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.

11/20/2022

Genesis 4:1-26 Cain & Abel

 


Cain & Abel

Genesis 4:1-26              The First Book of Moses Called Genesis

[After] Adam knew Eve, his wife [intimately] & she conceived & bare Cain & said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. [Then,] again she bare his brother, Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 

[After some] time, Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord & Abel brought the [firstborn] of his flock & of [its] fat. The Lord [respected] Abel & his offering & not Cain and his offering. Cain was very [angry] & he [was discouraged]. The Lord said to Cain, Why are you [so angry] & why has your countenance fallen? [Won’t you] be accepted if you do well? [If you don’t do] well, sin lies at the door & you are [its] desire, but you should rule over [it]. 

And Cain talked with his brother Abel & [later] when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother & killed him. The Lord [asked] Cain, Where is Abel your brother? Cain said, I [don’t] know. Am I my brother’s keeper? [Then the Lord God] said, What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Now you are cursed from the earth, which opened her mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it shall [no longer] yield [its] strength to you. You shall be a fugitive & a vagabond on the earth. Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear. [Surely] You have driven me out from the face of the earth this day & I shall be [hidden] from Your face. I shall be a fugitive & a vagabond on the earth & [anyone who finds me shall kill] me. The Lord said to him, Whoever kills Cain [will have] vengeance on him 7-fold. The Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord & [lived] in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. And Cain [knew his wife intimately] & she conceived & [bore] Enoch. He built a city & named it for his son, Enoch. Enoch [was the father of] Irad. Irad [was the father of] Mehujael. Mehujael [was the father of] Methusael. Methusael [was the father] of Lamech. Lamech [had] 2 wives: Adah who bore Jabal, who  was the father of [those who] dwell in tents & [those who] have cattle. And his brother's name was Jubal, [who was the father of those who played] the harp & organ [a.k.a. flute.] Zillah [was his other wife] & she also [bore] Tubal-Cain, an instructor of [craftsmen] in brass & iron & his sister was Naamah. 

And Lamech [told] his wives, Adah & Zillah, Hear [me, my wives & pay attention to what I say:] for I have [killed] a man [for wounding me,] a young man for [injuring me]. If Cain shall be avenged 7-fold, then Lamech 77-fold.

And Adam [knew his wife intimately] again & his wife [bore] a son & [named] him Seth. For she said,  God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel whom Cain killed. [Later,] Seth also [had] a son who was named Enos [a.k.a Enosh.] Then men began to call on the Lord.