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.

1/23/2023

Exodus 19:1-25 No One is to Touch Mount Sinai & the Lord Comes to Moses in a Thick Cloud

 

No One is to Touch Mount Sinai & the Lord Comes to Moses in a Thick Cloud

Exodus 19:1-25            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

In the 3rd month, [after] the children [people] of Israel [departed] from the land of Egypt, the same day, they came into the Wilderness of Sinai. They departed from Rephidim & [came] to the desert of Sinai & had [camped] in the wilderness. Israel camped there [in front of] the mount.

And Moses went up [Mount Sinai] to God & the Lord called him out of the mountain, saying, Tell the house of Jacob & children of Israel [this;] You have seen what I did to the Egyptians & how I [bore] you on eagles’ wings & brought you to Myself.

Therefore, now if you indeed obey My voice & keep My covenant [contract,] then you shall be a [special] treasure to Me above all people, for all the earth is Mine. You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests & a holy nation. These are the words you shall [say] to the children of Israel.

Moses came & called for the elders of the people & [put] before them all the words [that] the Lord commanded him. And the people answered together & said, We will do all that the Lord has spoken. Moses [brought back] to the Lord, the words of the people.

The Lord said to Moses, [Look,] I come to you in a thick cloud, [so] that the people may hear when I speak to you & believe you forever. Moses told these words of the people to the Lord. The Lord said to Moses, Go to the people & sanctify them today & tomorrow & let them wash their clothes. 

And let them be ready [in preparation for] the 3rd day: For the 3rd day, the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. You shall set [boundaries all around the mountain,] saying, 

…[Pay attention] to not go up into the [mountain] or touch its border. [For] whoever touches the [mountain,] shall surely be put to death. Whether it’s man or an [animal that] touches it, shall surely be stoned or shot through & shall not live. When the trumpet [sound is] long, they shall come [near] the [mountain.] 

And Moses went down from the [mountain] & sanctified the people & they washed their clothes. He said to the people, Be ready [for] the 3rd day & not to [be intimate with] your wives. 

It [happened] on the 3rd day in the morning, that there were [thunderings] & lightnings & a thick cloud on the [mountain] & an exceedingly loud trumpet [sound,] so that all the people in the camp trembled. Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God & they stood at the [lowest] part of the [mountain.] 

Mount Sinai [was covered  in] smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire & the smoke ascended [up like] the smoke of a furnace & the whole [mountain] quaked greatly.

[After] the trumpet blast was long & [grew] louder & louder, Moses [spoke] & God answered by a voice. And the Lord came down on the top of Mount Sinai & the Lord called Moses up to the top of the [mountain] & Moses went up. The Lord said to Moses, Go down & [warn] the people, lest they break through & gaze at the Lord & many of them perish. 

Let the priests [who] come near the Lord, also sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break [out against] them. Moses said, The people can’t come up to Mount Sinai: for You [warned] us, saying, Set [boundaries] around the mountain & sanctify it. 

And the Lord said to him, [Go] away & get [yourself] down & [then] you shall come up & [bring only] Aaron up with you. But don’t let the priests & the people break through to come up to the Lord, lest He break [out] against them. So Moses went down to the people & [spoke] to them.