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.

5/07/2023

Deuteronomy 20:1-20 When Going to Battle…

 

When Going to Battle…

Deuteronomy 20:1-20      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

When you go out to battle against your enemies & see more horses, chariots & people than you [have, don’t] be afraid of them. For the Lord your God, [Who] brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

It shall be, when you are [near] the battle, the priest shall [come] & speak to the people & say to them, Hear, O Israel, you are [going] into battle this day against your enemies. [Don’t be afraid, nor] be faint [hearted.]

Don’t tremble [or] be terrified because of them. For the Lord your God goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. The officers shall say to the people, [Are there any men who] have built a new house & haven’t dedicated it? Let him go & return to his house, lest he die in battle & another man [dedicates] it. 

[Are there any men who] have planted a vineyard & haven’t eaten of it? Let him go & return to his house, lest he die in the battle & another man [eats] of [his vineyard.] 

[Are there any men who are engaged to] a wife? Let him go & return to his house, lest he die in battle & another man [take] her. The officers shall further & say to the people [of Israel, Are there any men who] are fearful & faint hearted? Let him go & return to his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint, as well as his heart.

When the officers [finish] speaking to the people, they shall make captains of the [army] to lead the people. When you come close to the city to fight against it, then [declare] peace to it. 

If they [accept] & answer [in] peace & open [their gates,] all the people found there shall be [tributary servants & shall work for] you. If [they] won’t make peace with you, then you shall [attack] it. When the Lord your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall [strike] every male with the edge of the sword. 

But [all] the women, [children, livestock] & all that is in the city [including the plunder,] you shall take [for] yourself. You shall eat the [plunder] of your enemies, [that] the Lord your God has given you. 

You shall do [this] to all the cities [that] are far [from] you & aren’t cities of these nations. But the cities of these people, [that] the Lord your God gives you [as] an inheritance, nothing that breathes shall [be saved] alive.

You shall [totally] destroy them: the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, & the Jebusites, as the Lord your God has commanded you. [So] they don’t teach you all their abominations they have done to their gods; [in case] you should sin against the Lord your God.

When you [attack] a city & the war [takes] a long time, you shall not destroy [its] trees [with an ax,] because you may eat [from] them. You shall not cut them down, (for a tree of the field is man’s life) to [use] them in the [battle.]

You shall only cut down & destroy the trees you know [aren’t used for food.] You shall build a [wall of defense] against the city that makes war with you, until it [is defeated.]