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.

1 Samuel 13:1-23 The Israelites Scatter from the Philistines in Fear

 

The Israelites Scatter from the Philistines in Fear

  1 Samuel 13:1-23                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Saul [ruled] 1 year & when he had [ruled] 2 years over Israel, [he] chose 3,000 men of Israel. 2,000 [of them] were with Saul in Michmash & Mount BethEl & 1,000 were with Jonathan, in Gibeah of Benjamin. 

He sent the rest of the people to [their tents.] Jonathan [attacked] the Philistine [camp] that was in Geba & the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews [Israelites] hear. 

All Israel heard that Saul had [defeated] the [Philistine camp] & that Israel [had become repulsive to] the Philistines. The [Israelites] were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

The Philistines gathered themselves together with 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen & people as numerous as the sand of the seashore, to fight Israel. They came up & pitched [tents] in Michmash [a.k.a. Mishmash,] eastward from Beth Aven.

When the men of Israel saw they were in [danger] (for the people were distressed,) then. The people [hid] themselves in: caves, thickets, rocks, in [cliffs] & [water] pits. Some of the Hebrews went over [the] Jordan [River] to the [lands] of: Gad & Gilead. Saul was [still] in Gilgal & all the people followed him trembling.

He [waited there] 7 days, according to the time set [by] Samuel, but Samuel [didn’t come] to Gilgal [then] & the people were scattered from him. Saul said, Bring [here] a burnt offering & a Peace Offering.

As soon as he [finished making] his burnt offering, Samuel came & Saul went out to [greet] & salute him. Samuel said, What have you done? Saul said, Because I saw the people were scattered from me & you [hadn’t come] within the [arranged time] & the Philistines had gathered together in Michmash.

Therefore, I said, The Philistines will now come down [against] me [at] Gilgal & I haven’t [prayed] to the Lord, [so] I forced myself & offered a burnt offering. Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly & haven't kept the commandment of the Lord your God, [that] He had commanded you.

For now the Lord would have established your kingdom [in] Israel forever, but now your kingdom shall not continue.

The Lord has [searched] for a man after His own heart & the Lord has commanded him to be [leader] over His people, because you haven’t kept [what] the Lord commanded you. 

Samuel arose & [left] Gilgal to [go to] Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul [counted] about 600 men [there] with him. Saul & his son, Jonathan & the people [there] with them [stayed] in Gibeah of Benjamin, but the Philistines [set up camp] in Michmash. 

The [raiders] came out of the camp of the Philistines in 3 companies. 1 company turned [on] to the [road] that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual. Another company turned [on the road] to Beth Horon & another company turned to the border [road] that [overlooks] the Valley of Zeboim, [facing] the wilderness.

Now, there wasn’t a [blacksmith] found throughout all the land of Israel: [since] the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make [themselves] swords or spears. But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, [so] every man [could] sharpen his [tips of his plow, picks, axes & sickles.]

They [still] had to [use] a file [to sharpen] the [plow tips, picks, axes & cow prods.] It [happened on] the day of battle, none of the people with Saul & Jonathan had a sword or spear in their hand, [except] for Saul & Jonathan [who had them.] The [Philistine camp] went out to the passage of Michmash.