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.

9/08/2024

Proverbs 27:1-27 Various Words of Advice

 

Various Words of Advice

Proverbs 27:1-27                                  Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

[Don’t] boast [to] yourself [about] tomorrow, for you [don’t know] what a day may bring. Let another [person] praise you & not your own mouth; [let] a stranger [praise you] & not your own lips.

A [rock] is heavy & the sand is weighty; but a fool’s [fury] is heavier than them both. [Fury] is cruel & anger is outrageous: but who is able to stand before [the Lord God with] envy?

[Proverbs 6:34-35 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore [God] will not spare [him on] the day of vengeance. [God] will not [respect] any ransom; neither will He rest content, though you give many [bribes.]

Open [criticism] is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds [endured from] a friend; but the kisses [from] an enemy are deceitful. [Matthew 26:48-50 Now, he who betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, [Whomever] I shall kiss, that same is He: [seize] Him.

And [immediately Judas] came to Jesus & said, Hail, [Teacher & kissed Him. And Jesus said to him, Friend, [why] have you come? Then, they came & seized] Jesus & took Him.]

A [body that’s] full, loathes a honeycomb: but every bitter thing [tastes] sweet to [someone who is] hungry. Like a bird that [wanders] from her nest, so is a man, [who wanders] from his [home.]

Ointment & perfume [delight] the heart: so [does] the sweetness of a man’s friend by [heart-felt advice.] [Don’t abandon] your own friend & your father’s friend; neither go into your brother’s house [on] the day of your [trouble:] for better is a neighbor, [who] is near than a brother far [away.]

My son, be wise & make my heart glad, [so] that I may answer him, [who] criticizes me. A [cautious] man foresees the evil & hides himself; but the simple [minded, continue] on & are punished. 

Take his [clothing that is collateral] for a stranger & take a pledge [from] him for a [foreign] woman. He, [who] rises early in the morning & blesses his friend with a loud voice, shall be [considered] a curse to him. 

Continual [dripping on] a rainy day & [an argumentative] woman are alike. [Whoever restrains] her [is like trying to] [restrain] the wind & the [medicine on]  his right hand, [betrays] itself.

[Like] iron, sharpens iron: so a friend sharpens his [friend’s [mood.] [Whoever] keeps a fig tree, shall eat [its] fruit; so [is] he, [who] waits on his master, shall be honored. 

[Like looking] in water [reflects the] face, so the heart of man [reveals the man.] Hell & destruction are never full; so [are] the eyes of man never satisfied. [Like] the [refining] pot for silver & the furnace for gold; so is a man to His praise. 

[Isaiah 17:3 The [refining] pot is for silver & the furnace for gold: but the Lord [tests] the hearts.] [If you were to grind] a fool [along with] wheat in a mortar with a pestle, [still] his foolishness won’t [leave] from him.

Be diligent [about knowing] the state of your flocks & [attend] to your herds. [Since] riches aren’t forever, [does] the crown [continue for] every generation?

The hay appears & the tender grass [shows] itself & the herbs of the mountain are gathered. [Psalm 104:14 [God] causes the grass to grow for the cattle & the herb for the service of man: [so] that he may bring forth food out of the ground.]

The lambs are for your clothing & the goats are [of value from] the field. You shall have enough goat’s milk for your food & for your household & the maintenance for your maidens.