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Discussion Questions

1. What was your all-time most humiliating experience? How did you handle it?

2. In today's text, David's men were humiliated. David retaliated with amazing force. Why did he retaliate? Did he overreact? Was he taking justice into his own hands?

3. Do you think David prayed before he retaliated (since the text is silent about it)? What would favor a "yes" answer? What would suggest a "no" answer?

4. What is the teaching of the Bible toward humiliation and retaliation in Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:5-7, and Acts 8:32-33.

5. How will you handle it the next time you are humiliated?