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.

2/01/2023

Exodus 28:1-43 Making Garments for the Priests- by the Lord God’s Intelligent Design

 

Making Garments for the Priests- by the Lord God’s Intelligent Design

Exodus 28:1-43            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

[The Lord God told this to Moses:] Take Aaron, your brother & his sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar from among the children [people] of Israel [so that] they may minister to Me in the priest’s office. 

You shall make holy garments for Aaron for glory & beauty & you shall speak to all who are wise [skillful artists,] whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, [so]  that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, [so] that he may minister to Me in the priest’s office. 

These are the garments they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod [decorative vestment usually worn by a high priest,] a robe, an [embroidered] coat, a [turban] & a girdle [sash.] They shall make holy garments for Aaron & his sons, [so] that he may minister to Me in the priest’s office. 

[They shall use:] gold, blue, purple, scarlet & fine linen. They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple & scarlet [thread] & fine [woven] linen with [skillful artistic] work. It shall have 2 shoulder pieces joined at [its] 2 edges, so it [can] be joined together. The [intricately woven sash] on it shall be [made] of the same [items & workmanship,] even of gold, blue, purple, scarlet [thread] & fine [woven] linen.

With the work of an engraver of stone, like the engravings of a signet [ring,] you shall take 2 onyx stones & [carve] them with the names of the [12] children of Israel in the order of their birth, 6 of the names [carved] on the 1 stone & 6 on the other & they will put them into [settings] of gold. 

And you shall put the 2 stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial [for] the [12] children of Israel [a.k.a. Jacob.] And Aaron shall [carry] their names before the Lord upon his 2 shoulders for a memorial. 

You shall also make [settings] of gold & make 2 chains of pure gold [like twisted gold cords that are to be] fastened to the [settings.] 

You shall make a breastplate of judgment with [skillful artistic work similar to] the work of the ephod & it shall be made of gold, blue, purple & scarlet [thread] & fine [woven] linen that shall be doubled into a square & the length & [width will both] be a span. You shall [put] settings of stones in it in 4 rows. 

The 1st row shall [have] a [ruby,] topaz & [red garnet.] The 2nd row shall [have] an emerald, sapphire & a diamond. The 3rd row a [Lapis Lazuli,] agate & amethyst & the 4th row a [yellow jasper,] onyx & jasper which shall [all] be in gold [settings.]

[Each] of the stones shall be [carved,] like the engraving of a signet [ring] with a different name of the 12 sons of Israel according to the 12 tribes. You shall make 2 chains for the breastplate at the end [like twisted gold cords,] chains of pure gold & [make] 2 rings of gold to put on the ends of the breastplate. 

The 2 [other] ends of [twisted] chains of gold shall be put in the 2 rings on the ends of the breastplate & the other 2 ends of the 2 [braided] chains shall be fastened to the 2 [settings] & put them on the shoulders on the [front] of the ephod. 

You shall make 2 other rings of gold that go on the 2 [inside edges] of the ephod & 2 other rings of gold will be put [underneath] the 2 shoulder straps right at [its seam] toward the ephod’s front, but above the [intricately woven] girdle of the ephod.

They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with blue [cord] above the [intricately woven] girdle of the ephod, so that the breastplate [doesn’t come] loose from the ephod. 

Aaron shall bear the name of the sons of Israel [over] his heart on the breastplate of judgment, when he goes into the holy place, [as] a memorial before the Lord continually. 

And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment, the Urim & Thummim [the Lights & the Perfections] & they shall be [over] Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the Lord. And Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel [over] his heart before the Lord continually. 

You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue & there shall be an [opening for his head] in the middle of it with [woven] binding around the opening [like the opening in a coat of mail,] so that it [doesn't tear.] 

Upon the hem [of the robe] you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple & scarlet & [all around] the hem & it [shall have] a golden bell & a pomegranate [pattern] [all around] the hem of the garment.

It shall be on Aaron [when he ministers] & the sound [will] be heard when he [goes] into the Holy Place before the Lord & when he comes out, [so] that he doesn’t die. You shall make a plate of pure gold & have it [carved] like a signet [ring:] HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

You shall put it on a blue lace [cord, so] it may be on the [front] of the [turban] on Aaron’s [forehead, so] that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children [people] of Israel shall hallow [of] all their holy gifts & it shall always be on his forehead, [so] that they may be accepted before the Lord. 

You shall embroider the coat & the [turban] of fine linen & you shall make the girdle of needlework. For Aaron’s sons you shall make [linen tunics] & girdles for them & [hats] for them, for glory & beauty. You shall put them on Aaron, your brother & his sons with him.

You [Moses] shall anoint them, consecrate them & sanctify them, [so] they may [serve] Me in the priest’s office. And you shall make for them linen [trousers] that reach from the [waist] to the thighs to cover their nakedness [bare flesh under the robe.] 

They shall be on Aaron & his sons when they come into the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, [so] that they don’t bear [any] iniquity & die. It shall be a statute to him & his [descendants] after him.