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.

1/17/2023

Exodus 13:1-22 The Firstborn of Israelites & Animals Are the Lord’s

 

The Firstborn of Israelites & Animals Are the Lord’s

Exodus 13:1-22            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord [said] to Moses, Sanctify to Me all the firstborn of children of Israel, both man & [animals are] Mine. Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in the month of Abib, [that] the Lord brought you out of the house of bondage in Egypt [with a strong] hand. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

You [should continue] to do this when the Lord brings you to the land of Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites & Jebusites, which He [swore] to your [forefathers] to give you a land flowing with milk & honey] & you shall keep this service in this month.

[For] 7 days you shall eat unleavened bread & no leaven should be seen in your [houses] & [on] the 7th day; there shall be a feast to the Lord. You shall [tell] your son [on] that day, This is done because of [what] the Lord did for me when I came [forward] out of Egypt. 

It shall be a sign to you upon your hand & a memorial [before] your eyes, that the Lord’s law shall be in your mouth: for with a strong hand, the Lord has brought you out of Egypt & you shall keep this [rule] in this season from year to year. 

When the Lord shall bring you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you & your [forefathers] to give [it to] you, you shall set [aside] for the Lord all the [firstborn] male [animals] that opens the womb. 

The [firstborn] of a [donkey] can be [redeemed by] a lamb & if you [don’t] redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all your firstborn [sons] of your children, you shall redeem. When your son asks you in a time to come, What is this?

You shall say to him, [The] strength of the hand of the Lord brought us out of the house of bondage from Egypt & [it happened] when Pharaoh was [stubborn] [about letting] us go. 

The Lord [killed] the firstborn in the land of Egypt of both of man & [animals: that's why] I sacrifice to the Lord all the firstborn males that open the [womb,] but I redeem the firstborn of my children. 

It shall be [like a sign] on your hand & [like] frontlets between your eyes; [to remember] the strength of the hand of the Lord [God, Who] brought us out of Egypt. 

It [happened] when Pharaoh had let the [Israelites] go, God didn’t lead them through the land of the Philistines, although that was near, for God said, Lest the people [change their minds] when they see war & return to Egypt.

[So,] God led them through the [road] of the wilderness [by] the Red Sea & the children of Israel went up [loaded up for a long journey, in orderly ranks] out of the land of Egypt. 

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had sworn to the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you & you shall carry my bones up with you. [So,] they took their journey from Succoth & camped in Etham, [at] the edge of the wilderness.

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them [on] the way & by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, [so, they could see to] go by day or night. The Lord did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night, from before the [children of Israel.]