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.

8/07/2023

1 Samuel 29:1-11 Philistines Discuss Whether to Take David to War Against Israel

 

Philistines Discuss Whether to Take David to War Against Israel

  1 Samuel 29:1-11                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, the Philistines gathered all their armies together [at] Aphek & the Israelites pitched [tents] by a fountain [that] is in Jezreel. The Philistine lords [marched] on by 100’s & 1,000’s, but David & his men [marched] in the [rear] with Achish. 

Then, the [Philistine] princes [asked, Why are] these Hebrews here? Achish said to [them,] Isn’t this David, the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, [who] has been with me all these days & years? 

I haven’t found [any] fault in him, since he [defected to me, until] this day? The [Philistine] princes were [angry] with him & said, Make [David] return & go to the place you have appointed [to] him.

[But don’t] let him go down with us [into] battle, lest in battle, [David turns himself against] us. Should [David reunite with] his master, [Saul, than] be with the heads of these men?

Isn’t this David, of whom they sang to one another & [danced,] saying, Saul [killed] 1,000’s, but David [killed] 10,000’s? 

Then, Achish called David to him & said to him, As surely as the Lord lives, you have been upright & your goings in & out with the [army] have been good in my sight.

For I haven’t found [any wickedness] in you, since the day you [came] to me [until] this day. [Still,] the [Philistine] lords [aren’t in] favor [of] you [going to battle with them.]

[For this reason,] return & go in peace, [so] that you [won’t] displease the [Philistine] lords. David [asked] Achish, What have I done? What have you found in me,] your servant, [all this time] I have been with you until this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord, king [Achish?]

Achish [answered] David, I know you [have been] good in my sight [like] an angel of God, [but still] the [Philistine] princes have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 

[For this reason, you & your] master’s servants [who] have come with you, [rise] up early in the morning [at daylight] & [leave.] David & his men rose early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines & the Philistine [army] went up to Jezreel.