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.

5/18/2023

Deuteronomy 31:1-30 The Lord Your God & Joshua will Cross Over the Jordan River Before You

 

The Lord Your God & Joshua will Cross Over the Jordan River Before You

Deuteronomy 31:1-30     Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

Moses went & [spoke] these words to all [of] Israel. He said to them, I am 120 years old this day. I can no [longer] go out & come in. Also, the Lord has said to me, You shall not go over [the] Jordan [River.] 

The Lord your God will go over [ahead of] you. He will destroy the nations before you & you shall [take possession of their land.] And Joshua shall go over [in front of you, like] the Lord [your God] said. 

The Lord shall do to them [like] He did to Sihon & Og, the [Amorites’] kings & to [those, whose lands] He destroyed. The Lord shall [deliver] them to you before your face, [so] you may do to them, according to [what]  I have [commanded] you. 

Be strong & of good courage. [Don’t be fearful,] nor afraid of them. For it is the Lord your God, [Who goes] with you. He will not fail you, nor [abandon] you. 

Moses called Joshua & said to him in the sight of all [of] Israel, Be strong & of good courage, for you must go with [these] people [into] the land [that] the Lord [has sworn] to their [forefathers] to give [to] them & you shall cause them to inherit [the land.] 

And the Lord is [Who goes] before you. He will be with you & [the Lord] will not fail you, [nor abandon] you. [Don’t] fear [or be worried.] Moses wrote this law & delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, [who carried] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord & to all the elders of Israel. 

Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every 7 years, in the year [of] solemnity, [when Israelites are released from their debts, during,] the Feast of Tabernacles. When all [of] Israel [comes] to appear before the Lord your God in the place He shall choose, you shall read this law before all [of] Israel, [so they can hear.] 

Gather the people together, men, women, children & [strangers] within your gates, [so] they may hear & learn & fear [respect] the Lord your God & do all the words of this law.

[So] their children [who haven’t] known anything, may hear & learn to fear [respect] the Lord your God, as long as you live in the land [where] you go over [the] Jordan [River] to possess it.

The Lord said to Moses, [Look, the day] you must die [approaches.] Call Joshua & present yourselves before the congregation in the tabernacle, [so] I may [put him in] charge.

Moses & Joshua went & presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. The Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, [that] stood over the door of the tabernacle.

And the Lord said to Moses, [Look,] you shall sleep [in death] with your [forefathers] & this people will rise up & [be unfaithful like a harlot] & go after other gods of strangers of the land, [where] they go to be among them.

They will [abandon] Me & break My covenant [contract] I have made with them. Then, My anger shall [grow] against them, [on] that day & I will [abandon] them. I will hide My face from them & they shall be devoured. 

And many [troubles & evil] will [come upon] them, [so] they will say [on] that day, [Haven’t] these evils come upon us, because our God isn’t among us? And I will surely hide My face [on] that day for the evil that they [did by turning to] other gods. 

Therefore, write this song for you now & teach it [to] the children [people] of Israel. Put it in their mouths, [so] this song may be a witness for Me against the children [people] of Israel.

For when I have brought them into the land, [that] I [swore] to their [forefathers,]  that flows with milk & honey & they have eaten & filled themselves & [have grown] fat & then turn to other gods & serve them & provoke Me & break My covenant. 

And it shall [happen,] when many troubles & [evil has come upon] them, that this song will testify against them [like] a witness. For [this song] shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their [descendants.]

Even before I have brought them into this land that I [swore to them,] I know their [intentions.] Therefore, Moses wrote this song the same day & taught it to the children [people] of Israel. 

He [put] Joshua, [Nun’s] son, [in] charge & said, Be strong & [be] of good courage. For you shall bring the children [people] of Israel into the land [that] I have [sworn] to them. I [the Lord God] will be with you.

It [happened,] when Moses had [finished] writing the words of this law in the book, Moses commanded the Levites, [who carry] the Ark of  the Covenant of the Lord, saying, Take this Book of the Law & put it [inside] of the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, [so] it may be there for a witness against you.

For I [Moses] know your rebellion & your stiff [stubborn] neck. While I am [still] alive with you this day, you have been rebellious against the Lord. How [many more times will you do this] after my death? 

Gather to me all the elders of your tribes & your officers, [so] I may speak these words, [so they may hear them] & [I] call heaven & earth [as witnesses] against them. For I know that after my death, you will [totally] corrupt yourselves & [go astray] from the way I have commanded you.

And evil will [come upon] you in the latter days; because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger through the work [made by] your hands. Moses [spoke] the words of this song, in the ears of all the congregation of Israel, until they were [finished.]