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.

8/25/2023

2 Samuel 16:1-23 Ziba Brings David Food for Him & Those Who Flee

 

Ziba Brings David Food for Him & Those Who Flee

2 Samuel 16:1-23       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

When David was a little past the top of the hill, [he] [saw,] Ziba [Mephibosheth’s] servant [coming to] him, with a couple of saddled [mules,] & upon them [were:] 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches of raisins, 100 summer fruits, & a bottle of wine. 

And King [David] said to Ziba, What [do] you [mean] by [all] these? And Ziba said, The [mules are] for the king’s household to ride on; & the bread & summer fruit [are] for the young men to eat. And the wine [is for anyone to] drink [who is] faint in the wilderness. 

The king [asked,] Where is your master’s son? And Ziba said to the king, [See,] he [stays in] Jerusalem. For he said, Today, the house of Israel shall restore [to] me, the kingdom of my father. 

Then, king [David] said to Ziba, [Look,] yours are all [who pertain] to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly [ask] you, that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king. 

When king David came to Bahurim & [saw] a man came out [there from] the family of [Saul’s] house, [named] Shimei, [Gera’s] son. [Shimei] came [forward,] & [continued to curse David] as he came. And [Shimei threw] stones at David, & all [his] servants. And all the people & all the mighty men were on his right hand  [side,] & on his left. 

Shimei said [this] when he cursed, Come out, come out, you [blood thirsty] man, you man of Belial, [a.k.a. wicked people.] The Lord [has repaid] you [for] all the blood [shed] of the house of Saul, & you [have ruled] in [his place;] & the Lord [has] delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son.

And [look,] you [are caught] in your [own] mischief, because you are a [blood thirsty] man. Then, Abishai, [Zeruiah’s] son, said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord, the king?

I pray [that] you let me go over, & take off his head. And king [David] said, What [does this] have to do with you, you [son] of Zeruiah? So, let him curse [me,] because the Lord [has] said to him, Curse David. Then, who shall say, [For what reason] have you done [this?]

And David said to Abishai, & to all his servants, [See,] my son [who] came [from] my [own] [body, seeks] my life. How much more [can] this Benjamite do [to me?] Let him alone, & let him curse; for the Lord [has told] him [to do so.] 

It may be that the Lord will look on [my troubles,] & that the Lord will [repay] me good for [all] his cursing this day. As David & his men went by the [road,] Shimei went along on the hill's side [next to] him, [cursing] & [throwing rocks] at [king David, & dirt] as he went. 

And the king, & all the people [who] were with him, [became tired,] & refreshed themselves there. And Absalom, Ahithophel, & all the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem with him. It [happened,] when Hushai, the Archite, David’s friend, [went] to Absalom, & Hushai said to Absalom, God save the king, [a.k.a. Long live the king.]

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why [didn’t you go] with your friend? Hushai said to Absalom, [No,] but [whomever] the Lord, this people, & all the men of Israel choose, I will be his, & I will [stay] with him. [2 Samuel 15:32-34 And it [happened,] that when David [had] come to the top of the [mountain,] where he worshiped God, [David] [saw] Hushai, the Archite, came with his coat [torn,] & [dirt] upon his head, to meet him. To whom David said, If you [continue] on with me, then you [shall] be a burden to me. But if you return to the city, & say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; [like] I have been your father's servant, [up till now, in the same way,] I will now also be your servant. Then you, [a.k.a. Hushai, may] defeat the [advice] of Ahithophel for me, [a.k.a. king David.]

Again, whom should I serve? [Shouldn’t] I serve in the presence of [David’s] son? [Like] I have served in your father’s presence, so will I [serve] in your presence. Then, Absalom said to Ahithophel, [Discuss] among [yourselves,] what we shall do.

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in [& be intimate,] [with] your father’s [mistresses, that] he [has] left to [take care of] the house; & all Israel shall hear that you are [loathed by] your father. 

Then, the hands of all [who] are with you shall be strong. So they spread a tent [for] Absalom upon the top of the house; & Absalom [was intimate with] his father’s [mistresses] in the sight of all Israel.

And [Ahithophel’s] counsel, in those days, was [like] if a man had [inquired by] the oracle of God. So, all [Ahithophel’s advice,] was both with David & with Absalom.