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.

1/19/2024

Esther 4:1-17 Mordecai Requests Esther to Talk to the King About His Decree to Kill the Jews

Mordecai Requests Esther to Talk to the King About His Decree to Kill the Jews

Esther 4:1-17           The Book of Esther [in Smaller Chunks]

When Mordecai [realized] all [of what] was done, Mordecai [tore] his clothes, & put on sackcloth with ashes, & went out into the [middle] of the city, & cried [out] with a loud & bitter cry.

And [Mordecai] even came [in front of] the king's gate. For [no one] might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. And in every province, [wherever] the king's: [command,] & decree [went,] there was great mourning, fasting, weeping, & wailing among the Jews, & many lay in sackcloth & ashes.

So, Esther's maids & her chamberlains, [a.k.a. eunuchs,] came & told [this to] [Esther.] Then, the queen was exceedingly grieved; & she sent [garments] to clothe Mordecai, & to take away his sackcloth from him; but he [wouldn't accept] it.

Then, Esther called for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom [the king] had appointed to attend [to] her, & [Esther] gave him a [command for] Mordecai, to know what it was, & why it was.

So, Hattach went [out into] the street of the city, [in front of] the king's gate, to Mordecai. And Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, & [about] the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's [treasury] to destroy the Jews.

Also, [Mordecai] gave him the copy of the [written] decree, that was given [in] Shushan, to destroy them. [So, Hatach could] [declare] it to Esther, & [make it known] to her, & to [give the responsibility to] her that she should go in to the king, to make [a plea] to him, [requesting in front of the king,] for, [a.k.a. on behalf of,] her people. And Hatach came & told Esther the words of Mordcai.

Again, Esther [spoke] to Hatach, & gave him [a command for] Mordecai: All the king's servants, & the people of the king's provinces, know that there is [a] law: that [whoever] [wants to go] into the inner court to the king, whether man or woman, who isn't called, [shall be] put to death, [unless] the king [holds] out the golden scepter, that he may live. 

[Esther said,] But I haven't been called to come in to the king these 30 days. And they told Esther's words to Mordecai. Then, Mordecai commanded [this] answer to Esther, Think not [of] yourself, that you shall escape [from this] in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

For if you [hold] your peace altogether, at this time, then there shall [be relief,] & deliverance [will] arise [for] the Jews from another place. But you, & your father's house shall be destroyed. And who [knows] whether you [have] come into the kingdom for such a time as this? 

Then Esther [asked] them [to] return this answer [to] Mordecai. Go, gather together all the Jews [who] are present in Shushan, [a.k.a. Susa,] & [all of] you fast for me, & [not] eat, nor drink [for] 3 days, night or day. 

Also, my maidens & I will fast [like this,] so I will go in to the king, which isn't according to the law, & if I perish, I perish. So, Mordecail went [on] his way, & did according to all that Esther had commanded him.