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.

7/17/2023

1 Samuel 8:1-22 Samuel & His 2 Sons

 

Samuel & His 2 Sons

1 Samuel 8:1-22                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

[It happened,] when Samuel was old, he made his sons: Joel & Abiah, judges over Israel in Beer Sheba. Joel was the firstborn & Abiah, his 2nd. They were judges in Beer Sheba. His sons [didn't follow] his ways & turned aside after [profit] & took bribes & perverted [justice.]

Then, all the elders of Israel gathered together & came to Ramah to Samuel & said to him, [Look,] you are old & your sons [don’t] walk in your ways. Now [give] us a king to judge us like all the [other] nations.

[This] displeased Samuel [that they asked,] Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord. 

The Lord said to Samuel, [Listen] to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For they haven’t rejected you, but they have rejected Me, so that I shouldn’t [rule] over them. 

[They are doing to you, just like they did to Me,] since the day I brought them up out of Egypt [until] this day. They have [abandoned Me] & have served other gods. [They are doing the same] to you.

Now [listen] to [them,] yet solemnly protest to them & [declare to] them the [type] of king that shall [rule] over them. Samuel told the people [who] asked for a king, all the words of the Lord.

[Samuel] said, This will be the [type] of king [who] shall [rule] over you. He will take your sons & appoint them for himself, for his chariots & to be his horsemen. Some shall run [in front of] his chariots.

He will appoint [himself] captains over 1,000’s, captains over 50’s & will [have] them [plow] his ground & reap his harvest & make his [weapons] of war & make [equipment] for his chariots.

He will take your daughter to be [candy & sweet makers,] cooks & bakers. He will take [all the best of] your fields, vineyards & olive [groves] & give them to his servants. 

He will take 1/10 of your [grain] & [grape harvest] to give to his officers & servants. He will take your male & female servants & your [handsome] young men & [donkeys] & [have] them do his work. 

He will take 1/10 of your sheep & you shall be his servants. And you shall cry out that day, because of your king [that] you have chosen [for yourselves] & the Lord [God] will not hear you [on] that day.

[Still] the [Israelites] refused to obey the voice of Samuel & they said, [No,] we will have a king over us, [so] we may be like all the nations & also our king may judge us & go out before us & fight our battles. 

Samuel heard all the words of the people & [repeated] them [to] the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, [Listen] to their [voices & give] them a king. And Samuel [told] the men of Israel, Every man, go back to your city.