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.

9/21/2024

Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 The Good & the Bad Happens to Both the Just & the Sinner

The Good & the Bad Happens to Both the Just & the Sinner 

Ecclesiastes 9:1-18            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

[After] all this, I considered in my heart, to even declare all this: that the righteous, the wise & their works, are in the hand of God. No man knows either love or hatred by all that [has previously happened] before them. All things [happen the same] to all. 

There is one event [that happens] to: the righteous & to the wicked; to the good & to the clean & to the unclean; to him [who] sacrifices & to him [who doesn't] sacrifice. [What happens] [to] the good & [also] is [to] the sinner & to he [who] swears, [like] he [who is afraid to swear] an oath. 

That there is one event to all, this is an evil, among all things that are done under the sun. [Yes,] the [hearts] of the sons of men also [are] full of evil & [insanity is within] their [hearts,] while they live. And after that, they go to the dead. 

For to him, [who is among] all the living, there is hope. For a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die: for the dead [don’t] know anything & neither [do] they have any more reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. [Additionally,] their love, hatred & envy [have] now perished. 

Neither [do] they have a portion [of a reward] anymore, in anything that is done under the sun, forever [Isaiah 38:18-19 For the grave can't praise You & death can't celebrate You. [Those who] go down into the pit, can't hope for Your Truth. The living, the living [shall] praise You, [like] I do this day. The father [of] the children shall make known Your truth.] 

Go your way & eat your bread with joy & drink your wine with a merry heart; for God accepts your works now. Let your [clothing] always be white & let your head lack no [oil.] 

[Revelation 3:5-6 He, [who] overcomes shall be clothed in white [clothing] & I won't blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father & before His Angels. He [who] has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.]

Live joyfully with the wife, whom you love, all the days of the life of your vanity, [that God] has given [to] you, under the sun, all the days of your vanity: for that is your portion [of a reward] in this life & in your labor, which you [undertake] under the sun. 

[Whatever] your hand finds to do, do it with [all] your might. For there is no work, [tool,] knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, [where] you [go.] I returned & saw under the sun, that the race [of life] isn't to the swift, nor the: battle to the strong, the bread to the wise, riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill. But time & chance happens to them all. 

[Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Lord [says this, Don't] let the wise man [boast] in his wisdom & neither let the mighty man [boast] in his [strength.] Let not the rich man [boast] in his riches. 

But let him, [who boasts, boast] in this, that he understands & knows Me, that I Am the Lord, [Who delivers] loving kindness, [justice] & righteousness, [on] the earth. For I delight in these things, says the Lord.] 

For man [doesn't] know his time [of death:] [like] the [fish] that are [caught] in an evil net & [like] the birds that are caught in the [trap.] So are the sons of men, [ensnared] in an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them. 

There was a little city & few men within it. And there came a [famous] king against it & [attacked] it & built a [large wall] against it. Now, there was found in [the city,] a poor, wise man & by his wisdom, he delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 

Then, I said, Wisdom is better than strength. [Still,] the poor man's wisdom is [looked down upon] & his words aren't heard. The words of wise men [should be] heard in quiet, more than the [outcry from] him, [who] rules among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner [can destroy] much good.