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.

8/06/2023

1 Samuel 28:1-25 Saul Sees a Woman to Call Samuel from the Dead

 

Saul Sees a Woman to Call Samuel from the Dead

  1 Samuel 28:1-25                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened] in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, Know [for certain] you & your men shall go out with me to battle. 

David said to Achish, Surely you shall know what [I,] your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore, I will make you my [chief guard to protect me] forever.

Now, Samuel was dead & all Israel mourned [for] him & buried him in Ramah, his own city. Saul had [banned] all the [those who] had familiar spirits & the wizards, out of the land.

The Philistines gathered together & pitched [tents] in Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel together & they pitched [tents] in Gilboa. When Saul saw the Philistine [army,] he was [very] afraid & his heart trembled greatly. When Saul [asked the Lord what to do,] the Lord didn’t answer [Saul] neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Saul [told] his servants, [Search for] a woman [who] has a familiar spirit, [so] I may go & [ask of] her. His servant said to him, [Look,] there is a woman in Endor [who contacts the dead.] 

Saul disguised himself & put on other [clothes] & [Saul] went with 2 men & they came to the woman [at] night. [Saul] said, I pray [that] you divine [for] me by the familiar spirit & [conjure up the person] whom I shall name to you. 

And the woman said, [Look,] you know what Saul has done & how he has [banned] those who have familiar spirits & wizards out of this land. [Why] are you then [laying this trap] for my life, to cause me to die? 

Saul [swore] to her by the Lord [God,] saying, As the Lord lives, no punishment shall happen to you for this thing. Then, the woman [asked,] Whom shall I [conjure] up for you? [Saul] said, [Conjure] up Samuel [for] me. 

When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice & [spoke] to Saul, saying, Why have you deceived me? For you [are] Saul. King [Saul] said to her, [Don’t] be afraid. What [did you see?]

The woman said, I saw [a spirit coming up] out of the earth. [Saul] said to her, What is [his appearance?] She said, An old man [came] up & he is covered with a [hooded robe.] Saul [realized] it was Samuel & bowed [facing] the ground. 

Samuel said to Saul, Why have you [disturbed] me, to bring me up? Saul answered, I am [severely] distressed; for the Philistines [have made] war against me & God [has] departed from me & [won’t answer] me [any] more, by prophets, [or] by dreams. 

Therefore, I have called you, [so you can] make [it] known to me what I shall do. Then, Samuel said, [Why] do you ask [this] of me, seeing the Lord [has] departed from you & [has] become your enemy. 

The Lord has done to [Saul] as He [said] by me; for the Lord [God] has [torn] the kingdom out of your hand & has given it to your neighbor, even to David, because you [didn’t obey] the voice of the Lord, [or execute] His fierce [anger] on Amalek.

[1 Samuel 15:18-19 And the Lord sent you on a journey & said, Go & [totally] destroy the sinners, the Amalekites & fight against them until they [are] consumed. [For what reason] then, did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but [flew] upon the [plunder] & did evil in the sight of the Lord?]

Therefore, the Lord [has] done this thing to you, this day. [Additionally,] the Lord will also deliver Israel & you into the hand of the Philistines. Tomorrow you & your sons [shall die &] be with me.

The Lord shall also deliver the [Israelite army] into the hand of the Philistines. Then, Saul fell [flat] on the [ground] & was [very] afraid, because of [what Samuel said.]

There was no strength in [Saul, since] he hadn’t eaten [any] bread all day [or] night. The woman came to Saul & saw he was [very] troubled & said to him, [Look,] your handmaid [has] obeyed your voice & I’ve [risked] my life, [by listening] to your words [that] you spoke to me.

Therefore, I pray [that] you now [listen] to [me,] your handmaid & let me [put a piece] of bread before you [to] eat, [so] that you have strength, when you [go] on your way.

[Saul] refused, but his servants, together with the woman, [urged] him & [Saul listened] to [them.] [Saul] arose from the [ground] & sat on the bed.

The woman had a [fattened] calf & [quickly] killed it & took flour & kneaded it & [baked] unleavened bread [with it.]  She brought it to Saul & the servants & they [ate.] Then, they rose up & went away that night.