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.

1/23/2024

Esther 8:1-17 Queen Esther Begs the King to Destroy the Gallows Haman Made for the Jews

 

Queen Esther Begs the King to Destroy the Gallows Haman Made for the Jews

Esther 8:1-17            The Book of Esther [in Smaller Chunks]

On that day, king Ahasuerus, [a.k.a. Xerxes, gave] the house of Haman, the Jew's enemy, to queen Esther. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what [his relationship] was to her. 

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman & gave it to Mordecai. And Esther [put] Mordecai over the house of Haman. 

And Esther [spoke] again before the king & fell down at his feet & [begged] him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman, the Agagite & his [scheme] he had devised against the Jews. 

Then, the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So, Esther arose & stood [in front of] the king & said, If it [pleases] the king & if I've found favor in his sight & [this] thing [seems] right before the king & [I'm] pleasing in his eyes, let the written letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, [that] he wrote, be reversed to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces. 

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my [relatives?] Then, king Ahuasuerus said, to queen Esther & to Mordecai, the Jew, [Look,] I have given Esther the house of Haman & they have hanged him upon the gallows, because he laid his hand [against] the Jews.

Also, write for the Jews, as you [please,] in the king's name & seal it with the king's ring. For no man may reverse what is written in the king's name & sealed with the king's ring.

Then, the king's scribes were called on the 23rd day of the 3rd month [of] Sivan, & it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, the lieutenants, the deputies & rulers of the 127 provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, according to every people, [including the] Jews & their writing & language.

And [Mordecai] wrote in king Ahasuerus' name & sealed it with the king's ring & sent [the] letters by [postal] riders [on] horseback, mules, camels & young dromedaries. 

[In which] the king granted the Jews, [who] were in every city to gather themselves together & to stand [up] for their life, to destroy, slay & cause them to perish, 

all the people of power & [any] province, that would assault them, both little ones & women & to take [their plunder froom] them for a [prize,] upon one day, in all the provinces, [specifically,] the 13th day, of the 12th month, which is the month, Adar. 

The copy of the [written command was] to be given in every province & was published to all people, [so] that the Jews should be ready against that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies.

So, the [postal riders,] rode on mules & camels went out, being [hurried to continue] on, by the king's [command.] And the decree was given at the palace in Shushan, [a.k.a. Susa.] 

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal [garments] of fine linen of blue, [purple] & white & with a [large] crown of gold. And the city of Shushan rejoiced & was glad.

The Jews [were] light [hearted, with] gladness, joy & honor. And in every province & city, [wherever] the king's [command] & his decree came, the Jews had joy & gladness, a feast & a [holiday.] And many people of the land became Jews; for the fear [respect] of the Jews came upon them.