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.

7/03/2023

Judges 19:1-30 The Man Went to Get His Mistress at His Father-in-Law’s Home

 

The Man Went to Get His Mistress at His Father-in-Law’s Home

Judges 19:1-30    The Book of Judges [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened] in those days, when there was no king in Israel & there was a certain Levite [temporarily staying] on the side of Mount Ephraim, who took [a mistress for himself] out of Bethlehem Judah.

His [mistress played the unfaithful harlot] against him & went away from him to her father’s house in Bethlehem Judah & was there 4 whole months. Her husband went after her[with his servant & a couple of [donkeys,] to speak [kindly] to her & bring her [back] again. 

She brought him into her father’s house & when her father saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. His father-in-law, the damsel’s father, [delayed] him [from going] & he [stayed] with him 3 days & they ate & [drank] & lodged there.

It [happened,] on the 4th day, when they arose early in the morning & [got up to leave,] the damsel’s father said to his son-in-law, Comfort your heart with a [bit of] bread & afterward go [on] your way. 

They both sat down together & ate & [drank,] for [her] father had said to the man, I pray [that] you can be [content] & let your heart be merry & [stay] here all night. When the man rose up to [leave,] his father-in-law urged him & he lodged there again.

On the 5th day, he arose early to [leave] & [her] father said, I pray [that] you comfort your heart & they [waited] until afternoon & they both [ate.] When the man rose up to [leave] with his [mistress] & his servant, his father-in-law said to him, [Look, it’s almost] evening.

I pray that you [stay] all night, [since it's almost sunset,] lodge here, [so] that your heart may be merry & tomorrow you can get [up] early [& be] on your way, [so] you [may] go home.

The man [wouldn’t wait] that night & rose up & [left] with his 2 saddled [donkeys,] his [mistress] [& servant] [were] also with him & [headed toward] Jebus. When  they were [near] Jebus, the day was [almost over] & the servant said to his master, I pray [that] you come & let us turn in to this city of Jebusites & lodge in it.

His master said, We won’t turn aside [to go] into the city of a stranger, [who isn’t] of the children [people] of Israel. We will [cross] over to Gibeah. He said to his servant, Come, let us draw [close] to one of these places in Gibeah, or in Ramah, to lodge all night. 

They [continued] on & went their way & the sun [had gone] down, when they were by Gibeah, which [belongs] to Benjamin. They turned aside [there] to go in & lodge in Gibeah. 

When he went in, he sat down in a street of the city, [since] there was no man [who] took them into their house to [lodge.] [He saw,] there came an old man from his work [in] the field [who] also was [from] Mount Ephraim & he [temporarily stayed] in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites. 

When he lifted up his eyes & saw a [traveler] in the street of the city, the old man said, [Where] are you going? [Where do] you [come from]? [The man] said, We are [leaving] from Bethlehem Judah, toward the side of Mount Ephraim.

I am from [there] & I went to Bethlehem Judah, but now I am going to the house of the Lord, [since] there is no man, [who] receives me [into his] house. Yet, [we have] both [enough] straw & [feed] for our [donkeys.]

And there is [enough] bread & wine for me, [the] handmaid & the young man, [who] is with your servants. There is [nothing we lack.] [So,] the old man said, Peace be with you. [However,] let all your [needs] lie upon me. 

Only [don’t] lodge in the street. So, he brought him into his house & gave [feed] to the [donkeys] & they washed their feet & [ate & drank] & were making their hearts merry. 

Certain [wicked troublemakers] of the city [surrounded] the house & beat [on] the door & spoke to the old man, [who] was the master of the house, saying, Bring [out] the man [who] came into your house, [so] that we may know him [intimately.]

The master of the house, went out to them & said, No, my brethren, I pray [that] you don’t [do] so wickedly; seeing this man [has] come into my house. [Don’t do this outrageous thing.]

[Look,] here is my daughter, a maiden & his [mistress.] I will bring them out now & you humble them & do what seems good to you, but don’t do this [disgraceful] thing to this man.

But the men [wouldn’t listen] to him; so the man took his [mistress] & brought her [out] to them & they knew her [intimately] & abused her all night until the morning & when the day began to [dawn,] they let her go.

Then, the woman came at [daybreak] & fell down at the door of the man’s house where her [husband] was, [until] it was light. Her husband rose up in the morning & opened the doors of the house, to go his way & [saw his mistress had] fallen down at the door of the house & her hands were upon the threshold.

He said to her, [Get] up. Let’s be going. But [there was no answer.] Then, the man [put] her upon [the donkey] & rose up & [went] to his place. 

When he [came] into his house, he took a knife & took hold of his [deceased mistress] & divided her together with her bones into 12 pieces & sent her into all the coasts of Israel. 

So it was, that all [who] saw it said, There hasn’t been such a [wicked thing like this] done or seen from the day that the children [people] of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt [until] this day. Consider [this] & [get] advice & speak your minds [about this.]