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.

10/14/2023

2 Kings 20:1-21 The Lord God Extends Hezekiah's Life 15 Years

 

The Lord God Extends Hezekiah's Life 15 Years

2 Kings 20:1-21                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

In those days, [king] Hezekiah was [deathly ill.] And the prophet, Isaiah, [Amoz'] son, came to him & said, The Lord [says this, Put] your house in order; for you [won't] live & shall die. 

Then, [Hezekiah] turned & [faced] the wall & prayed to the Lord, saying, I [beg] You, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before You in truth & with a perfect heart & have done [what] is good in Your sight. And [Hezekiah] wept [bitterly.] 

And it [happened, that before] Isaiah [had] gone into the middle court, that the Word of the Lord came to him, saying, Turn [back] again & tell Hezekiah, My [people's ruler,] The Lord, the God of David, your [forefather, says this,] I have heard your prayer & have seen your tears. 

[Watch,] I will heal you & on the 3rd day & you shall go up into the [Lord's] house. And I will add 15 years onto your [life.] And I will deliver you & this city out of the hand of [Assyria’s] king & I will defend this city for [My] Own sake & for [David,] My [servant's] sake. 

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs & they took [it] & laid it on the boil & [Hezekiah] recovered. [Prior to being healed:] Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What [is] the sign that the Lord will heal me & that I shall go into the Lord's house the 3rd day? 

And Isaiah said, [This is] the [Lord's] sign, that the Lord [God] will do the thing that He has spoken. Shall the shadow go down 10 degrees or back 10 degrees? 

Hezekiah answered, [It's an easy] thing for the shadow to go [forward] 10 degrees. [But] let the shadow [go backward] 10 degrees. [Then,] Isaiah, the prophet, cried [out,] to the Lord & He brought the shadow backward 10 degrees & which it had gone down [on] the [sundial] of Ahaz.

At that time, Berodach Baladan, [Baladan's] son, [Babylon's] king, sent letters & a present to Hezekiah. He had heard Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah [listened] to them & [showed] them all his [palace with] his precious [treasures.] 

[Hezekiah's:] silver, gold, spices & precious ointment & all [of] the house [with] his armor & all his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his [kingdom] that Hezekiah [hadn't shown] them.

Then, Isaiah, the prophet, came to king Hezekiah & said to him, What [did]  these men say to you? And [where are] they from? Hezekiah said, They [came] from a [distant] country, even from Babylon. And [Isaiah asked,] What have they seen in your house? 

And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all the things in [my palace.] There [aren't any of] my treasures that I haven't [shown] them. And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the Word of the Lord, [Watch,] the days come [when] all that is in your house & all your [forefathers stored] up [until] this day, shall be carried into Babylon. 

Nothing shall be left, [said] the Lord. They shall take away your sons [that you father] & they shall be eunuchs in the king of [Babylon's] palace. Then, Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The Word of the Lord, which you have spoken is good. 

[Also Hezekiah] said, [Wouldn't it be good] if peace & truth [existed during my life?] [Aren't] the rest of Hezekiah's [actions] & all of his might & how he made the pool & [an aqueduct] & brought water into the city, written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 

And Hezekiah [died] & slept with his [forefathers.] And Manasseh, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]