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.

2/05/2023

Exodus 32:1-35 The Israelites Corrupting Themselves by Making a Golden Calf as a god

The Israelites Corrupting Themselves by Making a Golden Calf as a god

Exodus 32:1-35            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

When the people [of Israel] saw that Moses had delayed to come down out of  the [mountain, they] gathered together to Aaron & said to him, Make us gods which shall go before us, [because] we [don’t know] what [has] become of Moses, the man [who] brought us up out of the land of Egypt. 

And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings in the ears of your wives, your sons & your daughters & bring them to me. They [broke] off the golden earrings which were in their ears & brought them to Aaron.  [Aaron] received the [earrings from them] & fashioned it with an [carving] tool & after he had made a [molded] calf. And they said, These [are] your gods, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt. 

[Psalm 106:19-22 They made a calf in Horeb [a.k.a. Sinai] & worshiped the [molded] image. [By this,] they changed their glory into the [resemblance] of an ox that eats grass. They [forgot] their God, their Savior, [Who] had done great things in Egypt. Wondrous [miracles] in the land of Ham & [awesome] things by the Red Sea.] 

When Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it [the false god, calf.] Aaron made a proclamation & said, Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord. [The Israelites] rose early [the next day] & offered burnt offerings & brought peace offerings & the people sat down to eat & drink & rose up to play.

The Lord [God] said to Moses, Go, get down, for your people, which you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have quickly turned [away] from the way which I commanded them & have made [themselves] a [molded] calf & have worshiped it & sacrificed [to it] & said, These are your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you out of the land of Egypt.

The Lord said to Moses, I have seen this people & behold, [it’s] a stiff-necked [stubborn] people. Therefore, let Me alone, [so] that My anger may [grow] hot against them & consume them. I will make of you a great nation.

Moses [pleaded with] the Lord, his God & [asked] Him, Lord, why does your [anger grow] hot against your people, which you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power & a mighty hand? [Why] should the Egyptians speak & say, He brought  [the Israelites] out for mischief, to slay them in the mountains, to consume them from the face of the earth?

Turn from Your fierce [anger & abandon] this [harm] against Your people.  Remember Abraham, Isaac & Israel, Your servants to whom You, Yourself swore & said, I will multiply your [descendants like] the stars of heaven & all this land, I have spoken of, I will give to your [descendants to] inherit forever.

The Lord [withdrew] from the [harm] He thought do to His people. Moses turned & went down the [mountain] with the 2 [tablets] of the Testimony in his [hands.] The [tablets] were written on both sides. On 1 side & the other they were written [on.] And the [tablets] were the work of God & the writing was the writing of God, [engraved] upon the [tablets.] 

When Joshua heard the noise of the people [of Israel shouting,] he [told] Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And [Joshua] said, It's not the voice of [those who shout for victory,] neither is it the voice of [those] overcome [who] cry [out:] but I hear the [voices of those who] sing.  

It [happened,] as soon as he came [near] the camp, [Moses] saw the [gold] calf & the dancing & Moses’ anger [grew] hot & he cast the [tablets] out of his hands & broke them at the [foot] of the [mountain.]

[Then, Moses] took the [gold] calf they had made & burned it in the fire & ground it to powder & he [scattered] it on the water & made the children of Israel drink it. Moses said to Aaron, What did this people do to you that you have brought [this large] sin on them?

Aaron said, [Don’t] let [your] anger [grow] hot. You know your people & they are set on [doing] mischief.  For they said to me, Make us gods, which shall go before us, [because] we [don’t know] what [has] become of Moses, the man [who] brought us up out of the land of Egypt.

And I said to them, [Whoever] has any gold, [should] break it off. So they gave it [to] me & I cast it [the gold] into the fire & [this] calf came out. When Moses saw the people were naked; (for Aaron had [allowed] them [to be] naked, to their shame among their enemies.) 

Then, Moses stood in the [entrance] gate of the camp & said, [Whoever] is on the Lord’s side- come to me.  All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him. And [Moses] said to them, The Lord God of Israel says [this,] Every man put his sword by his side & go in & out from gate to gate throughout the camp and let every man [kill] his brother, companion & his neighbor. [Jeremiah 1:16 And I will utter My judgments against them, [about] all their wickedness, [those who] have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the works [made] of their own hands.] 

The children [people] of Levi did according to the word of Moses & about 3,000 men fell that day. [Then,] Moses said, Consecrate yourselves & your sons & brothers, so [the Lord] may [give] you a blessing this day.

It [happened the next day,] that Moses said to the people, You have committed a [large] sin & now I will go up to the Lord; [perhaps] I [can] make an atonement for your sin. [When] Moses returned to the Lord, [he] said, Oh, this people have [committed a large] sin & have made for them gods of gold. 

Yet now, if You will forgive their [sins]-, but if not, blot me out of Your book You have written. The Lord said to Moses, [Whoever] has sinned against Me, I will blot Him out of My book.

[Revelation 3:5 He [who] overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white [clothing] & I won't blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father & before His Angels.] 

Therefore, go now & lead [the Israelites] to the place I have spoken to you.

[Look,] My Angel shall go before you. [But on] the day when I visit, I will [punish] them.  The Lord plagued the people, because [of] the calf that Aaron made. 

[Nehemiah 9:18-19 {Yet,] when they had made [themselves] a [molded] calf & said, This is your [god] that brought you up out of Egypt & had [formed] great [provoking sins.] Yet, You in Your [many] mercies, [didn't abandon] them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud [didn't] depart from them by day, to lead them in the [road;] neither [did] the fire by night [stop from showing] them light & the [path] they should go.]