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.

7/31/2024

Psalm 136:1-26 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

Psalm 136:1-26            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O give thanks to the Lord; for He is good. For His mercy endures forever. O give thanks to the God of gods: for His mercy endures forever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for His mercy endures forever. To Him, Who alone does great wonders: for His mercy endures forever. 

[Job 9:8-10 [Who] alone spreads out the heavens & [walks] upon the waves of the sea. [Who] makes Arcturus, Orion & Pleiades & the [constellations] of the south. [Who] does great things, [beyond] finding out. [Yes,] & wonders without number.]

To Him, [Who] by wisdom made the heavens: for His mercy endures forever. [Jeremiah 51:15 He has made the earth by His power & He has established the world by His wisdom & has stretched out the heaven by His understanding.] 

To Him, [Who] stretched out the earth above the waters: for His mercy endures forever. [Genesis 1:7-10 And God made the firmament & divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters which were above the firmament & it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. 

And the evening & the morning were the 2nd day. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven, be gathered together to one place & let the dry land appear & it was so. And God called the dry land: Earth. And the gathering together of waters, He called: Seas & God saw that it was good.]

To Him, [Who] made great lights: for His mercy endures forever. The sun to rule by day: for His mercy endures forever. The moon & the stars to rule by night: for His mercy endures forever.

[Genesis 1:14-18 And God said, Let there be light in the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night. And let them be for signs & seasons & for days. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth & it was so.

And God made 2 [enormous] lights; the [larger] light to rule the day & the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth & to rule over the day & over the night. And to divide the light from the darkness & God saw that it was good.] 

To Him, [Who struck] their firstborn in Egypt: for His mercy endures forever. And brought out Israel from among them: for His mercy endures forever. With a strong hand & an [outstretched] arm: for His mercy endures forever.

[Exodus 12:29-31 And it [happened,] at midnight, the Lord [struck] all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, [who] sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the captive, [who were] in the dungeon & all the firstborn of [livestock.] And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he & all his servants & all the Egyptians. 

And there was a great [out] cry in Egypt: for there was not a house where there wasn't one dead. And [Pharaoh] called for Moses & Aaron [at] night & said, Rise up & get [yourselves out] from among my people. Both you & the children [people] of Israel, go & serve the Lord, [like] you have said.]

To Him, [Who] divided the Red Sea into parts: for His mercy endures forever. And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for His mercy endures forever. But overthrew Pharaoh & his [army] in the Red Sea: for His mercy endures forever. 

[Genesis 14:26-27 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, [so] that the waters may [return] again upon the Egyptians, their chariots & their horsemen. And Moses stretched [out] his hand over the sea & the sea returned to [its] strength when the morning appeared. And the Egyptians fled against it & the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.]

To Him, [Who] led His people through the wilderness: for His mercy endures forever. [Exodus 13:18 But God led the people [around] through the [road] of the wilderness [by] the Red Sea. And the children [people] of Israel, went up [in rows] out of the land of Egypt.] 

To Him, [Who killed] great kings: for His mercy endures forever. And [killed] famous kings: for His mercy endures forever: Sihon, the [Amorites'] king: for His mercy endures forever. And Og, the king of Bashan: for His mercy endures forever. And gave their land for an [inheritance:] for His mercy endures forever. Even an [inheritance] to Israel, His servant: for His mercy endures forever. 

Who remembered us in our [lowly position:] for His mercy endures forever. And has redeemed us from our enemies: for His mercy endures forever. [Psalm 44:7  But You have saved us from our enemies & have put [those] to shame [who] have hated us.]

Who gives food to all flesh: for His mercy endures forever. [Matthew 6:26 [Look,] the [birds] of the air: for they [don't plant] neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?] 

O give thanks to the God of heaven: for His mercy endures forever.