About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

9/18/2024

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 Pondering Wealth & Death

Pondering Wealth & Death

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

There is an evil, [that] I have seen under the sun, & it's common among men. A man, to whom God [has] given riches, wealth, & honor, so that he [lacks] nothing for his soul, [or anything] he desires. Yet, God [doesn't give] him power to eat [of it,] but a stranger [eats] it. This is vanity & it's an evil disease. 

[Luke 12:18-21 And he, a.k.a. The rich man,] said, I will do this: I will pull down my barns, & build [larger,] & I will [store] all my [crops,] & goods there. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you [have many] goods [stored] up for many years.Take [it] [easy,] eat, drink, & be merry. But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you. Then, whose shall those things be, which you have provided? So is he, [who stores] up treasure for himself, & isn’t rich toward God.]

If a man [fathers] 100 children, & [lives] many years, so that his days, & years [are] many, & his soul [wasn't] filled with good, & also he [doesn't] have [a] burial; I say that a [premature] birth is better [off] than he [is.] For he [comes] [into this world] with vanity, & [leaves] [it] in darkness, & his name shall be covered with darkness. 

[Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead [don't] know anything, & neither [do] they have any more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.] 

[Additionally,] he [who was a stillborn] [hasn't] seen the sun, nor known anything. This [has] more rest, than the other [child, who lived.] [Yes,] though, he [lives] 1,000 years, twice [over, still] he [hasn't] seen [any] good. Don't all go to one place? [Ecclesiastes 2:14-15 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool [walks, a.k.a. follows,] in darkness. And I, myself, also [realized] that one event [happens] to them all. Then, I said [within] my heart, As it [happens] to the fool, so it even [happens] to me. And why then was I more wise? Then, I said [within] my heart, that this is also vanity.]

All the [labor] of man is for his mouth, & [still] the appetite is not [satisfied.] [John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, I Am the bread of Life: & he, [who comes] to Me shall never hunger. And he, [who believes in] Me, shall never thirst. But I said to you, That you have also seen Me, & [don't] believe.]

For what [do] the wise [have,] more than the fool? What [do] the poor [have,] that [know] to walk before the living? Better is the sight of the eyes, than the wandering of the [desires.] This also is vanity, & [troubling,] [like trying to grab the wind.]

[1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world: the lusts, [a.k.a. desires,] of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, & the pride of life, & [aren't from] the Father, but [are from] the world.] 

That which [has] already been Named is, [a.k.a. exists,] & it is known that it is man. [Hebrews 2:16-18 For [truly, Jesus Christ didn't] take [for Himself,] the nature of Angels, but He took [for] Him, the [body of] the seed of Abraham. 

[For this reason,] in all things it [was necessary for] Him to be made [similar] to His brethren, [so] that He might be a merciful & faithful high priest, in things pertaining to God, [in order] to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that He, Himself, has suffered being tempted, He is able to [assist those who] are tempted.]

Neither may [man argue] with Him, [Who] is mightier than he [is.] [Revelation 1:8 I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the Ending, [says] the Lord, [Who] is, [Who] was, & [Who] is to come, the Almighty.]

[Since] there [are] many things that increase vanity, [by] what is man the better? For who [knows] what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life, [that] he spends [disappear] [like] a shadow? 

For who can tell a man what shall be after him, under the sun? [James 4:14-17 [Since,] you [don't] know what shall be [tomorrow,] what is your life? It is even a [vapor] that [appears] for a little time, & then [vanishes] away. For [what] you [should] say [is:] If [it's] the [Lord's] will; we shall live, & do this, or that. But now we rejoice in our [arrogance,] & all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore, to him, [who knows] to do good, & [doesn't] [do it,] to him it is sin.]