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.

12/25/2022

Genesis 40:1-23 Joseph Correctly Interprets 2 Dreams of Fellow Prisoners

 

Joseph Correctly Interprets 2 Dreams of Fellow Prisoners

Genesis  40:1-23               The First Book of Moses Called Genesis

It [happened,] after these things, that the king’s [chief] butler & [chief] baker had offended their lord, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was [angry] against [these] 2 officers. He put them into the prison house, in [custody] of the captain of the guard, where Joseph was bound. The captain of the guard put Joseph [in charge of] them & they continued in [custody] for [a while.]

Both the [king's] butler & the baker, [who] were bound in the prison, had a dream on the [same] night. [When] Joseph went to look in upon them in the morning, [he saw] they were sad & he asked Pharaoh's officers [who were in custody] with him, Why do you look so sad today? They [told Joseph,] We [each] had a dream, but there was no [one to interpret the dreams.] 

Joseph [told] them, Don't interpretations belong to the [Lord] God? I pray [that] you tell me them. The chief butler told his dream to Joseph & said to him, In my dream, [I saw] a vine before me. And in the vine [there] were 3 branches, [that seemed to have] budded & [its] blossoms shot [out] & brought forth clusters of ripe grapes. And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand & I took the grapes & pressed them into the Pharaoh’s cup & I [put] the cup into Pharaoh’s hand. 

Joseph [told] him, This is the interpretation of it. The 3 branches are 3 days. And within 3 days, the Pharaoh will lift up your head & [will] restore you to your [former position.] And you will [put] the Pharaoh’s cup into his hand in the same manner [as] when you were his butler.

[Joseph asked the butler,] Think of me [when things were going] well [for] you. I pray [that] you show me this] kindness & mention me to Pharaoh & bring me out of this [prison] house, [because] I was stolen away [from] the land of the Hebrews & I have done nothing [wrong] that they should put  me into the dungeon. 

[Since] the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he [told] Joseph, I also was in my dream & [I saw] I had 3 white baskets on my head. And in the [top] basket, there were all [types] of [baked goods] for the Pharaoh & the birds ate them out of the basket on my head. 

Joseph answered [the baker] & said, This is the interpretation [of it:] The 3 baskets are 3 days & within 3 days the Pharaoh will lift up your head off [of] you & shall hang you on a tree & the birds shall eat your flesh off [of] you.

It came to pass, on the 3rd day was Pharaoh’s birthday & he made a feast [for] all his servants & he lifted up the head of the chief butler & the chief baker among his servants. He restored the chief butler [to] his [position] again & he [put] the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

[But Pharaoh] hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet the chief butler [didn’t] remember [to mention] Joseph [to the Pharaoh,] but forgot [about] him.