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.

6/20/2023

Judges 6:1-40 The Lord God Speaks to Gideon

 

The Lord God Speaks to Gideon

Judges 6:1-40    The Book of Judges [in Smaller Chunks]

[Again,] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord & the Lord delivered them into the hand of [the] Midian [for] 7 years. [Judges 2:11-13 And the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord & served Baalim. 

And they [abandoned] the Lord God of their [forefathers, Who] brought them out of the land of Egypt & followed other gods, of the gods of the people [who] were [around] them, & provoked the Lord to anger. They [abandoned] the Lord & served Baal & Ashtaroth.]

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, & because of the Midianites, the [people] of Israel made [themselves:] dens, caves & strong holds, [a.k.a. fortified places, that] are in the mountains.

And it was [this way,] [until] Israel had sown [their crops,] that the Midianites, Amalekites, & even the [people] of the East, came up against them. And they [set up camp] against them & destroyed the increase of [their produce from] the [ground, all the way until] you come to Gaza. And [these tribes] left no [food] for Israel, [or for:] sheep, [oxen, or donkeys.] 

For they came up with their: cattle, [a.k.a. livestock;] & tents. They came [like a] multitude [of] grasshoppers. For both they & their camels were without number, [a.k.a. beyond being able to count them,] & they entered into the land to destroy it. The [people] of Israel cried [out] to the Lord, because of the Midianites & Israel was [extremely poor.]

And it [happened,] when the [people] of Israel cried [out] to the Lord, because of the Midianites, the Lord sent a prophet to the [people] of Israel, [who] said to them, The Lord God of Israel [says this,] I brought you up from Egypt, out [from] the house of bondage; & I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians; & out of the hand of all [who] oppressed you. 

And [I,] [drove] them out before you & gave you their land. And I said to you, I Am the Lord your God; [don’t] fear, [ra.k.a. respect,] the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell, but you haven’t obeyed My voice. 

And an Angel of the Lord, came there, & sat under an oak in Ophrah, that [belonged] to Joash, the Abiezrite. And his son, Gideon, threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 

And the Angel of the Lord appeared to [Gideon,] & said to him, You mighty man of valor, the Lord is with you. And Gideon said to him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord [is] with us, then why has all this [happened to] us? 

And where [are] all His miracles [that] our [forefathers] told us [about,] saying, Didn’t the Lord bring us up, [out] from Egypt? But now the Lord [has abandoned] us, & delivered us into the hand of the Midianites. 

The Lord looked upon Gideon & said, Go in your [strength] & you [shall] save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Haven't I sent you? And [Gideon] said [to the Lord,] Oh, my Lord, [with what] shall I save Israel? 

[See,] my family is poor in Manasseh, & I am the least, [a.k.a. the smallest,] in my father’s house. The Lord said to [Gideon,] Surely, I will be with you, & you shall [attack] the Midianites, [united] [like] 1 man. 

[Gideon] said to [the Lord,] If I have now found grace in Your sight, then [show] me a sign that you [talked] with me. I pray You [don’t go from here,] until I come [back] to You, & bring my present [out,] & [put] it [in front of] You. [The Lord said,] I will [wait] until you come again. 

Gideon went in & [prepared] a kid [goat] & unleavened cakes [made] of an ephah of [fine] flour, & put the [meat] in a basket, & [Gideon] put the broth in a pot, & brought it out to [the Lord] under the oak & presented it [to Him.]

The Angel of God said to [Gideon,] Take the [meat] & unleavened cakes, & lay them on this rock, & pour out the broth & he did so. Then, the Angel of the Lord put [out] the end of the staff in His hand, & touched the [meat,] & the unleavened cakes, & fire rose up out of the rock & consumed the [meat] & the unleavened cakes.

Then, the Angel of the Lord departed out of [Gideon’s] sight. When Gideon [realized] that he was the Angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! Because I have seen an Angel of the Lord face to face.

And the Lord said to [Gideon,] Peace be to you. [Don’t be fearful;] you [shall] not die. Then, Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, & called it Jehovah Shalom, [a.k.a. The Lord is Peace,] & is [still] [called this] to this day in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 

And it [happened] the same night, the Lord said to [Gideon,] Take your father’s young [bull,] & even a 2nd [bull] 7 years old, & [tear] down the altar of Baal that your father [has,] & cut down the grove that is by it. 

[Deuteronomy 12:2-3 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, [where] the nations you shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, hills & under every green tree. And you shall [tear] down their altars & break their pillars & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

And build an altar to the Lord God on top of this rock [with its proper arrangement,] & take the 2nd [bull,] & offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood from the grove [that] you [shall cut down.

Then, Gideon took 10 of his [male] servants, & did [like] the Lord had said to him. and it was so, because [Gideon was fearful of] his father’s household, & the men of the city, [so Gideon] couldn't do it [during the] day] & he did it [at] night.

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, & [saw,] the altar of Baal was, [thrown] down, & the grove that was by it was cut down, & the 2nd [bull] was offered upon the altar that was built [to the Lord God,] they said to 1 another, Who [has] done this thing? 

And when they [inquired] & asked [around,] & they said, Gideon, the son of Joash, [has] done this thing. Then, the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son, [so] that he may die, because he [has thrown] down the altar of Baal & he [has] cut down the grove that was by it. 

And Joash said to all [who] stood against him, Will you plead for Baal? Will you save him? Let him, [who pleads] for [Baal,] be put to death [while] it’s [still] morning.

If [Baal is] [supposed] to be a god, let him plead for himself, because [someone] [has thrown] down his altar. Therefore, on that day, [Joab's father,] called [Gideon] Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against [Gideon,] because he [has] thrown down his altar.

Then, all the Midianites, Amalekites & the children, [a.k.a. people,] of the East were gathered together, & went over, & pitched, [a.k.a. set up camp], in the Valley of Jezreel. But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon & he blew a trumpet, & [the Abiezrites were] gathered [behind] him. 

And [Gideon] sent messengers throughout all [of the tribe of] Manasseh; who was also gathered [behind Gideon.] And he sent messengers to: Asher, Zebulun, & Naphtali & they came to [join] them.

And Gideon said to God, If You [will] save Israel by my hand, [like] You [have] said, [See,] I will put wool fleece [on] the floor, & if the dew [is] only on the fleece, & the [ground next to it is] dry, then I shall know that You [will] save Israel by [my] hand, as You [have] said, & it was so. 

For [Gideon] rose up early the [next morning] & [squeezed] the fleece together & [wrung] out a bowl full of dew water out of the fleece.

And Gideon said to God, [Don’t] let Your anger be hot against me, & I will speak, this [one time.] But I pray [that] You, let me prove, [a.k.a. test,] You, this [one time,] with the fleece. Let it now be dry only upon the fleece, & let there be dew upon all the ground. And God did so that night. For it was dry only upon the fleece & there was dew on all the ground.