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.

7/25/2023

1 Samuel 16:1-23 The Lord Sends Samuel to Anoint a Future King of Israel

 

The Lord Sends Samuel to Anoint a Future King of Israel

  1 Samuel 16:1-23                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, [since] I have rejected him from [ruling] over Israel? Fill your horn with oil & go. I will send you to Jesse, the Bethlehemite: for I have [selected from his sons] a king [for] Me. 

And Samuel [asked,] How can I go? If Saul [hears of] it, he will kill me. The Lord said, Take a [cow] with you & say, I [have] come to sacrifice to the Lord. [Then,] call Jesse to the sacrifice & I will show you what you [shall] do & you shall anoint [for] Me the [person] whom I name to you.

Samuel did [what] the Lord [said] & came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming & [asked, Did] you come [peacefully?] [Samuel] said, [Peacefully.] 

I [have] come to sacrifice to the Lord: [so] sanctify yourselves & come with me to the sacrifice. [Samuel] sanctified Jessie & his sons & called them to the sacrifice. 

When they were [there,] it [happened] that [Samuel] looked [at] Eliab & said, Surely, this is the Lord’s anointed [before me.] The Lord said, Don’t look on his [appearance or his] height, because I have refused him.

For the Lord doesn’t see [like] a man sees, for a man looks [at] the outward appearance, but the Lord looks [at] the heart. Jesse called Abinadab & made him pass [in front of] Samuel & he said, Neither has the Lord chosen this [one.] Then, Jesse made Shammah pass by. 

And [Samuel] said, Neither has the Lord chosen this [one.] Again, Jesse made 7 of his sons pass [in front of] Samuel & [he] said to Jesse, The Lord hasn’t chosen these. Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? [Jesse] said. There [still remains] the youngest, [who is keeping] the sheep. 

Samuel said to Jesse, Send [for him & bring] him for we won’t sit down [until] he comes [here.] And [Jesse] sent him in. He [had a ruddy complexion & was attractive to look at.] The Lord said, Arise & anoint him, for he is [the one.] 

Then, Samuel took the horn of oil & anointed him in the midst of his brethren & the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day [on.] So, Samuel rose up & went to Ramah, but the Spirit of the Lord [left] from Saul & a [distressing] spirit from the Lord troubled him. 

Saul’s servants said to him, [Look] now, a [distressing] spirit from God troubles you. Let the Lord now command your servants, [in front of] you, to [search] for a man, who is a [skillful] harp player & it shall [happen,] when a [distressing] spirit from God is upon you, he shall play [the harp] with his hands & you shall [feel better.] 

And Saul said to his servants, [Look for] a man [who plays the harp] well & bring him to me. Then, 1 of the servants answered, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, [who] is [skillful] in playing [the harp.] 

And [he’s] a mighty, valiant man, a man of war & [wise in what he says & a handsome] person & the Lord is with him. [For this reason,] Saul sent messengers to Jesse & said, Send me David, your son, [who] is with the sheep. 

Jesse took a [donkey loaded] with bread, a bottle of wine & a kid [goat] & sent them [with] David, his son, to Saul. David came to Saul & stood before him & [Saul] loved [David] greatly & [David] became [Saul’s] armor bearer. 

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, I pray [that] you let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight. 

It [happened,] when the [distressing] spirit from God was upon Saul, David took a harp & played [it] with his [hands,] so Saul was refreshed & was [better] & the [distressing] spirit departed from [Saul.]