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A godly wife is a blessing from the Lord. Here Abigail steps in and pleads on behalf of her boorish husband, also keeping David from bloodshed.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 25:14-35 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 25:14-35 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:9 and ends at about 6:13 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold,… A godly wife is a blessing from the Lord. Here Abigail steps in and pleads on behalf of her boorish husband, also keeping David from bloodshed.

When people hate us for being Christians, it’s hard not to get “riled up” and angry, but remember that their hatred of you is evidence that you are a child of God.

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BibleGateway: John 15:18-27 ESV Text: John 15:18-27 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:10 and ends at about 3:43      18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated… When people hate us for being Christians, it’s hard not to get “riled up” and angry, but remember that their hatred of you is evidence that you are a child of God.

Clearly the Lord was responsible for David’s escapes from Saul. When we escape danger, isn’t that the Lord’s doing too?

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 23:1-14 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 23:1-14 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:25      1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and… Clearly the Lord was responsible for David’s escapes from Saul. When we escape danger, isn’t that the Lord’s doing too?

85 priests from the house of Eli were put to death as we knew they eventually would be (cf. 1 Sam 2:31-33), but the last one, Abiathar, escaped with David and would help him.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 22:6-23 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 22:6-23 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:54 and ends at about 4:28      6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were… 85 priests from the house of Eli were put to death as we knew they eventually would be (cf. 1 Sam 2:31-33), but the last one, Abiathar, escaped with David and would help him.