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.

7/06/2023

Ruth 1:1-22 Ruth Goes Out With 3 & Returns With 1

 

Ruth Goes Out With 3 & Returns With 1

Ruth 1:1-22                   The Book of Ruth [in Smaller Chunks]

Now it [happened,] in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to [temporarily stay] in the country of Moab, & his wife & his 2 sons.

[His] name was Elimelech, & [his wife’s name was] Naomi, & the [names] of his 2 sons [were:] Mahlon & Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, & continued [to stay] there.

And Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died & she & her 2 sons [were] left. [Naoimi's 2 sons] took [Moabite] women [as] wives. The name of the 1 was Orpah & the name of the other was Ruth. And they [lived] there, about 10 years. Both Mahlon & Chilion died, also.

And [Naomi] was [the only one] left of her 2 sons & her husband. Then [Naomi] arose with her 2 daughters-in-law, [so] that she might return from the country of Moab.

For [Naomi] had heard [while] in the country of Moab; how the Lord had visited His people [by] giving them bread, [a.k.a. food.] [For this reason, Naomi] went out of the place where she was, with her 2 daughters-in-law. And they went on the [road] to return to the land of Judah.

And Naomi said to her 2 daughters-in-law, Go, & each return to her mother’s house. [May] the Lord deal kindly with you, [like] you have dealt [kindly] with the dead, & with me.

[May] the Lord grant that you may each find rest, in the house of her [future] husband. Then, she kissed them & they lifted up their [voices,] & wept. They said to her, Surely, we will return with you to your people.

And Naomi said, [Return] [home] again, my daughters. Why [would] you go with me? [Am I still able to give birth] to any more sons, [so] that they may be your husbands? [Return] again, & go [on] your way, my daughters, for I am too old to have [a] husband. 

[Even] if I should say, I have hope, if I [had a] husband tonight, & also [were able to] bear sons, would you [wait] for them, [until] they were grown? Would you stay for them, & [keep yourself] from having husbands? [No,] my daughters.

For it [grieves] me much, for your sakes, that the hand of the Lord [has] gone out against me. And they lifted up their [voices,] & wept again. And Oprah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth [clung] to her.

And [Naomi] said, [Look,] your sister-in-law [has] gone back to her [own] people, & to her gods. You return, & [go] after your sister-in-law. And Ruth said, [Don’t ask] me to leave you, or return from following after you. For [wherever] you [go,] I will go, & where you [lodge,] I will lodge.

Your people shall be my people & your God [shall be] my God. Where you [die,] I will die, & I will be buried there. [May] the Lord do so to me, & more also, if [anything except] death [parts] you & me.

When [Naomi] saw that [Ruth] was [determined] to go with her, then she [stopped] speaking to her [about it.] So [the] 2 went until they came to Bethlehem. And it [happened,] when all the city was [excited about their arrival,] & they said, Is this Naomi?

And she said to them, [Don’t] call me Naomi, call me Mara, [a.k.a. bitter, because] the Almighty [has] dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full & the Lord [has] brought me home again empty. 

Ten, why [do] you [still] call me Naomi, [a.k.a. pleasant,] seeing [that] the Lord [has] testified against me, & the Almighty [has] afflicted me? So, Naomi returned [with] her daughter-in-law, Ruth, the [Moabite, from] the country of Moab, & they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of [the] barley harvest.