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.

2/14/2024

Job 17:1-16 Job Continues Speaking

 

Job Continues Speaking

Job 17:1-16                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

My breath is [rotten like death] & my days are [soon to be] extinct & the graves are ready for me. 

[Psalm 88:3-4 For my soul is full of troubles & my life draws [near to] the grave. I am [considered] with [those who] go down into the pit. I am [like] a man without] strength.]

Aren't [these] mockers with me? Doesn't [my] eye continue to [focus on] their [provoking me?] [Job 12:4 Am I [like someone] mocked [by] his neighbor, [who] calls upon God & He answers him. The [self-righteous] man is laughed [at & looked down upon.] 

[Let me] lay down now [in death.] Put me in a [pledge] with You. Who will [shake] hands [to seal the deal] with me? For You have [hidden] their [hearts] from understanding. 

Therefore, You shall not exalt them. He, [who] speaks [flattering lies] to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. [God] has also made me [a parable of warning for] the people. 

[Before this time,] I was [like a tambourine] [for joy.] [Because of] sorrow, [my] eyes are dim & all my [body] members are [like] a shadow. 

[Honorable] men shall be astonished at this & the innocent shall [be stirred up] against the hypocrite. [Mark 7:6 He answered & said, Well has [Isaiah] prophesied of you hypocrites, [like] it is written, This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.] 

Also, the righteous shall hold on to his [path] & he [who] has clean hands shall [become] stronger & stronger. But as for all [of] you, [please] return & come [back again.] 

For, I can't find one wise man among you. My days are past & my purposes & the [desires] of my heart are [ended.] They change he night into day; the light is short, because of [the] darkness. 

If I wait, the grave is [my home] & I have made my bed in the darkness. I have said to [rotting,] You are my father & to the worm, You are my mother & my sister. 

And where is my hope now? As for my hope, who shall see it? [My hopes] shall go down to the bars [of the gate] of the pit [in death,] when our rest together is in the [dirt.]