About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

8/09/2023

1 Samuel 31:1-13 Saul & His Sons Are Killed

 

Saul & His Sons Are Killed

1 Samuel 31:1-13                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, the Philistines fought against Israel, & the men of Israel fled from [in front of] the Philistines, & [were] [struck] down [dead] in Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard [after] Saul & his sons. 

The Philistines [killed:] Jonathan, Abinadab & Melchi Shua, Saul’s sons. And the battle [was] [very intense] against Saul, & the archers hit him; & he was [seriously] wounded by] the archers. 

Then, Saul said to his armor bearer, [a.k.a. armor carrier,] Draw your sword & thrust [it] through [me,] lest these uncircumcised come & [stab] me through, & abuse me. But his armor bearer wouldn’t [do it,] [because] he was [very] afraid. 

Therefore, Saul took a sword, & fell upon it. And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he [also] fell upon his sword & died with [Saul.] So, Saul & his 3 sons, the armor bearer, & all his men died together that same day.

And when the men of Israel [who] were on the other side of the valley, & [those who] were on he other side [of the] Jordan [River,] saw that the men [from] Israel fled, & that Saul & his sons were dead & they, [a.k.a. the remaining men of the Israelite army,] they [abandoned] the cities & fled. 

And the Philistines came & [lived] in them. It [happened the next day,] when the Philistines came to strip the [dead,] [killed for plunder,] they found Saul & his 3 sons [dead on] Mount Gilboa. 

And [the Philistines] cut off [Saul’s] head, & stripped off his [armor,] & sent [them] into [all around] the land of the Philistines, [to proclaim] [the news,] in the house of their idols, & among the people 

And they put [Saul’s armor] in the house of Ashtaroth, & fastened [Saul’s] body to the wall of Beth Shan. [1 Samuel 7:3. And Samuel [spoke] to all the house of Israel, saying, If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods, & Ashtaroth from among you, & prepare your hearts to the Lord, & serve only Him, & He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.]

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard [what] the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose, & went all night, & took [down] [Saul’s] body & the bodies of his [3] sons [off] from the wall of Beth Shan, & came to Jabesh, & they burned them there. 

And they took their bones, & buried them under a tree at Jabesh, & [they] 

fasted 7 days.