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.

9/15/2024

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 To Every Thing, There is a Season

 

To Every Thing, There is a Season

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

To every thing, there is a season & time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born & a time to die. A time to plant & a time to pluck up, [what] is planted. A time to kill & a time to heal. A time to break down & a time to build up. A time to weep & a time to laugh. A time to mourn & a time to dance.

A time to [throw] away stones & a time to gather stones together. A time to embrace & a time to refrain from embracing. A time to get & a time to lose. A time to keep & a time to [throw] away. A time to [tear] & a time to sew. A time to keep [silent] & a time to speak. A time to love & a time of peace. 

What [benefit does] he have, [who engages in] that [work] in [which] he labors? I have seen the [troubles that] God has given to the sons of men, to be [engaged] in it. He has made everything beautiful in His time. 

Also He has set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God makes, from the beginning to the end. [Job 5:8-11 I would seek [for] God & I would [give] my [case] to God. [Who] does great & marvelous things, unsearchable & without number. 

Who gives rain upon the earth & sends waters upon the field: to set up on high, those [who are down, so] those [who] mourn, may be [lifted up] to safety.] I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice & to do good in his life. 

And also that every man should: eat, drink & enjoy the good [from] all his labor. It is the gift of God. I know that, [whatever] God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be [added] to it, nor anything taken from it & God does it, [so] that men should fear [respect] before [God.] 

[Isaiah 55:8-11 For My thoughts, are not your thoughts & neither are your ways, My ways, says the Lord. For [like] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways & My thoughts [higher] than your thoughts. 

For [like] the rain & the snow [come] down from heaven & [doesn't return there,] but waters the earth & makes it bud & [produce, so] that it may give seed to the sower & bread to the eater. 

So, shall My Word be that goes [forward] from My mouth. It shall not return to Me [ineffective,] but it shall accomplish [what] I please & it shall prosper in the thing [where] I sent it.]

That which has [previously] been, is now. And that which is [yet] to be, has already been & God requires [the same cycle of events, from the] past. And [additionally,] I saw under the sun, a place of judgment, [but] wickedness was there & that [sin was in] the place of righteousness. [Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets [who] come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are [ravenous] wolves.] 

I said [within my] heart, God shall judge the righteous & the wicked. For there is a time there, for every purpose & for every work. About the [status] of the sons of men, I said [within] my heart, that God might [make] them [apparent,] & that they might see that [for] themselves, that they are [like animals.] 

For [what happens to] the sons of men, [also happens to animals.] Even [the same] thing [happens to both of] them. [Like] the one dies, the other [also] dies. [Yes,] they all have [the same] breath; so that man has no [advantage over an animal.] For all is vanity. 

All go to one place & all are of the dust & all [return] to the dust again. [Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face, you shall eat bread, [until] you return [into] the ground. For out of it, you were taken: For dust you [are] & unto the dust, you shall return.]  

Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward & the spirit of the [animal] that goes downward [into] the earth? [For this reason,] I [realize] that there is nothing better, than a man should rejoice in his own works. 

For that is his portion: [rewarded for all his labor.] For who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?