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.

7/16/2023

1 Samuel 7:1-17 Taking the Ark of the Lord to the House of Abinadab

 

Taking the Ark of the Lord to the House of Abinadab

1 Samuel 7:1-17                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

The men of Kirjath Jearim came, & [took] the Ark of the Lord, & brought it into the house of Abinadab [on] the hill, & sanctified Eleazar, his son, to [take care of] the Ark the Lord. And it [happened,] while the Ark [stayed [a] long time in Kirjath Jearim, for 20 years. And all the house of Israel [mourned] [& sought] after the Lord. 

And Samuel [spoke] to all the [Israelites,] saying, If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, & then, put away the strange gods & Ashtaroth from among you, & prepare your hearts to the Lord, & serve only Him; He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 

Then, the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel put away Baalim & Asharoth, & only served the Lord. And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mispeh, & I will pray for you to the Lord. 

And they gathered together [in] Mizpeh, & drew water, & poured it out before the Lord,, & fasted on that day, & said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the [people] of Israel in Mizpeh. And when the Philistines heard the [Israelites] were gathered together in Mizpeh. 

And when the Philistines heard that the [Israelites] were gathered together in Mizpeh, the [Philistine] lords went up against Israel. And when the [people] of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. And the [people] of Israel said to Samuel, [Don’t stop crying] [out] to the Lord our God for us, so He will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

And Samuel took [an unweaned] lamb, & offered it for a burnt offering, [totally] to the Lord. And Samuel cried [out] to the Lord for Israel; & the Lord heard him.

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but the Lord thundered [loudly] upon the Philistines on that day, & [defeated] them. And they were [destroyed in front of] Israel. 

And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, & pursued the Philistines & [struck them down,] until they came to Beth Car. Then, Samuel took a [rock] & [put] it between Mizpeh & Shen, & [named] it Ebenezer, saying, [Up until now,] the Lord [God] helped us. So, the Philistines were [forced into submission,] & they no [longer] came into [Israel’s] coast, & the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

And the cities the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. And Israel [delivered its coastal territory from] the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel & the Amorites.

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And [Samuel] went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, & to Gilgal, & [to] Mizpeh, & judged Israel in all those places. And [Samuel's] house was [in] Ramah, [where he] [returned,] & he judged Israel there, & built an altar to the Lord.