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.

5/03/2023

Deuteronomy 16:1-22 Reminding the Israelites to Keep the Passover

 

Reminding the Israelites to Keep the Passover 

Deuteronomy 16:1-22                           Deuteronomy [in Smaller Chunks]

[Moses tells the Israelites:] Observe the month of Abib & keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib, the Lord your God brought [you] out of Egypt [at] night.

Therefore, you shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God, [from] the flock & the herd, in the place where the Lord shall choose to [put] His Name there.

[You] shall not eat leavened bread with it. 7 days you shall eat unleavened bread [without yeast,] [which is] the bread of affliction, for [you came] out of Egypt in haste.

[You do this] [so,] you may remember the day when you [came] out of the land of Egypt, all the days of your life. There shall be no bread [with] leaven shall be seen in all [your territory,] for 7 days.

Neither shall any of the [meat] remain until morning [that] you sacrifice the 1st  day at [twilight.] You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates, [that] the Lord your God gives you.

But at the place [that] the Lord your God [chooses] to put His Name, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at [twilight, when] the sun [goes] down, [which is the time] you came out of Egypt. 

You shall roast & eat it in the place the Lord shall choose & in the morning, you shall [return] & go into your tents. Six days you shall eat unleavened bread & on the 7th day, [there] shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God & you shall do no work [on it.]

You shall [count] 7 weeks [for yourself] from [the] time [you begin] to put the sickle to the [grain.] [Then,] you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God, with a tribute of a freewill offering [from] your hand.

You shall give to the Lord God, [the freewill offering,] according [to how] the Lord your God has blessed you. You shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your son & daughter, your [male & female servants,] the [Levites] within your gates & the [strangers,] fatherless & [widows who] are among you.

[It shall be done] at the place [where] the Lord, your God has chosen to [put] His Name there. You shall remember that you [were a slave] in Egypt & you shall be [careful] to observe & do these [mandates.]

You shall observe the Feast of the Tabernacles 7 days after you have gathered in your [grain] & wine. You shall rejoice in [your] feast, you & your son & daughter & your [male & female servants,] the Levites within your gates & the [strangers,] fatherless & [widows who] are among your gates [& towns.]

Seven days you shall keep a solemn feast to the Lord your God in the place [that] the Lord shall choose, because the Lord your God shall bless you in all the increase of [your produce] & all the work of your hands. 

Therefore, you shall rejoice. Three times a year, all the males shall appear before the Lord your God, in the place which He shall choose: [during] the Feast of Unleavened Bread; the Feast of Weeks & the Feast of Tabernacles & they shall not appear before the Lord empty [handed.] 

Every man shall give, as he is able, according to [what] you [have] been given & [blessed with] by the Lord your God. You shall [appoint] officers in all your gates [of your towns, that] the Lord God [has given to] you throughout your tribes.

[These officers] shall judge the people with [fair] judgment. [You] shall not [divert justice, nor show partiality, to people, nor] take a [bribe,] for a [bribe] blinds] the eyes of the wise & [diverts] the words of the righteous. You shall follow [what] is [totally] just, [so] that [you] may live & inherit the land which the Lord your God [is giving to] you.

You shall not plant [for] you a grove of any trees, near to the altar, [that] you shall make [for] the Lord your God. Neither shall you set up any image, which the Lord your God hates.

[Leviticus 26:1 You shall make [yourself] no idols, nor [carved images,] neither [should] you [put] up a standing image. Neither shall you [put] up any image of stone in your land, to bow down to it. For I am the Lord your God.