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 20:1-42 Jonathan Signals to David with Arrows If It’s Safe to Return

Jonathan Signals to David with Arrows If It’s Safe to Return

  1 Samuel 20:1-42               The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

David fled from Naioth in Ramah & came & said [to] Jonathan, What have I done? What is [my] iniquity & my sin before your father, that he seeks [to take] my life? [Jonathan] said, to [David,] God forbid; you shall not die. 

[Look,] my father won’t [do anything] either great or small [without showing it to] me. Why should he hide this [from] me? It isn’t so. David [also swore] & said, Your father certainly knows that I have found grace in your eyes, [so] he says, [Don’t] let Jonathan know this, lest he [becomes upset.]

But truly as the Lord lives & as your soul lives, there is [barely] a step between me & death. Then Jonathan said, [Whatever] your soul [desires] I will do it for you.

David said to Jonathan, [Look,] tomorrow is the new moon & I shouldn’t fail to sit with the king [to eat,] but let me go & hide myself in the field [until evening] on the 3rd day.

If your father misses me at all, then say, David earnestly asked [permission] to leave & [go] to his city, Bethlehem, for the yearly sacrifice there for & for all [their] family. If [Saul says this, All] is well; [I,] your servant, shall have peace. 

But if he’s very [angry] then be sure that [he] has determined evil [for me.] Therefore, you shall deal kindly with [me,] your servant; for you have brought [me,] your servant into a covenant [promise] of the Lord with you.

[If] there [is any sin] in me, [kill] me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father? Jonathan said, Far be it from [happening to] you. For if I knew [something bad] was [planned] by my father [against] you, then wouldn’t I tell you? 

David [asked,] Who shall tell me? Or what if your father answers you [angrily?] Jonathan said to David, Come & let’s go out into the field & [they did.]

Jonathan said to David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have [questioned] my father about [this] tomorrow, or [on] the 3rd day & if there's good toward David, I then [don’t] show it to you, [then let] the Lord do so & much more to [me,] Jonathan.

But if my father [wants] to do evil to you, then I will show it [to] you & send you away, [so] you may go in peace & the Lord be with you, as He has been with my father.

You shall not only show me the kindness while I [still] live, show me the kindness of the Lord, so I [don’t] die. But also [don’t stop] your kindness from my [family] forever, not [even] when  the Lord has cut off [all your] enemies from the face of the earth.

So, Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord [take vengeance] at the hand of David’s enemies. Jonathan [had] David swear [to the vow] again, because [Jonathan] loved [David] like his own soul.

Then, Jonathan [told] David, Tomorrow is the new moon & you shall be missed, because your seat will be empty. When you have stayed [away] 3 days, then go down quickly to the place you hid yourself [when the trouble began] & [you] shall [wait] by the stone Ezel.

I will shoot 3 arrows on the side [of it,] as though I shot at a [target.] [Look,] I will send a lad, saying, Go & find the arrows. If I [distinctly] say to the lad, [Look,] the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then come [back,] because there is peace [toward] you & no [harm,] as the Lord lives.

But if I say to the young man, [Look,] the arrows are beyond you; [then] go your way, for the Lord has sent you away. [About] the matter [we] have spoken of, [see,] the Lord is between you & me forever.

David hid himself in the field & when the new moon [had] come, the king sat down on his seat by the wall [as usual] to eat meat. Jonathan [rose up] & Abner sat [next] to Saul’s side & David’s place was empty.

[However,] Saul [didn’t [say] anything that day, [because] he thought, Something has [happened] & surely David is [unclean & can’t come.] It [happened] on the [next day,] the 2nd day of the month, that David’s place was empty.

Saul [asked] Jonathan, his son, [Why hasn’t] [David,] the son of Jesse, come to [eat] meat yesterday [or] today?

Jonathan answered Saul, David [sincerely] asked [permission from] me to go to Bethlehem & said, I pray [that] you let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city & my brother has commanded me to be there. 

Now, if I’ve found favor in your eyes, let me [go] away, I pray you, to see my brethren. [That’s why] he hasn’t come to the king’s table. Saul’s anger [grew] against Jonathan & [Saul] said to him, You son of [an unfaithful] & rebellious woman.

Don’t [you think] I know you are [confused] & have chosen the son of Jesse [over me to your shame & the disgrace of your mother?] For as long as the son of Jesse lives [on the earth,] you & your kingdom shall not be established.

[For this reason,] send [for him] & bring him to me, for surely he shall die. Jonathan answered Saul, his father, [Why] shall he be [killed?] What [has] he done? Saul [threw a spear] at him to [kill] him & Jonathan knew his father was determined to [kill] David.

Jonathan [rose up] from the table in fierce anger & didn’t eat [any] meat the 2nd day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had [caused] him shame.

It [happened] in the morning, Jonathan went out into the field & a little lad with him, at the time [planned] with David. Jonathan said to [the] lad, Run now & find the arrows [that] I shoot. As the lad ran, [Jonathan] shot the arrows beyond [the lad.]

When the lad [came] to the place the arrow [was] shot, Jonathan cried out [to] the lad & said, Isn’t the arrow beyond you? Jonathan cried out after the lad, [Hurry & don’t delay.] Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows & came to him, but [the lad] knew [nothing.] Only Jonathan & David knew the matter.

Jonathan gave his [weapons] to the lad & said, Go, carry them to the city. As soon as the lad was gone, David [rose] from [his hiding] place toward the south & fell to the ground & bowed 3 times & [they] kissed & wept with one another, [but] David [wept even more.] 

Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, [since] we have both sworn in the Name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between you & me & [our descendants] forever. [Then David rose] & departed & Jonathan went into the city.