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.

9/05/2023

1 Kings 3:1-34 God Asks Solomon What He Would Like From Him

 

God Asks Solomon What He Would Like From Him

1 Kings 3:1-34                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Solomon [became the ally of] Pharaoh, [Egypt’s] king & [married] Pharaoh’s daughter & brought her to the city of David, until he [finished] building his own house, the house of the Lord & the wall [around] Jerusalem.

[Still] the people sacrificed in high places, because the house of the Lord wasn’t built [yet]. Solomon loved the Lord & [walked] in the [laws of] David, his father: [except] he sacrificed in high places.

King [Solomon] went to Gibeah to sacrifice there, for it was the [most prominent of the] high [places]. Solomon offered 1,000 burnt offerings upon that altar. In Gibeon, the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream [at] night.

God said, Ask what I shall give you? Solomon said, You have shown your servant, David, my father, great mercy, according to [his walking] before You in truth, righteousness & [an upright] heart, with You.

You have [done] this great kindness for him & have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is [today]. Now, O Lord my God, You have made [me,] Your servant, king instead of David, my father.

I am [just] a little child & I don’t know how to go out & come in [as a leader]. Your servant is in the midst of Your people [that] You have chosen. A [large amount of] people, a multitude that can’t be numbered [or] counted. 

Therefore, give [me,] Your servant, an understanding heart to judge Your people, [so] I may [distinguish between] good & bad. For who is able to judge such a [large amount] of people as Yours?

It pleased the Lord that Solomon asked this thing. God said to [Solomon,] Because you asked [for] this & didn’t ask for yourself, long life, riches or the [lives] of your enemies, but asked for understanding for yourself [to judge fairly]. 

[Look,] I have done according to your words & I have given you a wise & understanding heart, so there was [no one] before you or [will be] after you [as wise as you are].

I have also given you [what] you didn’t ask [for:] both riches & honor, so there won’t be any king like you all [your life,] among all the kings. If you will walk in My [laws] & My commandments, [like] David, your father [walked,] then I will lengthen your [life].

Solomon awoke & [realized] it was a dream. He came to Jerusalem & stood before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord [God] & offered up burnt offerings, peace offerings & made a feast [for] his servants. 

Then, 2 women [who] were [prostitutes] came to the king & stood [in front of] him. The one woman said, O my lord, this woman & I [live] in 1 house together & I delivered a child with her in the house.

[It happened] the 3rd day after I delivered, this woman also delivered [a child]. We were together & no [one else was] with us in the house, [except the] 2 [of] us. 

This woman’s child died in the night, because she [laid on him]. She arose at midnight & took my son from beside me while [I,] your hand maid, slept. She laid it [on] her bosom & laid her dead child [on] my bosom.

When I rose [up] in the morning to [nurse] my child, it was dead. But when I [thought about] it in the morning, [I saw] it wasn’t my son [that] I [had given birth to]. 

The other woman said, [No,] the living [child] is my son & the dead [child] is your son. She said, No, but the dead [child] is your son & the living is my son. They said [this] to the king.

King [Solomon] said, The 1 says my son lives & your son is dead & the other says, [No,] your son is dead & my son is living. The king said, Bring me a sword & they brought it to the king. 

King [Solomon] said, Divide the living child in 2 & give 1/2 to one & 1/2 to the other. The woman [who gave birth to the living child] said to the king, O my lord, give her the living child & don’t kill it, for she yearned for her son. 

The other [woman] said, Let it be neither my [son or] yours, but divide it. King [Solomon] answered & said, Give her the living child & don’t kill it. She is the mother [of it]. 

All Israel heard of the [wise] judgment [of] the king & they [respected] the king: for they saw [that] the wisdom of God was with [Solomon] to do [justice].