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.

1/03/2024

Nehemiah 1:1-11 Nehemiah’s Prayer for Those Returned from Captivity

 

Nehemiah’s Prayer for Those Returned from Captivity

Nehemiah 1:1-11         The Book of Nehemiah in [Smaller Chunks]

The words of Nehemiah, [Hachaliah’s] son. In the month Chisleu, it [happened] in the 20th year, [while] I was in the palace in Shushan, that Hanani, one of my brethren, came [with some] men of Judah. 

I asked them [about] the Jews [who] had escaped, [who] were left [from] the captivity & [about] Jerusalem. And they [told] me, [Those remaining from] captivity, there in the province, are [suffering] great affliction &  [disgrace.] 

The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down & [its] gates are burned with fire. And it happened,] when I heard these words, I, [Nehemiah,] sat down & wept, mourned [for some time] & fasted. 

And [I] prayed before the God of heaven & said, I [beg] You, O Lord God of heaven, the great & terrible God, [Who] keeps covenant [contract] & mercy for [those who] love Him & [do] His commandments.

Let Your ears, now be attentive & Your eyes open, [so] that You may hear the prayer of your servant, [that] I pray before You now, day & night, for the children [people] of Israel, Your servants. 

And [I] confess the sins of the children [people] of Israel, [who] have sinned against You. Both my father’s [family] & I have sinned. We have [acted] very corruptly against You & haven’t kept the commandments, [mandates,] nor judgments, [that] You commanded Your servant, Moses. 

I [beg] You, remember [what] You commanded, Your servant, Moses, saying, If you transgress, I will scatter you among the nations. [Acts 7:40-43 Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go [in front of] us. As for this Moses, [who] brought us out of the land of Egypt, we [don’t know] what has become of him.

And they made a calf in those days & offered sacrifice to the idol & rejoiced in the [work made by] their own hands. Then God turned [away] & gave them up to worship the [stars & constellations] of heaven.

As it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to Me slain [animals] & sacrifices [over] the space of 40 years in the wilderness? [Yet,] you took up the tabernacle of Moloch & the star of your god, Remphan, figures you made to worship them & I will carry you away beyond Babylon.]

But if you [return] to Me & keep My commandments & do them; [although] there were [some] of you were [thrown] out to the [furthest ends] of heaven, [still] I will gather them from [there] & will bring them to the place that I have chosen to [put] My Name. 

Now, these are Your servants & Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power & by Your strong hand. O Lord, I [beg] You, let Your ear now be attentive to the prayer of Your servant & the prayer of your servants, who desire to fear [respect] Your Name & prosper.

I, Your servant, pray [to] You this day, [that You] grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cup-bearer.