The point is to read each verse in context, not as a totally independent thought. Unfortunately, we don't understand everything we read. We don't understand everything in a modern novel or movie, either, but we can nonetheless enjoy the flow of the story. But when it comes to the Bible, people often get troubled when they don't understand everything. After all, it is a message from God, and we are supposed to understand it, and we feel stupid when we don't.
Nobody understands everything the first time they read it.
When it comes to the things of God, we are all a little bit stupid. If you don't understand something, ask questions. Ask the Bible. Sometimes the answers are clear, sometimes they are not. Sometimes we just have to write a big question mark in the margin and move onward.