About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

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,] You, 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 to the Lord. 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 & the clouds also dropped [rain.] 

[Psalm 68:7-9 O God, when You [went out] before Your people, when You [marched] through the wilderness; Selah. The earth shook, & the heaven also dropped [rain] at the presence of God. Even Sinai, itself, was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. You, O God [sent] a plentiful rain, [by which] You [confirmed] Your inheritance, when it was weary.]

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 [on the] byways in, [a.k.a. during,] 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 an ox goad, [a.k.a. cow prod.] And he also delivered Israel.]

[And] [during] 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, & Israel ceased [to thrive,] 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, [a.k.a. respect.] You [aren’t mindful] of the Rock [Who Fathered] you, & you have forgotten God, [Who] formed you.] 

My heart is [with] the governors of Israel, [who] willingly offered themselves among the people. You, bless the Lord. Judges 4:10 And Barak called Zebulun & Naphtali to Kedesh; & [Barak] went up with 10,000 at his feet; & Deborah went up with [Barak.]

Speak [out,] you, [a.k.a. powerful, who] ride on white [donkeys,] & you, [who] sit in judgment, & [those powerless, who] walk by the [road.] [2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, [so] that everyone may receive the things done in His body, whether [it's] good or bad, according to [what] he [has] done.] 

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

Then, the people of the Lord shall 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] [to] have [control] over the nobles among the people. The Lord made me have [control] over the mighty.

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

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

For there [was] great [indecision] [among] the divisions of Reuben. Gilead [stayed 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, [what had previously been,] strength.

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

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

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

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 returned [an] answer to herself. 

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

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