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.

6/19/2023

Judges 5:1-31 The Triumphant Song of Deborah & Barak

 

The Triumphant Song of Deborah & Barak

Judges 5:1-31    The Book of Judges [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Deborah & Barak [Abinoam’s] son, sang, on that day. [Judges 4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.] [They sang,] Praise the Lord for avenging Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 

[2 Chronicles 17:16 And next [to] him was Amasiah, [Zichri’s] son, who willingly offered himself to the Lord & with him, 200,000 mighty men of valor.] 

Hear & [listen,] O you kings & princes & I, even I, will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. Lord, when You went out of Seir & when You marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled & the heavens dropped & the clouds also dropped [rain.] 

[Deuteronomy 33:2 And [Moses] said, The Lord came from Sinai & rose up from Seir to them. He shined [out] from Mount Paran & He came with 10,000’s of saints & from His right hand went a fiery law for them.]

The mountains & even [Mount Sinai] melted before the Lord God of Israel. [Exodus 19:18 And Mount Sinai was altogether [smoking,] because the Lord [came down] upon it in fire. And the smoke [of it went up, like] the smoke of a furnace & the whole mountain greatly quaked.]

The highways weren’t occupied, [so] the travelers walked through the byways in the days of Shamgar, [Anath’s] son. [Judges 3:30-31 so Moab was [defeated] that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest 80 years. And after him, was Shamgar, [Anath’s] son, [who killed] 600 men with a [cow prod.] 

And he also delivered Israel.]

[Also, the highways weren’t occupied, [so] the travelers walked through the byways] in the days of Jael. [Judges 4:22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him & said to him, Come & I will show you the man whom you seek. 

And when [Barak] came into her tent, [he saw] Sisera lay dead & the [tent] nail was in his temples.]

The inhabitants of the villages ceased & they ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, as a mother in Israel. They chose new gods. Then, war was [within] their gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among the 40,000 in Israel? 

[Deuteronomy 32:17-18 They sacrificed to [demons,] not to God. To gods whom they [didn’t] know. To new gods that came up [recently,] whom your [forefathers didn’t] fear [respect.] You [aren’t mindful] of the Rock that [Fathered] you & you have forgotten God, [Who] formed you.] 

My heart is [with] the governors [who] willingly offered themselves among the people. Bless the Lord. You, [who] ride on white [donkeys,] speak & sit in judgment & walk by the [road.] 

[Judges 12:13-14 And after him, Abdon, [Hillel’s] son, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had 40 sons & 30 nephews, [who] rode on 46 [donkey] colts & he judged Israel 8 years.]

[Those who] are delivered from the noise of the [archers] in the places [they draw] water, shall rehearse the righteous [actions] of the Lord there. Even [the Lord’s] righteous [actions] toward the inhabitants of His villages in Israel.

Then, shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates. Awake, Deborah, awake & utter a song. Arise, Barak & lead yours [in] captivity [held] captive, you son of Abinoam. Then, He made [him who] remained have [control] over the nobles among the people. The Lord made me have [control] over the mighty.

A root [from] Ephraim was against Amalek. After you, [was] Benjamin among your people. Out of Machir, the [rulers] came down & out of Zebulun [those scribes who] handle the [writer’s] pen. 

Even Issachar & [his] princes were with Deborah & also Barak, [who] was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben [had great indecision.] Why did you [stay in safety] among the sheep [pens] to hear the bleatings of the flocks?

[There was great indecision] among the divisions of Reuben. Gilead [sayed safely] beyond [the] Jordan [River] & why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore & [stayed] in his breaches.

Zebulun & Naphtali were [the] people [who jeopardized] their own lives to the point of] death, on the high places of the [battlefields.] The kings came & fought & then fought [Canaanite’s] kings in Taanach by the waters of Migiddo & they [gained no plunder.]

They fought from heaven. The stars [in their orbits] fought against Sisera. The ancient River of Kishon swept them away. O my soul, [you have trampled] down strength. 

[Judges 4:7 And I will draw you to the River Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots & his multitude & I will deliver him into your hand.] 

Then, [the horse’s hooves] were broken [from the continued hard galloping] by the mighty ones [of Sisera.] The Angel of the Lord said, Bitterly curse you Meroz & [their] inhabitants [of it,] because they [didn’t] come to the help of the Lord against the mighty. 

Jael, [Heber’s] wife, the Kenite, [is] blessed above all women. She shall be blessed above all women in [a] tent. [Sisera] asked [her for] water & she gave him milk & brought [out] butter in a lordly dish. 

[When he was asleep,] she put [in] her hand [a tent] nail & [in] her right hand a workmen’s hammer & she [struck Sisera’s] head, when she had pierced & [struck] through his temples. At her feet, [Sisera] bowed, fell & lay down dead there.

The mother of Sisera looked out a window [crying,] through the lattice, Why is his chariot [taking] so long in coming [here?] Why [do its] chariot wheels [delay?] Her [wisest] ladies answered her & she [answered] herself. 

Haven’t they [hurried?] Haven’t they divided the [plunder &] to every man a damsel or 2 & to Sisera [plunder] of needlework on both sides with diverse colors [well suited] for the necks [of those who take plunder?]

O Lord, let all Your enemies perish, but let [those who] love You, be [like] the sun when it goes [out] in [its] might. The land had rest [& peace for] 40 years.