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.

8/02/2023

1 Samuel 24:1-22 David Cuts Off the Hem of Saul’s Robe

 

David Cuts Off the Hem of Saul’s Robe

  1 Samuel 24:1-22                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened,] when [king] Saul returned from following the Philistines, that [he was] told, [Look,] David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi. Saul took 3,000 [of the best] men out of all Israel & went to [search for] David & his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

And [Saul] came to the [sheep pens] by the [road,] where a cave was & Saul went in to cover his feet [& sleep.] And David & his men remained in the [back] sides of the cave.

And [David’s] men said to him, [Remember when] the Lord said to you, [Watch,] I will deliver your enemy into your hand, [so] you [can] do to him as [seems] good to you. Then, David [rose] & cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe [secretly.]

It [happened,] afterward, [David’s] heart was [troubled, because of it.] And [David] said to his men, The Lord [forbids] me to do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch [out] my hand against him, [for he’s] the anointed of the Lord.

So, David [stopped] his servants with these words & [warned] them not to rise against Saul. [Later,] Saul rose up out of the cave & went on his way. Afterward, David also arose & went out of the cave & cried after Saul, saying, My lord, the king.

And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed himself [facing] the [ground.] David said to Saul, [Have you] heard men [say, See,] David [seeks] to hurt you? [Look] this day, your [own] eyes have seen how the Lord has delivered you into [my] hand in the cave & some [begged] me [to] kill you, but [I] spared you.

I said, I will not put [my] hand against my lord, [Saul,] for he is the Lord’s anointed. [Additionally,] my father, see the [corner of] your robe in my hand, for [when] I cut [it] off, [I didn’t] kill you. 

[Now,] you know & see there is neither evil nor [sin] in my hand & I haven’t sinned against you & [still] you hunt my soul to take it. The Lord judge between me & you & [may] the Lord avenge me of you, but [my] hand [won’t] be upon you. 

As the [ancient] proverb [says;] Wickedness proceeds from the wicked: but [my] hand shall not be upon you. After whom [has] the king of Israel come out? After whom [do] you pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.

The Lord [will] therefore judge between me & you, see & plead my [case] & deliver me out of your hand. It [happened,] when David [finished] speaking to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, my son, David? And Saul lifted up his voice & wept.

And [Saul] said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, [but] I have rewarded you evil. And you have [shown me] this day, how you have dealt [kindly] with me, [since] the Lord has delivered me into your hand & you [didn’t] kill me. 

If a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away [safely]? [For this reason,] the Lord [shall] reward you good for [what] you have done to me this day. And now, I know [for certain] that you shall surely be king & the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

Now, swear to me by the Lord, that you won’t cut off my [descendants] after me & won’t destroy my name out of my father’s house. David [swore] to Saul & Saul went home, but David & his men [went] up to the [safe place of refuge.]