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.

5/15/2023

Deuteronomy 28:1-68 The Blessings for Following the Lord God & the Curse for Not Following

 

The Blessings for Following the Lord God & the Curse for Not Following

Deuteronomy 28:1-68     Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

It shall [happen,] if you diligently [pay attention] to the voice of the Lord your God & observe & do all His commandments, that I [give] you this day. [So] that the Lord your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth. 

And all these blessings shall come on you & [overwhelm] you, if you [listen] to the voice of the Lord your God. You shall be blessed in the city & in the field. [Your offspring, the offspring of your livestock, cattle] &  flocks of your. sheep, their increase & your [crops from]. Your ground shall be blessed. 

Your baskets & your [stored bowls to knead bread] will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in & when you go out. The Lord shall cause your enemies [who] rise up against you to be [defeated] before your face 1 way & flee [from] you 7 ways.

The Lord shall command a blessing upon your storehouses [barns] & all you [put] your [hands] to. [The Lord] shall bless you in the land [that] the Lord your God gives to you. 

The Lord shall establish you as a holy people to Himself, [like] He has sworn to you, if you keep the Lord your [God’s] commandments & walk in His ways. All the people of the earth will see that you are called by the Name of the Lord. 

They shall be afraid of you.The Lord shall make you [plentiful] in: goods, [your offspring] & the [offspring of your livestock] & [your crops] of. Your ground in the land the Lord [swore to your forefathers] to give [to] you. 

The Lord shall open His good treasure to you: the heavens to give rain to your land in [its] season & to bless all the work of your [hands.] You shall lend to many nations, [but] you shall not borrow.

If you [pay attention] to the commandments of the Lord your God, [that] I [give] to you [today & obey] & do them, the Lord shall make you the head, [but] not the tail. You shall only be [on the top] & not [below.]

You shall not [be led astray] to the right hand or the left, from any of the words [that] I command you this day & go after other gods & serve them. 

It shall [happen,] if you [won’t listen] to the voice of the Lord your God, [to obey] & do all His commandments & His [mandates, that I give] you this day. [It shall happen that] all these curses shall come upon you & [overwhelm] you.

You shall be cursed in the city & in the field. Your baskets & your [stored bowls for kneading bread] shall be cursed. [Your offspring,] the offspring of your [livestock, cattle] & flocks of your sheep & their increase & your [crops from] the land shall be cursed.  

You will be cursed when you come in & when you go out. The Lord shall send upon you [curses, confusion & frustration] in all you [put] your [hands] to do, until you are destroyed & perish quickly; because of the wickedness of your [actions, where] you have [abandoned] Me. 

[Jeremiah 1:16. and I will utter My judgment against them [related to] all their wickedness, [of those who have abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the worlds [made with] their own hands.]

The Lord shall make the [plague cling] to you, until He consumes you off the land, [where] you go to possess it. The Lord will strike you with [tuberculosis]  & with fever, with inflammation, and with extreme [heat,] with the sword, with [blight, scorching] & mildew.

[These] shall pursue you until you perish. The [sky above] your head shall be brass [& not provide rain] & the earth under you shall be [as hard as] iron. The Lord shall make the rain of your land powder & dust. 

It shall come down from heaven upon you, until you [are] destroyed. The Lord will cause you to be [defeated] before your enemies. You shall go out 1 way against them & flee 7 ways before them. You shall be [moved] into all the kingdoms of the earth. 

Your carcass shall be meat [for all the birds] of the air & the [animals] of the earth & no man shall [frighten] them away. The Lord will [afflict] you with the [boils] of Egypt, the [tumors,] the scab & itch, [that can’t] be healed. 

The Lord shall [afflict] you with [insanity,] blindness & [mental confusion.] You shall grope at [noon like] the blind grope in the darkness. You shall not prosper in your ways. You shall be only oppressed & [plundered forever] & no man shall save you.

You shall [become engaged to] a wife & another man shall lie [intimately] with her. You shall build a house & shall not [live in it.] You shall plant a vineyard & shall not gather [its] grapes. Your ox shall be [killed] before your eyes & you shall not eat [of it.] 

Your [mule] shall be violently taken away [in front of your eyes] & shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies & you shall have [no one] to rescue them. 

Your sons & your daughters shall be given to another people & your eyes shall look [for them] & fail [because of] longing for them all day long. There shall be no [strength left] in your hand. A nation [that] you do not know will eat up all the fruit of your land & all you [labored for.] 

You shall [have constant oppressive & harsh treatment always,] so that you shall be [driven mad, because of what] you see with your eyes. From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, the Lord shall [afflict] you in the knees & legs with sore [boils] that can’t be healed. 

The Lord shall bring you & your king, [that] you [put] over you, [into] a nation [that] neither you nor your [forefathers] have known. You shall serve other gods [of] wood & stone there. You shall become an astonishment, [ridiculed & mocked] among the nations where the Lord [leads] you.

You shall carry [lots of] seed out into the field, but shall [only] gather in [a] little; for the locust shall [eat] it. You shall plant vineyards & [prepare] them, but y[ou won’t] drink [its] wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 

Throughout all your coasts, you shall have olive trees, but shall not [groom] yourself with [its] oil; [because your olives will fall off prematurely.] You shall [father] sons & daughters, but you shall not enjoy them; [because] they shall go into captivity. 

The locusts shall [eat] all your trees & your fruit of your land. The [strangers who stay among] you, shall be [brought to a high position over you] & you shall be [brought] down very low. He shall lend to you & you shall not lend to him. 

He shall be the head [leaders] and you shall be the tail. [After] all these curses shall come upon you & pursue you & [overwhelm] you [until] you are destroyed; because you [didn’t pay attention to] the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments & His [mandates, that] He commanded you. 

They shall be upon you & your [descendants] for a sign & a wonder forever. Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joyfulness & [glad hearts] for the abundance of all [the] things [that the Lord God has given to you.] 

You shall therefore serve your enemies [that] the Lord shall send against you. [You will be hungry, thirsty, & naked & needing] all things. He shall put a yoke of iron [on] your neck, until He has destroyed you. 

The Lord shall bring a nation against you from the [distant ends] of the earth, as [a] swift eagle flies. A nation whose [language] you don’t understand. A fierce [looking] nation [who doesn’t respect] the [elderly,] nor [shows] favor to the young. 

[They] will eat the [young of your livestock] & the [harvest] of your land, until you are destroyed. They & won’t leave you [any grain,] wine, oil, or the increase of your [cattle] & sheep of your flocks, until you [are] destroyed.

[They will attack] you in all your gates, until your high & fenced walls [in which you trust] shall come down, throughout your land, that the Lord your God has given you.

[This attack of your enemies shall be so severe & distressing that] you will eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons & daughters, [that] the Lord your God has given you.

[Even the most sensitive & tender-hearted] among you, shall [begrudge food] to his brother, the wife he [embraces] & toward his remaining children. So, he [won’t share with them] any of the flesh of his children he shall eat; because he has nothing left [from the attack & the starvation your enemies caused] in all your gates.

So, that the [most] tender [hearted] & delicate [man’s eye] among you, shall be evil toward his brother & his wife [he loves] & the [remaining of] his children, which he shall leave. So that he won’t give to any of them the flesh of his [other] children, whom he shall eat, because he had nothing left [to] him [from the battle & the severe famine, in which] your enemies shall distress you in all your gates.

The sensitive & tender-hearted] woman among you, [who wouldn’t put] the sole of her foot on the ground, [because of] her [sensitivity] & tenderness & her eye shall be evil toward her husband [she embraces] & toward her son & her daughter & [her baby, who came] out from between her feet & toward the children she shall bear.

For she shall eat them, [because of the severe starvation caused from the attack of the] enemy, [who] shall distress you in your gates. If you [don’t obey] & do all the words of this law that are written in this book, [so] you fear [respect] the name [of,] THE LORD YOUR GOD. 

Then, the Lord will [bring upon you & your descendants extraordinary] plagues & [terrible illnesses of long duration.] [Also,] He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt, [that] you were afraid of & they shall [take hold] of you. [Including,] every [illness] & plague [that aren’t] written in [this] book of law. 

The Lord will bring them upon you, until you are destroyed. Few of you in number will be left, [when you were like] the stars of heaven [in] multitude; but you wouldn’t obey the voice of the Lord your God.

It shall [happen,] that [like] the Lord rejoiced over you to do good to you & to multiply you, [if you don’t obey the word of Lord your God,] it will also [please] Him to destroy you & bring you to [nothing.] 

You shall be [snatched] off the land [where] you go to possess it. The Lord shall scatter you among all people, from one end of the earth [to] the other. There you will serve other gods made of wood & stone, that neither you nor your [forefathers] have known.

You shall find no [peace] among these nations, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest. But the Lord shall give you a trembling heart & failing eyes & a sorrowful mind there. 

And your life shall hang in doubt before you & you will be [afraid] day & night. You shall have [no] assurance of your life. You shall say in the morning, If only God [would make it evening!] 

At [evening] you would say, If only God [would make] it morning! For your heart shall be [stricken] with fear, [because of all the terrible things] you shall see [with your own eyes.] 

The Lord shall bring you into Egypt again [in] ships, [to the place] I [said] to you, You shall [not see it anymore.] There you shall be sold to your enemies [as male & female slaves,] but no man will buy you.