1 Samuel 25 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- What characters are mentioned and how are they described?
- How does Nabal respond to David's request in 1 Sam 25:2-11?
- How does David respond? (1 Sam 25:12-13)
- How is David's anger turned away? (1 Sam 25:14-34)
- What happens to Nabal in the end?
- What repetitions do you notice and what do they tell us?
- What connections do you see between this chapter and chapter 24?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- Discuss David's actions; are they right or wrong?
- What should have been David's response?
- What stands out to you about Abigail? What do her actions teach you about her?
- How do you see David's humility in this chapter?
- When Abigail stops David from killing Nabal and his people, who does David bless? (1 Sam 25:32-34; 39)
- What do we learn about God in this chapter?
- What parts of this story point to Jesus and what He's done for us on the cross?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- What does it look like for us to "trust in the Lord's judgement and vengeance today?
- What are some ways that the Lord has kept you from sin you intended to commit?
- How can you be like Abigail this week and seek to keep others from sin?
- Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made.
- Sing Grace Greater than All Our Sin to God and to one another.
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1 Samuel 25 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- What characters are mentioned and how are they described?
- How does Nabal respond to David's request in 1 Sam 25:2-11?
- How does David respond? (1 Sam 25:12-13)
- How is David's anger turned away? (1 Sam 25:14-34)
- What happens to Nabal in the end?
- What repetitions do you notice and what do they tell us?
- What connections do you see between this chapter and chapter 24?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- Discuss David's actions; are they right or wrong?
- What should have been David's response?
- What stands out to you about Abigail? What do her actions teach you about her?
- How do you see David's humility in this chapter?
- When Abigail stops David from killing Nabal and his people, who does David bless? (1 Sam 25:32-34; 39)
- What do we learn about God in this chapter?
- What parts of this story point to Jesus and what He's done for us on the cross?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- What does it look like for us to "trust in the Lord's judgement and vengeance today?
- What are some ways that the Lord has kept you from sin you intended to commit?
- How can you be like Abigail this week and seek to keep others from sin?
- Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made.
- Sing Grace Greater than All Our Sin to God and to one another.