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.

9/03/2024

Proverbs 22:1-29 Proverbs About the Wise, the Foolish & the Oppressed

 

Proverbs About the Wise, the Foolish & the Oppressed

Proverbs 22:1-29                                      Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

A good name [a.k.a. reputation] is to be chosen, rather than great riches & loving [regard,] rather than silver or gold. The rich & poor [have this in common:] the Lord is the Maker of them all.

A [cautious] man foresees evil & hides himself: but the simple [minded continue to go] on & are punished. By humility & the fear [respect] of the Lord [God] are: riches, honor & life.

Thorns & [traps] are in the [road] of the [deceitful:] he, [who guards] his soul shall be far from them. Train up a child in the way he should go & he won’t depart from it when he is old. The rich rule over the poor & the borrower is [the] servant to the lender.

[James 2:5-6 [Pay attention,] my beloved brethren, Hasn’t God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith & heirs of the Kingdom, which [the Lord God] promised to [those who] love Him? But you have despised the poor. Don’t rich men oppress you & [lead] you before the judgment seats?] 

He [who plants] iniquity shall [harvest trouble] & the rod of his anger shall fail [to save him.] He, [who] has a [generous] eye, shall be blessed: for he gives of his bread to the poor.

[Throw] out [he, who thinks he is better than others] & the [dispute] shall go out & [yes] the [quarrel & ridicule] shall [stop.] He [who] loves pureness of heart, the king shall be his friend, [because of] the grace of his lips.

The [Lord’] eyes preserve knowledge & He overthrows the words of the [faithless.] The [lazy] man says, [I can’t work, because:] there is a lion [outside,] I shall be [killed] in the streets. 

The mouth of a [seductress] is a deep pit: he, [who is loathed by] the Lord shall fall [into the pit.] Foolishness is [tied within] the heart of a child; but the rod [used for] correction shall drive [foolishness] far from him. 

He [who oppresses] the poor, to increase his [wealth] & he [who gives] to the rich, shall surely come to [poverty.] [Lean] down your ear & hear the words of the wise & apply your heart to My knowledge.

For it is a pleasant thing if You keep [My Laws] within you; they shall [be appropriate for] your lips. [So] that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made [this] known to you this day, even to you.

Haven’t I written excellent things [as advice] & knowledge to you [so] that I might make you know the certainty of the Words of Truth, [so] that you might answer the Words of Truth to [those who] send [for] you? 

[John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I Am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.]

[Don’t] rob the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: for the Lord [God] will plead their [case] & will [destroy] the soul of those [who plundered] them. 

[Don’t] make [a friendship] with an angry man & you [shouldn’t] go with a furious man: lest you learn his ways & [they ensnare] your soul. [Don’t] be [someone who shakes hands in a deal,] or of [those who are guarantors] for debts.

If you have nothing [with which] to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? [Don’t] remove the ancient [boundary] landmark, [that] your [forefathers] have [put.] [Do you see] a man [who puts effort into] his business? He shall stand before kings & he shall not stand before mean men.