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.

1/06/2024

Nehemiah 4:1-23 The Walls of Jerusalem Are Almost Complete

 

The Walls of Jerusalem Are Almost Complete 

Nehemiah 4:1-23          The Book of Nehemiah in [Smaller Chunks]

But it [happened,] that when Sanballat heard we [rebuilt] the wall, he was [angry, disgusted] & mocked the Jews. And he [said] to his brethren & [Samaria’s] army, What [are] these feeble Jews [doing?] Will they [strengthen] themselves? 

Will they sacrifice? Will they [complete it] in a day? Will they revive the [burned] stones out of the rubbish heaps, [that] are burned? Now, Tobiah, [a.k.a. Tobias,] the Ammonite, was by him & said, Even [what] they [have built is so weak] that if a fox [went] up, [it] would break down their stone wall.

Hear [us] our God; for we are despised & turn their [disgust back] upon their own [heads & have] them [be like plunder] in the land of captivity. And [don’t] cover their iniquity, or let their sin be blotted out from before You. For they have provoked You to anger before the builders. 

So, we [rebuilt] the wall & all the wall was joined together [up to] 1/2 of [it:] for the [people’s minds were focused on this] work. But it [happened,] when, Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites & the Ashdodites heard the walls of Jerusalem were [almost completed & the gaps were almost closed,] they were very [angry.] 

And all of them conspired to come & fight against Jerusalem to hinder it, [by causing confusion.] [Still,] we [prayed] to our God, because of them & [put a guard to] watch [for] them [both] day & night. 

And Judah said, We [aren’t] able to [finish building] the wall, [because of] the strength of [those who carry heavy loads] is [failing] & there is [so] much [garbage,] so that we aren’t able to [rebuild] the wall. And our [enemies] said, They [won’t] know [or] see [us, until] we come in the midst of them & [kill] them & cause the work to [stop.] 

And it [happened,] that when the Jews [who lived near] them came, they [told] us 10 times, From all [the] places [where] you shall return to us, they will be upon you, [from all directions.] Therefore, I [put] the people with their swords, spears & bows, [according to] their families in the lower & higher places behind & on the wall.

And I looked & rose up & said to the nobles, the rulers & to the rest of the people, [Don’t] be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, [Who] Is great & [terribly awesome & fights] for your brethren, your sons, daughters, wives & your houses.

And it [happened,] when our enemies heard that it was known to us & God had [caused] their [advice to be ineffective,] that we all returned, to work on the wall. And it [happened,] from that time [on,] 1/2 of my servants [did] the work & the other 1/2 [wore armor] & held spears, shields & bows.

And the rulers were behind all [of] the house of Judah. [Those who] built on the wall & [those who carried] burdens, with those [who loaded,] everyone did the work with one of his hands & held a weapon with the other hand. For everyone [of] the builders had his sword [strapped] by his side & [also built.] 

And he [who] sounded the trumpet, was by me. And I said to the nobles, rulers & to the rest of the people, The work is [enormous] & large & we are separated on the wall, one far from another. 

Therefore, in [whatever] place you hear the trumpet sound, [come] here to us. Our God shall fight for us. So, we labored in the work; 1/2 of them held spears from [sunrise until] the stars appeared.

[Also,] at the same time, I said to the people, Let everyone, [including] his servant, lodge within Jerusalem, [so] that [at] night, they may be a guard [for] us & [work during] the day. 

So, neither [did] I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men [who] guard &  [follow] me, [take] off our clothes, [except for when] everyone [took] them off for washing.