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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW (05/02/19)
The marriage of Nabal and Abigail was not a happy one. Everyone knew that Nabal was rough and mean to people. He was very rich and owned thousands of sheep and goats. David was also a shepherd with flocks nearby. On occasions, he and his men helped look after Nabal’s flock if necessary. One day David needed help. He needed food for his men and he asked Nabal whose response was very negative. He refused so David became angry and decided to retaliate. It was going to be bloody.

Thankfully Abigail received the news of her husband’s behaviour by one of the servants. “ Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.”{1 Samuel 25:17 NIV}.

Her reaction was quick. Unknown to her husband she amassed food and took it quickly to David. She sought to intercede so that her husband would not be killed. Her efforts were successful. Her words were wise ones. “Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool, and folly goes with him”
{1 Samuel 25:25 NIV}.

Samuel wrote that he was surly and mean and his wife described him as a fool. The day after the incident with David, his wife told him how she had saved his life. He had a heart attack and was dead ten days later. Did Nabal reap what he had sewn? Nabal sewed unkindness and reaped an untimely death.

Abigail sewed kindness and wisdom and reaped a royal proposal. David sent word asking her to become his wife. His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.”{1 Samuel 25:39-40 NIV}.
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Barbara Culler 
05/09/19
I've always appreciated this story-how a wife intervenes to prevent a crisis. I liked your take on it. You seemed to get confused with the spelling of sow and sown. It would have been more interesting to me had you had dialog with the characters- show, don't tell. Bible story re-telling stories are fun to read.
Karlene Jacobsen 
05/12/19
I’m always drawn to Biblical accounts. This was written almost like a news brief. I think you may have mistaken sew (needle and thread) with sow (plant seeds). Otherwise, I think you’ve done a really nice job with this.

~Blessings
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
05/13/19
This is a nice retelling of the story. I'd have loved to seen more dialog. It's okay to tell the story from one person's POV and add dialog that wasn't in the Bible. It's biblical fiction and often will help the reader see the story in a way never before seen. You start doing that, but just need to take it a step farther. You've a great foundation here. You definitely were on topic and you have a clear message. Good job.
Terry R A Eissfeldt 
05/15/19
Such a great story to pull on for the topic. The others comments are the same for me - pick a POV - make the story leap from the page. Blessings