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.

1/01/2024

Ezra 9:1-15 Reportedly, Priests & Levites were Marrying Those Who Worship False gods

 

Reportedly, Priests & Levites were Marrying Those Who Worship False Gods

Ezra 9:1-15          The Book of Ezra in [Smaller Chunks]

Now, when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, the priests & the Levites haven't separated themselves from the people of the [land & stopped from] doing their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians & the Amorites. 

[Deuteronomy 12:30-31 [Pay attention] to yourself, that you [aren't] snared by following them, after they [are] destroyed from before you & that you [don't inquire] after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? Even I will do so, likewise. Thou shall not do [this] to the Lord your God. For every abomination to the Lord, [that] He hates, they have done to their gods: for they have even burnt their sons & daughters in the fire to their gods.] 

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves & for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands. [Yet] the hand of the princes & rulers have been [the main ones involved] in this [sin.] 

When I heard this thing, I [tore] my [clothes & coat] & [pulled out] the hair of my head & beard & sat down [astonished.] then, everyone [who] trembled at the Words of the God of Israel, were assembled to me, because of the [sins] of those [who] had been carried away [captive.] 

And I sat [there astonished] until the evening sacrifice. And at the evening sacrifice, I arose from my [fasting] & having [torn] my [clothing & coat] & I fell upon my knees & spread out my hands to the Lord my God. 

[I] said, O my God, I'm ashamed & blush to lift up my face to You, my God. For our iniquities have increased over our [heads] & our trespasses [have] grown up to the heavens. [Revelation 18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven & God has remembered her iniquities.] 

Since the days of our [forefathers,] we have [sinned greatly until] this day. [Because of] our [sins,] we & our kings & priests [have] been delivered into the hand of the kings of the land, to the sword, to captivity & to [be plundered] & to confusion, as it is this day.

And for a [brief moment] now, grace has been [shown] to us from the Lord our God, [Who has left] us [some remaining] to escape & to give us [time] in His Holy Place, [so] that our God may [enlighten] our eyes & [revive] us a little in our bondage. [Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my Light & my Salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?] 

For we were [men in bondage;] yet our God hasn't [abandoned] us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to [revive] us, to [put] up the the house of our God & to repair [its desolate & empty places] & to give us a wall in Judah & in Jerusalem. 

And now, what shall we say after this, O our God? For we have [abandoned] Your commandments, which You commanded us [through] Your servants, the prophets, saying, The land [that] you go to possess, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the abominations of the people [who] have filled [the land] from one end to another with their uncleanness. 

[Psalm 106:35-38 But were mingled among the heathen & learned their [deeds.] And they served their idols: which were a snare to them. [Yes,] they sacrificed their daughters to [demons] & shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons & daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan & the land was polluted, [a.k.a. defiled,] with blood.]

Therefore, now [don't] give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth, forever. [So] that you may be strong & eat the good of the land & leave it for an inheritance to your children forever. 

And after all that [has] come upon us for our evil deeds & our [immense sins,] seeing that You our God has punished us, less than our [sins] deserve & has given us a deliverance; [like] this;

Should we break Your commandments again & join [together] with the people [who do] these abominations? Wouldn't You be angry with us [until] You have [destroyed] us, so that there [are none remaining] nor escaping? 

O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous. [Although,] we [still] remain escaped [from captivity, like] it is this day, [see] we are before You in our [sinfulness] & we can't stand before You, because of this.