1Samuel 25-26: Luke 16:19-31. David is enraged because Nabal refused to give food to the young men of David who guarded Nabal's sheep shearers. This appears rather over the top to we moderns but was this the usual response back in those days? Nabal's wife, Abigail, hears and rides to the rescue with plenty of food and drink plus takes the blame. David is pleased and stops his rampage. Nabal dies after Abigail reveals to him David's plan. David then takes Abigail as his wife. David again has an opportunity to kill Saul and refuses to do it. Instead he displays Saul's spear and jug in order to prove his loyalty to Saul. Saul relents and invites David back home.
Jesus tells the parable/story of Lazarus and the rich man. The rich man has the opportunity to help a poor man every day yet refuses to do so. The story is short and is intended to show in a short time that the rich man doesn't use his wealth of unrighteousness in a wise way. So he has no friends to take him in. Lazarus on the other does have a friend to take him in. However the real lesson of the story is to listen to Moses and the prophets (i.e. the word of God).
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