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.

2/10/2023

Exodus 37:1-29 Making the Ark of the Lord for the Tabernacle According to the Lord’s Plan

 

Making the Ark of the Lord for the Tabernacle According to the Lord’s Plan

Exodus 37:1-29            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood 2½ cubits [long] x 1½ cubits [wide] x 1½ cubits [high.] He overlaid it [inside & outside] with pure gold & made a crown [moulding] of gold [all around] it & he cast 4 gold rings, 2 for the [2] corners on 1 side & 2 [for] the other side. 

He made [poles] of shittim wood & overlaid them with gold & put the [poles] into the rings, [on] the side of the ark to [carry] the ark. He made a mercy seat of pure gold 2½ cubits [long] x  1½ cubits [wide] & made 2 cherubim [angels] of beaten gold [that were to] be 1 piece with the mercy seat & went on [either end] of the mercy seat.

The cherubims spread out their wings above & covered the mercy seat with their wings. [They faced] one another & their faces [were toward] the mercy seat. He made the table of shittim wood 2 cubits [long] x 1 cubit [wide] x 1½ cubits [tall] & he overlaid it with pure gold & made a crown [moulding] of gold [all around it.] 

Also, he made a [frame] of a hand breadth [all around it] & made a [moulding] of gold for the [frame all around it.] He cast 4 rings of gold & put them on the corners that were [its] 4 [legs.] The rings were close to the [frame] as [holders] for the [poles] to bear the table & made those [poles] of shittim wood & overlaid them with gold to [carry] the table.

He made vessels [utensils] which were on the table: dishes, spoons, bowls [that go on] the table of pure gold & their gold covers to cover [them.] He made the candlestick of pure gold of [hammered] work & [its] shaft, [branches,] bowls, [its decorative knobs] & [its] flowers were [all] of [one piece.] 

6 branches [came] out of [its] sides, 3 [of those] branches on [each of opposite sides.] [There were] 3 bowls made [like] almonds in [each] branch, with a [decorative knob] & flower, [this way] throughout  the 6 branches going out of the candlestick. 

[On] the candlestick were 4 bowls made like almonds, [each with its decorative knobs] & flowers. [There was] a knob under the [1st] 2 branches of the same, a [knob] under the [2nd] 2 branches of the same & a [knob] under the [3rd] 2 branches of the same, according to the 6 branches [extending] out [from the candlestick.] 

The [knobs] & branches were all of [1 piece] of pure [hammered] gold. He made [its] 7 lamps, [its] snuffers & [its] snuffdishes of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold, he made it with all [its] vessels [utensils.] He made the square incense altar of shittim wood 1 cubit [long] x 1 cubit [wide] x 2 cubits [high.]

Its horns were of [1 piece with it] & he overlaid [all of, including] the top & the sides of it with pure gold. Also, he made gold crown [moulding around all of it.] He made 2 rings of gold by [each of its] 2 [sides] under the [moulding] as holders for the [poles] to [carry] it.

He made the [poles] of shittim wood & overlaid them with gold. He [also] made the holy anointing oil & the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the [person who makes compounds.]