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.

3/03/2023

Leviticus 18:1-30 Israelites Are to Be Moral People & Not Defile Themselves

Israelites Are to Be Moral People & Not Defile Themselves

Leviticus 18:1-30          The Third Book of Moses Called Leviticus

The Lord [spoke] to Moses saying, Speak to the children [people] of Israel, I am the Lord your God. You shall not do [according ]to [all the things that were done] in the land of Egypt [where you lived] & you shall not do [them.] And after [what was done in] the land of Canaan, [where I am bringing] you. 

[Ezekiel 6:5-6 And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel, before their idols & I will scatter your bones [around] your altars. The cities shall be [in ruins in all the places you live in] the cities & the high places shall be desolate [& empty] & your idols may be broken & cease & your images may be cut down & your works may be abolished.]

You shall not [follow] in their [rules.] You shall do My [Laws] & keep [My rules,] to walk [in them.] I am the Lord your God. Therefore, you shall keep My [mandates] & My [Laws], [for the person who obeys them] shall live [by] them. I am the Lord.

None of you shall approach [& be intimate with any close relatives:] your father,]; your mother; your father’s wife; your sister; the daughter of your father or your mother, whether she is gone at home or abroad; your son’s daughter; your daughter’s daughter; your father’s wife’s daughter; your father’s sister; your mother’s sister; your father’s brother, or his wife, she is your aunt; your daughter-in-law; your brother’s wife & you shall not uncover the nakedness of any of these, because they are your [close relatives.] 

[Also,] you shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman & her daughter, nor her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, for they] are [close relatives to her] & it is wickedness. Neither shall you take [intimately] a woman who is your wife’s sister [who will be a rival to her sister] during her lifetime.

You shall not approach a woman [intimately] as long as she is in her [monthly impurity.] [Also] you shall not lie [intimately] with your neighbor’s wife to defile yourself with her. 

You shall not let any of your [descendants] pass through fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the Name of your God: I am the Lord. [2 Kings 17:17 And they caused their sons & their daughters to pass through the fire & to use divinations, enchantments [a.k.a. witchcraft] & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.]

You shall not lie [intimately] with a [man] as with a [woman.] It is an abomination. Neither shall you [mate] with any animal to defile yourself with it. Neither shall any woman stand [in front of] an animal to [have sexual relations] with it. It is [perversion.]

Don’t defile yourselves with any of these things, [because that’s how] the nations [I’m] driving out before you became defiled. For the land is defiled, so I will [punish it] for their [sins] & the land shall vomit out [its] inhabitants.

Therefore, you shall keep My [mandates] & My [Laws] & shall not commit any of these abominations. Neither [shall] any of [those of] your nation, nor any stranger [who stays] among you. 

(For all these abominations [have been done by those who] lived in the land before you & the land is defiled.) If you defile the land, the land will vomit you out [just] like it [did] to the [previous] nations.

For [whoever] shall commit any of these abominations, shall be cut off from among their people. Therefore, you shall keep My [rules, so] you don’t commit any of these [detestable] customs that were [done before you came] & defile yourself [with them.] I am the Lord your God.