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.

7/18/2023

1 Samuel 9:1-27 The Lord Said a Man from Benjamin Shall be Anointed

 

The Lord Said a Man from Benjamin Shall be Anointed 

  1 Samuel 9:1-27                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Kish was a man of Benjamin, [Abel’s] son, [who was] the son of Zeror, [Bechorath’s] son, [who] was the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite & mighty man of power.

[Kish] had a son [named] Saul, an [impressive & handsome] young man. There weren’t [any] more [handsome] among the children [people] of Israel than [Saul.]

[Also] he was [taller] from his shoulders & upward than any of the people. The [donkeys] of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish [told] Saul, Go [search] for the [donkeys] & take 1 of the servants with you. 

[Saul] passed through Mount Ephraim & the land of Shalisha & [didn’t find] them. They weren’t in Shalim [or] the land of the Benjamites. When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul [told] his servant, Let’s return; lest my father stops [worrying about the donkeys & starts worrying about] us. 

[The servant] said, [Look,] in this city is a man of God [who] is an honorable man & all he says [happens.] Let’s go [there] & [maybe] he can show us the way we should go.

Saul said to his servant, But [look,] if we go, what shall we bring the man? [Our] bread is [used up] & there isn’t a present to bring the man of God. What [do] we have? The servant answered Saul, [Look,] I have 1/4 of a shekel of silver here: that I will give to the man of God, to tell us our way. 

([Previously] in Israel, when they wanted to [ask] of God, [they said, Let’s] go to the seer, [but] now he is called a Prophet, [but before that time] was called a Seer.) Saul said to his servant, [You] said well, let’s go.  So, they went to the city where the man of God was.

As. They went up the hill to the city, they [saw] young maidens going out to draw water & [asked,] Is the seer here? They answered, [Look,] he is in the city before you. [Hurry, because] he came to the city today; for the sacrifice of the [Israelite] people, today in the high place. 

As soon as you come into the city, you shall [go immediately] to find him, before he goes to the high place to eat. For the people won’t eat until he [comes & blesses] the sacrifice. Afterward [those] eat [who are invited.] 

Now, [go] up for this is about [the] time you shall find him. When they [came] into the city, Samuel came [toward] them, to go up to the high place. 

Now, the Lord had [secretly] told Samuel, [the] day before Saul came, saying, Tomorrow about this time, I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin & you shall anoint him to be [a leader] over My people, Israel, [so] he may save My people out of the hand of the Philistines. 

For I have looked upon My people, because their [out] cry has come to Me. When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to [Samuel, See,] the man [whom] I spoke of to you! [He] shall [rule] over My people. 

Then, Saul drew [close] to Samuel [at] the gate & said, I pray [that] you tell me where the seer’s house is. Samuel answered Saul, I am the seer. Go up before me into the high place; for you shall eat with me today & tomorrow I will let you go & will tell you all that is [on] your heart.

[Don’t worry about] the [donkeys] that were lost 3 days ago, for they’ve [been] found. Isn’t the desire of all of Israel on you & your father’s house? Saul answered, Am I not [just] a Benjamite, [from] the smallest of [the] tribes of Israel?

[Why] then [do] you [say this] to me? Samuel took Saul & his servant & brought them into the parlor & made them sit in the place [of honor] among about 30 [who had been asked to attend.]

Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion [of food that] I gave you & said, [Put] it by you. The cook [picked] up the shoulder & set it before Saul. Samuel said, [Look, what] is [remaining!][Put] it [in front of] you & eat what has been kept [especially] for you, [ever] since I said, I have invited the people. 

So, Saul [ate] with Samuel that day. When they went down from the high place into the city, Samuel [talked] with Saul on the [rooftop] of the house. They arose early [at sunrise] & Samuel called Saul to the top of the house & said, [Get] up, so I may send you away. 

Saul arose & they [both] went [outside.] As they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, [Ask] your servant [to go ahead of] us & (he went ahead.) [Samuel said to Saul,] Stand still a while, so I may show you the word of God.