About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

7/19/2023

1 Samuel 10:1--27 Samuel Anoints Saul

 

Samuel Anoints Saul

1 Samuel 10:1-27                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Samuel took a vial of oil & poured it on [Saul’s] head & kissed him & said, Isn’t [this] because the Lord has anointed you to be the [ruler] over His inheritance [for Israel?]

When you [depart] from me today, then you will find 2 men by Rachel’s [tomb] at Zelrah [a.k.a. Zulrah] in the border of Benjamin & they will say to you, The [donkeys] you went to [look for] are found.

Your father [no longer] cares [about the donkeys,] but is [sad about] you, saying, What shall I do for my son? [Saul,] you shall go forward from [there] & you shall come to the plain of Tabor.

[You] shall meet 3 men there going up to God [at] Bethel, 1 carrying 3 kid [goats] & another carrying 3 loaves of bread & another carrying a bottle of wine. They will [greet] you & give you 2 loaves of bread, [that] you shall receive [from] their hands. 

After that, you shall come to the hill of God, where there is a [platoon] of Philistines.

It shall [happen,] when you shall come [near] the city, you shall meet a [group] of prophets coming down from the high place with [lyres, tambourines, flutes] & harps [in front of them] & they shall prophesy.

And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you & you shall prophesy with them & be turned into another man. When these signs [happen] to you, [do as you feel led;] for God is with you. 

You shall go down to Gilgal before me & [watch,] I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings & to make sacrifices of Peace Offerings. You shall [wait there] 7 days [until] I come to you & show you what you shall do.

It [happened,] that when [Saul] turned his back to go from Samuel, God [changed Saul’s] heart & all those signs [happened] that day. When they came [near] the hill, a [group] of prophets met him & he prophesied [with] them.

When [those who] knew him [before] saw that [Saul] prophesied [with] the prophets, they said one to another, What [has happened] to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? 

[Someone from there] answered, But who is their father? It became a [saying,] Is Saul also among the prophets? 

When [Saul] had [finished] prophesying, he came to the high place [of worship.] And Saul’s uncle said to him & to his servant, [Where] did you [go?] [Saul] said, To [search] for the [donkeys] & when we saw [they weren’t there,] we [went] to Samuel. 

And Saul’s uncle said, I pray [that] you tell me what Samuel said to you. Saul said to his uncle, He plainly [told us] the [donkeys] were found, but [Saul didn’t tell] him the [rest] of what Samuel [had said.] 

Samuel called the people together to the Lord [at] Mizpeh. [Samuel] said to the children [people] of Israel, The Lord God of Israel says [this,] I brought Israel up out of Egypt & delivered you out of the hands of the Egyptians & out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.

This day you have rejected your God, Who Himself saved you out of all your [troubles] & tribulations. And you have said to Him, No, [put] a king over us [instead.]

Therefore, present yourselves now before the Lord by your tribes & by your 1,000’s. When Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come [close,] the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 

When [Samuel] had the tribe of Benjamin come [close] by their families, the family of Matri was taken & Saul, the son of Kish was taken, [but when they looked] for him, he couldn’t be found.

Therefore, they [inquired] of the Lord further, if [Saul still needed to] come [there.] And the Lord answered, [See, Saul has hidden] himself among the stuff. They ran & [brought] him [there.] 

When [Saul] stood among the people, he was [taller] than any of the people from his shoulders upward. Samuel said to all the [Israelites,] See [Saul,] whom the Lord has chosen & there is none like him among all the people?

All the people shouted, God save the king. Then, Samuel told the people the [laws] of the kingdom & wrote it in a book & [placed] it before the Lord [in the tabernacle.]

And Samuel sent all the people to [their houses.] Saul also went home to Gibeah & a [group] of men, whose hearts had been touched by the [Lord] God went with him. 

But the [worthless scoundrels] said,  How shall this man save us? They despised [Saul] & didn’t bring him [any] presents. But [Saul] held his peace.