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.

7/27/2023

1 Samuel 18:1-30 Saul Takes David Under His Wing

 

Saul Takes David Under His Wing

  1 Samuel 18:1-30               The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

[It happened,] when [David] had [finished] speaking with Saul, the soul of Jonathan, [Saul’s son] was [bonded] with the soul of David & Jonathan loved [David] as his own soul.

And Saul took [David] that day & wouldn’t let him go home [any] more to his father’s house. Then, Jonathan & David made a covenant, because [Jonathan] loved him as his own soul. 

And Jonathan [took off] the robe that was on him & gave it & his [clothing,] sword, bow & [belt] to David. David went out [wherever] Saul sent him & behaved wisely. 

Saul [put David] over the men of war & he was accepted in the sight of all the people & also Saul’s servants. 

It [happened,] when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistines, that the women came out of all [the] cities of Israel, singing & dancing to [greet] king Saul with [tambourines,] with joy & [musical] instruments. 

As they played, the women [said] to one another, Saul has [killed] 1,000’s & David 10,000’s. Saul was very [angry] & the saying displeased him & he said, They have [credited] David with 10,000’s, but [have only credited] me [with] 1,000’s. 

What more could [David want,] but the kingdom? Saul [watched] David from that day [on.] It [happened] the [next day,] the [distressing] spirit from God came upon Saul & he prophesied in the [middle] of the house & David played [the harp] with his [hands, like] at other times. 

There was a [spear] in Saul’s hand & he said, I will [strike] David [with great force] to the wall with it & [Saul] threw the [spear] & David [escaped] out of [Saul's] presence twice. Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with [David] & [the spirit had left] Saul. 

Therefore, [Saul] removed [David] from him & made [David] a captain over 1,000. [David] went out [to battle] & came back in before the people. David behaved wisely in all his ways & the Lord was with him. 

[For this reason,] when Saul saw [David] behaved very wisely, [Saul] was afraid of him. But all [of] Israel & Judah loved David, because he went out [to battle] & came in before them.

And Saul said to David, [See,] my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her [to] you to [marry]: [if] only you are valiant for me & fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul [thought, Don’t] let my [hands] be upon [David,] but let the [hands] of the Philistines be upon him. 

And David said to Saul, Who am I? What is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the son-in-law to the king? It [happened] when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, to [marry.] 

Michal, Saul’s [youngest] daughter, loved David. They told Saul & [it] pleased him. Saul [thought,] I will give her [to David, so] she may  be a snare to him & the hands of the Philistines may be against him. [For this reason,] Saul said to David, This day, you shall be my son-in-law.

Saul commanded his servants, [Talk] with David secretly & say, [Look,] the king delights in you & all his servants love you. Therefore, now be the king’s son-in-law.

Saul’s servants [said this privately] to David & he said, [Does it seem] like a [little] thing to be the king’s son-in-law, [since] I’m a poor man & lightly [thought of?]

The [Saul’s] servants told him [what David said.] Saul [replied,] You shall say to David, The king [doesn’t] desire any dowry, but 100 [Philistine] foreskins to [avenge the king] of his enemies, but Saul thought to have David fall [at] the hand of the Philistines. 

When his servants told David [this,] it pleased David to be the king’s son-in-law, [before the allotted time elapsed.] [For this reason,] David arose & went with his men & [killed] 200 Philistines & David brought the full [amount] of foreskins to the king, [so] he might be the king’s son-in-law.

Saul gave [David,] his daughter, Michal, to [marry.] And Saul knew that the Lord was with David & Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. And Saul was [even] more afraid of David & became David’s enemy continually. It [happened] after the Philistine princes went [out,] David behaved more wisely than all [of] Saul’s servants, [so] that [David’s] name was [highly thought of.]