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.

5/10/2023

Deuteronomy 23:1-25 Who Can Not Enter the Congregation of the Lord

 

Who Can Not Enter the Congregation of the Lord

Deuteronomy 23:1-25     Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

[No man with crushed or severed genitals may] enter the congregation of the Lord. [An illegitimate person] shall not enter the congregation of the Lord, [even until] the 10th generation.

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord, [not until] the 10th generation, [but] forever, because they [didn’t meet] you with bread & water in the [road,] when you came out of Egypt.

[Also,] because they hired Balaam, [Beor’s] son, [from] Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. [Still] the Lord your God [wouldn’t listen] to Balaam. But the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing [for] you, because the Lord your God loved you.

You shall not seek their peace [or] prosperity all your days, forever. You shall not [hate] an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not [hate] an Egyptian; because you were a stranger in his land. The 3rd generation of children [born to] them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord.

When the [army] goes [out] against your enemies, [avoid] every wicked thing. [A man who has a nocturnal emission shall go outside] the camp. He shall wash himself at [twilight the next day] & may return to camp at [sundown.] 

You shall have a place [outside] the camp & use the paddle on your weapon [like a shovel when you go to the bathroom & cover it up.] For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to [protect you & deliver] your enemies before you. Therefore, your camp shall be holy, [so God doesn’t] see [any] unclean thing & turn away from you.

You shall not deliver an escaped servant to his master. He shall [stay] with you, even among you, in the place he shall choose [that he] likes best [within] your gates. You shall not oppress him. 

There shall be no [unfaithful harlot] of the daughters of Israel, [or] sodomite of the sons of Israel. You shall not bring the [earnings from any prostitution,] or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God [to pay for your] vow, because these are [detestable] to the Lord your God.

[Don’t charge interest on loans] to your brother; [whether] they are loans for money, [food] or anything [else that would’ve earned interest.] 

You may [charge] interest on [loans to] strangers, but not your brother, [so] the Lord your God may bless you in all that you [put] your hand to in the land where you go to possess it. 

When you shall [make] a vow to the Lord your God, [don’t be slow in repaying] it. For the Lord your God will surely require it [from] you & you would be [guilty of sin.]

But, if you [refrain] from [making] a vow, no sin shall be in you. [Whatever you utter from your mouth you must do,] even a freewill offering, [because] you have vowed & you promised [freely] to the Lord your God with your [own] mouth.

When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may then eat the grapes [you want,] but you shall not put any in your [container.] 

When you come into your neighbor’s standing corn, you may then pluck the ears [of corn] with your hand, but you shall not [use] a sickle [to cut] your neighbor’s standing corn.