1. Why did David spare King Saul’s life? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. If David killed Saul in the cave, how would this be like Abraham not waiting on God and having his first child with Hagar instead of his own wife Sara? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. David left it to God to deal with King Saul. How can we learn from David’s behavior? How would you handle it if you were David? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. In 1 Samuel 24:22 David swore not to kill off King Saul’s descendants, but we will see that he breaks this covenant and kills seven of King Saul’s descendants (See 2 Samuel 21:8-14). How do you feel about David breaking this oath? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Why didn’t David go home with King Saul? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. What did David and his men request from Nabal? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Nabal said he did not know David, but did he really know him? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What are some things that Abigail did correctly in pleading with David? What are some things that she did not do right in her plea to David? See 1 Samuel 25:23-31. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. David was about to slaughter Nabal, his servants, and his household if Abigail did not step in. Why didn’t he have the same control that he had when dealing with Saul? Was he right or wrong? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. How do both stories in 1 Samuel 24 and 1 Samuel 25 lead to God’s warning found in Psalms 105:15? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________