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.

9/13/2024

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 The Preacher Searches to Find if There is Anything New

 

The Preacher Searches to Find if There is Anything New

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

[These are] the words of the Preacher, [David's] son, [Jerusalem's] king. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher. Vanity of vanities: all is vanity. [Psalm 39:5-8 [See,] You have made my days [like] the [width of a hand] & [my] age is nothing before You. 

[Truly,] every man walks at his best state [in life, which] is altogether vanity. Selah. Surely, every man walks in a vain [resemblance of life.] Surely, they are [worried] in vain & he heaps up riches & [doesn't] know who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what [do] I wait for? My hope is in You.] 

What [benefit does] a man have of all his labor, which he [engages in] under the sun? One generation passes away & another generation comes: but the earth abides forever. [Psalm 119:89-91 O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven forever. Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth & it abides. They continue this day, according to Your [rules:] for all are Your servants.] 

Also, the sun arises & the sun goes down & [hurries] to [its] place where [it] arose. The wind goes toward the south & turns [around] to the north. It [whirls around] continually & the wind returns again according to [its cycles.] 

All rivers run into the sea; yet the sea isn't full. The rivers return again to the place from [where] they [came.] All things are full of labor & man can't [comprehend] it. The eye isn't satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 

[Matthew 13:15-17 For this people's heart [has grown coarse] & their ears are [hard] of hearing & they have closed their eyes; lest at any time they should see with their eyes & hear with their ears & should understand with their heart & should be converted & I should heal them. 

But blessed are your eyes, for they see & your ears, for they hear. For [truly,] I say to you, That many prophets & righteous men have desired to see those things, [that] you see & haven't seen them & to hear those things, which you hear & haven't heard them.] 

The [things] that have been, [are what] shall be. And that which is done, is [what] shall be done. And there is no new thing under the sun. Is there anything [of which] it may be said, See, this is new? It has already been, [in ancient times,] which was before us. 

There is no [memory] of [previous] things. Neither is there any [memory] of things that are to come, with those, that shall come [afterward.] I, the Preacher, was king over Jerusalem, in Israel. 

And I [focused] my heart to seek & search out [using] wisdom, [about] all things that are done under heaven. This [troubling research,] God has given to the sons of [men,] to be [engaged with it.] I have seen all the works that are done under the sun & [saw that,] all is vanity & [like trying to grab the wind.]

[What] is crooked, can't be made straight. And [what is lacking] can't be [counted.] I [contemplated within my] own heart, [Look,] I [have] come to great [status] & have gotten more wisdom than all [those who] have been before me in Jerusalem. [Yes,] my heart had [experienced] great wisdom & knowledge. 

And I [have focused] my heart to [become familiar with] [the differences between:] wisdom, [insanity & foolishness.] I [realized] this is also [like trying to grab the wind.] For in much wisdom, is much grief. And he, [who] increases knowledge, [also] increases sorrow.