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.

9/22/2024

Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 Don't Be a Fool

 

Don't Be a Fool

Ecclesiastes 10:1-20            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

Dead flies cause the ointment of the [perfumer] to send [out] a stinking [scent.] So does a little [foolishness of] him, [who has] a reputation for wisdom & honor. A wise man's heart is at his right hand. But a fool's heart [is] at his left. 

[Matthew 25:31-33 When the Son of Man shall come in His glory & all the holy Angels with Him, then He shall sit upon the throne of His glory. And before Him shall be gathered all nations. 

And He shall separate them one from another, [like] a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.]

[Yes,] also when he, [who] is a fool walks by the [road,] his wisdom fails him & he [shows] to everyone that he is a fool. If the spirit of the ruler [rises] up against you, [don't] leave your [post,] for [being compliant appeases for large] offenses. 

There is an evil [that] I have seen under the sun, [like] an error, [that comes] from the ruler. [The foolish are] [put in positions of] great dignity & [those] rich sit in [a] low place. I have seen servants upon horses & princes walking [like] servants upon the [ground.] 

He, [who] digs a pit, shall fall into it. And [whoever] breaks a hedge, a [snake] shall bite him. [Whoever] removes stones, shall be hurt [by it.] [Deuteronomy 19:14 You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, [that those in ancient times had put] in your inheritance, that you shall inherit in the land that the Lord your God, gives you [to] possess.] 

And he, [who cuts] wood shall be endangered [with that.] [Deuteronomy 19:5 [Like] when a man goes into the wood with his neighbor to [cut] wood & his hand [swings] a stroke with the [ax] to cut down the tree & the [ax] head slips from the [handle] & [strikes] his neighbor, that he [dies.] He shall flee to one of those [refuge] cities & live.] 

If the iron [ax head is] blunt & he doesn't [sharpen] the edge, then he must put [even] more strength: but wisdom is [beneficial] to [guide.] Surely, the [snake] will bite without [a snake charmer] & a babbler is no better. [Proverbs 18:8 The words of a [gossip] are [like] wounds & they go down into the innermost parts of the [stomach.]

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up. The beginning of words [from the fool's] mouth is foolishness. And the end of his [speech is wicked insanity.] 

Also, a fool is full of words. A man can't tell what shall be & what shall be after him. Who can tell him? [Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge [correctly:] but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.] 

The labor of the foolish [tires] everyone of them, because he [doesn't] [even] know how to go to the city. [Proverbs 6:9-11 How long will you sleep, O [lazy person?] When will you arise out of your sleep? Yet a little [more] sleep, a little slumber & a little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall your poverty come, [like someone who] travels [to escape like] an armed & wanted man.]

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child & your princes [feast] in the morning! Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles & your princes eat [at appropriate times,] for strength & not for drunkenness! 

[Because] of much [laziness] the building decays. And through [idle] hands, the house [leaks] through. A feast is made for laughter & wine makes merry: but money answers all things. [1 Timothy 6:10-12 For the love of money is the root of all evil. 

While some [have] coveted after [money,] they have erred from the faith & have [inflicted] themselves with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee [from] these things & follow after [what is] [righteous, godly] [& of] faith, love, patience & [humility.]

Fight the good fight of faith. [Grab] hold on eternal life, [which] you are also called [to] & have [confessed] a good profession [of faith] before many witnesses.] 

[Don't] curse the king, not in your [thoughts] & [don't] curse the rich in your [bedroom:] for a bird of the air shall carry the [words of] your voice & that which has wings, will tell the matter.