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.

2 Kings 1:1-18 Ahaziah Sends to Ask an Idol if He Will Get Well

 

Ahaziah Sends to Ask an Idol if He Will Get Well

2 Kings 1:1-18                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

After the death of Ahab, [a.k.a. Israel's king,] then, Moab rebelled against Israel. [1 Kings 22:51 Ahaziah, [Ahab’s] son, began to [rule] over Israel in Samaria, [during] the 17th year Jehoshaphat, [was] king of Judah, & [Ahaziah] [ruled] 2 years.]

And Ahaziah, fell down through the lattice into his [upstairs room] in Samaria & was sick. And [Ahaziah] sent messengers, & said to them, Go, [inquire] of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover [from] this disease.

But the Angel of the Lord said to Elijah, the Tishbite, Arise, & go up to meet the messengers of [Ahaziah,] [Samaria's] king, & say to them, Isn't there a God in Israel, & [still] you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? 

Therefore, now the Lord says [this,] You [shall] not come down from that bed, on which you [have] gone up, [& lie upon,] but [shall] surely die. And Elijah [left.] And when the messengers [returned] back to [Ahaziah,] he [asked] them, Why [have] you [returned] back now? 

And they said to [Ahaziah,] A man came up to meet us there & said to us, Go, [return] again to the king, [who] sent you, & say to him, The Lord [says this,] Isn't there a God in Israel, & [still] you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? 

Therefore, you [shall] not come down from that bed, on which you [have] gone up, [& lie upon,] but [shall] surely die. And [Ahaziah asked,] What [kind] of man was he [who] came up to meet you, & told you these words?  

And they answered him, He was [a] hairy man, [strapped] with a leather [belt around] his [waist.] And [Ahaziah] said, It's Elijah, the Tishbite. Then, king [Ahaziah] sent to [Elijah,] a captain with his 50 [men.] And he went up to [Elijah,] & [saw] [that] [Elijah] sat on the top of [a] hill. 

The [captain spoke] to [Elijah,] You man of God, the king [has] said, Come down. And Elijah answered the captain of 50, & said, If [I'm] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, & consume you & your 50.

And fire came down there from heaven, & consumed him & his 50 [men.] Again, [Ahaziah] also sent to [Elijah] another captain, with his 50 [men,] & [said] to [Elijah,] O man of God, the king has said [this,] Come down quickly.

And Elijah answered, & said to them, If [I'm] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, & consume you & your 50. And the fire of God came down from heaven, & consumed him & his 50 [men.] 

And [Ahaziah] again sent a 3rd captain, with his 50 [men.] And the 3rd captain of 50 went up, & fell on his knees [in front of] Elijah, & [begged] him, & said to him, O man of God, I pray [that] you let my life, & the life of these 50 [men,] your servants, be precious in your sight.

[See,] fire came down there from heaven, & burnt up the 2 [previous] captains with their 50’s. Therefore, let my life now be precious in your sight. And the Angel of the Lord said to [Elijah,] Go down with him. [Don’t] be afraid of him. 

And [Elijah] arose, & went down with him to the king. And [Elijah] said to king [Ahaziah,] The Lord [says this, Since] you [have] sent messengers to [inquire] of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, Is it because there is no God in Israel to [inquire from] His Word? 

Therefore, you [shall] not come down off that bed on which you [have] gone up, [& lie upon it,] but [shall] surely die. So, [Ahaziah] died according to the Word of the Lord [that] Elijah had spoken. 

And Jehoram [a.k.a. Joram,] [of Israel] [ruled] in his [place, during] the 2nd year  Jehoram, [Jehohaphat's] son, king of Judah [ruled,] because he had no son. Now, aren't the rest of [Ahaziah's actions that] he did, written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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