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

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

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. And 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, him, whom I name to you.

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

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

When they were [there,] it [happened] that [Samuel] looked [at] Eliab, & said, Surely, the Lord’s anointed is [in front of] im. But the Lord said to Samuel, [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. [1 Kings 8:38-39 [Whatever] prayer & [requests are] made by any man, or by all Your people [of] Israel, [in] which every man shall know the [affliction] of his own heart, & spread [out] his hands toward this house, [a.k.a. the Lord's house,] then You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, & forgive, & do, & give to every man, according to his ways, [a.k.a. actions,] whose heart You [know;] (for You, even only You, [know] the hearts of all the children of men.)]

Then, Jesse called Abinadab, & made him pass [in front of] Samuel. And [Samuel] 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. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord [hasn’t] chosen these. And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children [here?] And [Jesse] said. There [still remains] the youngest, & [see,] he [keeps, a.k.a. tends,] the sheep. 

And Samuel said to Jesse, Send [for him,] & [bring:] him for we won’t sit down [until] he [comes here.] And [Jesse] sent [for him,] & brought him in. Now, he [had a] ruddy [complexion,] & [was] [attractive] to look [at.] And the Lord said, Arise & anoint him, for this is he, [who is to be anointed.] 

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

And Saul’s servants said to him, [Look] now, a [distressing] spirit from God troubles you. Let [you,] our lord, [a.k.a. master,] now command your servants, [who are 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 be well, [a.k.a. feel better.] 

And Saul said to his servants, Provide a man [for] me now, [who] can play [the harp] well, & bring him to me. Then, 1 of the servants answered, [Look,] 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 matters, & 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. 

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

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

And 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.]