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.

12/19/2022

Genesis 33:1-20 Apprehensive Jacob Meets With Esau

 

Apprehensive Jacob Meets With Esau

Genesis  33:1-20               The First Book of Moses Called Genesis

When Jacob saw Esau coming with the 400 men, he divided the children among Leah & Rachel & the 2 handmaids. He put the handmaids & their children 1st, Leah & her children next & at the end were Rachel & her children & Jacob/Israel, last. 

Then Jacob/Israel crossed over before them, bowed to the ground 7 times as he came near his brother. Esau ran to meet Jacob & they hugged, kissed his neck & wept. When Esa saw the women & children he asked who they are & Jacob said, The children whom God has graciously given your servant. 

All the women & children bowed before Esau, when they got near. Esau asked about the large drove [of animals] he met [on the way] & Jacob/Israel told Esau they were to find grace in Esau’s sight. Esau told him to keep them, because he has enough.

Jacob/Israel insisted that Esau take his present if he had found grace in his sight, because seeing Esau pleased him, as though he had seen the face of God. Jacob asked Esau to take the blessing he brought to him [Esau], because God has dealt graciously with him & he has enough.

Jacob urged Esau & he took it. Esau wanted Jacob & [companies to follow him], but Jacob asked that he & the children, flocks & herds with their young could travel at a pace they could endure & meet up with Esau in Seir. Esau offered to leave some of his [people] with him.

Jacob said he didn’t need it & Esau returned to Seir. Jacob journeyed to Succoth & built him a house, [a hut of branches] for his cattle. The name of the place is called Succoth. Then Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, in the land of Canaan & pitched his tent in front of the city. 

He bought that parcel where he spread his tent from Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 pieces of money. Jacob erected an altar there & called El Elohe Israel [which meant: God, the God of Israel].