The Bible is a difficult book to read...
Why?
A lot is lost in the translations! That alone presents a Huge problem right there.
Also...
It was written in VERY different times. I used to go to see a guy named Raul Ries, who is an Outstanding pastor!!!
If he was going to read a Bible verse, he would first start out be setting the scene...
"This guy guy was writing this story, sitting on a dirt floor, in a jail cell, because he had been falsely accused of (insert crime here), and he was writing this letter to (insert recipient here).
So after Raul spent 20 minutes Explaining the Exact reason for what you are reading (many many many decades later), you would begin to understand a little more about the words you are actually reading.
Some say it's a book of confusion.
Not really, but it is definitely Not a book to be read, that will give you the Whole story behind the words.
Good pastors, with decades of training, are worth their weight in gold.
Merry Christmas y'all!