Three Angry Men
1 Samuel 24 -25
Scriptures pertaining to anger:
(Pro 22:24) Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
(Pro 22:25) Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
(Pro 29:22) An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
(Pro 29:23) A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
(Ecc 7:8) Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
(Ecc 7:9) Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
(Mat 5:22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
(Eph 4:26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
(Eph 4:27) Neither give place to the devil.
(Tit 1:7) For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
(Tit 1:8) But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
(Deu 32:35) To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
(Heb 10:30) For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
(Heb 10:31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
(Heb 10:32) But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
I. Saul – Let his anger destroy relationships
1. With the loyal David
Even though David had been anointed king by Samuel he vowed not to harm the Lord’s anointed (King Saul).
2. With his own son Jonathan
He accused Jonathan of conspiring against him with David
3. With God
In his impatience he usurped the authority of Samuel. He made sacrifice and then led the people out to battle where he permitted the people to spare the best to the herds of his enemies after God had commanded him to totally destroy them.
He also used witchcraft rather than prayer and faith to learn about his future demise.
II. Nabal – Let his anger destroy him
1. Disgraced himself
Everyone around him knew him as an angry and uncontrolled man.
2. Disgraced and endangered his household
His arrogant reply to the men that David sent to him put his entire house in peril.
3. Died of an evident stroke or heart attack brought on by his anger.
When he heard about what his wife Abigail had done to avert the wrath of David, Nabal’s, “heart died within him”.
III. David – Kept his frustration in check
1. Did not seek retaliation against king Saul.
Even though David had opportunity to slay Saul he refused and even repented when the temptation of it mused him.
2. David did not retaliate against Nabal’s arrogance and stupidity.
David listened to the wise counsel of Abigail and protected his reputation as a just and good man.
3. David let the counsel of God, whether it came from a godly woman or from directly from His Word, guide him.
Conclusion: How are you dealing with your anger and frustration?
Scriptures pertaining to anger:
(Pro 22:24) Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
(Pro 22:25) Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
(Pro 29:22) An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
(Pro 29:23) A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
(Ecc 7:8) Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
(Ecc 7:9) Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
(Mat 5:22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
(Eph 4:26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
(Eph 4:27) Neither give place to the devil.
(Tit 1:7) For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
(Tit 1:8) But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
(Deu 32:35) To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
(Heb 10:30) For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
(Heb 10:31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
(Heb 10:32) But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
I. Saul – Let his anger destroy relationships
1. With the loyal David
Even though David had been anointed king by Samuel he vowed not to harm the Lord’s anointed (King Saul).
2. With his own son Jonathan
He accused Jonathan of conspiring against him with David
3. With God
In his impatience he usurped the authority of Samuel. He made sacrifice and then led the people out to battle where he permitted the people to spare the best to the herds of his enemies after God had commanded him to totally destroy them.
He also used witchcraft rather than prayer and faith to learn about his future demise.
II. Nabal – Let his anger destroy him
1. Disgraced himself
Everyone around him knew him as an angry and uncontrolled man.
2. Disgraced and endangered his household
His arrogant reply to the men that David sent to him put his entire house in peril.
3. Died of an evident stroke or heart attack brought on by his anger.
When he heard about what his wife Abigail had done to avert the wrath of David, Nabal’s, “heart died within him”.
III. David – Kept his frustration in check
1. Did not seek retaliation against king Saul.
Even though David had opportunity to slay Saul he refused and even repented when the temptation of it mused him.
2. David did not retaliate against Nabal’s arrogance and stupidity.
David listened to the wise counsel of Abigail and protected his reputation as a just and good man.
3. David let the counsel of God, whether it came from a godly woman or from directly from His Word, guide him.
Conclusion: How are you dealing with your anger and frustration?
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