s future as king.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, Abigail finds herself in a bizarre predicament, needing to protect the life of the man she should love, yet despises, from the man she reveres, but knows to be wrong in this moment. With little time to think, she jumps into action, smoothing over Nabal\u2019s poor treatment of David and his men. However, it is her next act that cements her reputation as a woman of great courage, in addition to great kindness. She warns David not to \u201cshed blood without cause\u201d, and implores him to spare Nabal\u2019s life, not for Nabal\u2019s sake–but for David\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Humbly, he yields to her wisdom, and Nabal is stricken by God with a fatal illness. Grateful and in awe of the woman who saved his sovereignty, David ultimately proposes marriage to, and is accepted by, Abigail. At last, Abigail is united with a worthy man who shares her ability to see people as they truly are.<\/span><\/p>\n

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