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. 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.

1 Kings 17:1-24 Elijah Foretells the Drought to Ahab

 

Elijah Foretells the Drought to Ahab

1 Kings 17:1-24                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

And Elijah, the Tishbite, who was [from] the inhabitants of Gilead, said to [king] Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel [Lives,] before Whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain [all] these years [of drought,] but according to my word. 

The Word of the Lord came to [Elijah] saying, Get [yourself] [from] [here,] & turn [yourself East,] & hide yourself by the Brook Cherith, that is [in front of the] Jordan [River.] It shall [happen,] that you [shall] drink [from] the brook; & I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. 

So, [Elijah] went & did according to the Word of the Lord. For [Elijah] went & [stayed] by the Brook [of] Cherith, that is [in front of the] Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread & [meat:] in the morning & the evening & [Elijah] drank [from] the Brook. And it [happened] after a while, the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 

The Word of Lord [God] came to [Elijah] saying, Arise, & get [yourself] to Zarephath, [that] belongs to Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] & [live] there. [See,] I have commanded a widow woman there to [feed] you. So, [Elijah] arose, & went to Zarephath.

And when [Elijah] came to the [city's] gate, [he] [saw a] widow woman was gathering sticks there; & he called to her, & said, I pray [that] you [get] me a little water in a vessel, [a.k.a. jar, so] I may drink.

And as she was going to [get] it, [Elijah] called to her, & said, I pray [that] you bring me a [piece] of bread in your hand. And she said, As the Lord your God [Lives,] I [don't] have a cake, but [only] a handful of meal, [a.k.a. flour,] in a barrel, & a little oil in a [jug.] 

[Look,] I am gathering 2 sticks, so I may go in & [prepare] it for me & my son, [so] that we may eat it, & die. And Elijah said to her, [Don't be fearful.] Go & do as you [have] said: but make me a little cake [of it] 1st, & bring it to me. 

[Afterwards,] make [1] for you & your son. For the Lord God of Israel [said this,] The barrel of [flour] [won't go empty,] & neither will the [jug] of oil fail, [a.k.a. run out,] until the day that the Lord [sends] rain upon the earth. 

And she went & did according to [what] Elijah [said,] & she, [Elijah,] & her [household ate] [from it] many days. And the barrel of [flour, didn't go empty] & neither did the [jug] of oil [run out,] according to the Word of the Lord, [that] He [spoke] by Elijah. 

And it [happened] after these things, that the [widow's] son fell sick. And his sickness was so [severe,] that there was no breath left [within] him. And she said to Elijah, O you man of God, what [do] I have to do with you? [Have] you come to me, to [bring] my sin to remembrance, &  to [kill] my son?

And [Elijah answered] her, Give me your son. And [Elijah] took him [from] her [arms,] & carried him up into [the] loft, where he [stayed,] & laid him upon his own bed. And [Elijah] cried [out] to the Lord, & said, O Lord my God, [have] You also brought evil upon the widow with whom I [stay,] by [killing] her son? 

And [Elijah] stretched himself upon the child 3 times, & cried [out] to the Lord, & said, O Lord my God, I pray You, let this child's soul [return] to him again. And the Lord heard [Elijah's] voice; & the soul of the child [returned] to him again, & he revived. 

And Elijah took the child, & brought him [from] the [bedroom,] & down into the house, & delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, See, your son [lives.]  And the woman said to Elijah, Now, by this, I know that you [are] a man of God, & the Word of the Lord in your mouth is Truth. 

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