Distress for the Land Beyond Ethiopia's Rivers |
Isaiah 18:1-7 The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
Woe, [a.k.a. Distress] to the land [who has been] [shadowed] with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia. [Psalm 57:1 Be merciful to me. O God, be merciful to me: for my soul trusts in You. [Yes,] in the shadow, [a.k.a. shade,] of Your wings, I will make my refuge, until these calamities [are past, & over.] |
That [sends] ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of [reeds] upon the waters, saying, Go, you [speedy] messengers, to a people, terrible from their beginning [until now.] |
A nation scattered [around,] & peeled [with their hair shaved off,] a nation [measured] out, & [trampled] down, whose land the rivers have spoiled, [a.k.a. divided!] All you inhabitants of the world, & [those] [who dwell] on the earth, [you’ll] see, when He [lifts] up [a banner] on the mountains; & [you’ll] hear when he [blows] a trumpet. |
For the Lord said so to me, I will take My rest, & in My dwelling place, I will consider, [a.k.a. contemplate this,] like clear [sunlight] upon the herbs, & like a cloud [with] dew, in the heat of harvest. |
For [before] the harvest, when the bud is perfect, & the sour grape is ripening in the flower, He shall cut off both:the sprigs with [pruning shears,] & cut down the branches, & take [them] away. |
They shall be left together [for] the [birds] of the mountains, & the [animals] of the earth. [Ezekiel 39:4-5 You, & all your [band] [of raiders,] [shall] fall upon the mountains of Israel. I will give you to [every type] of ravenous birds, & to the [wild animals] of the field to be devoured.] |
And the [birds] shall summer upon them, & the [wild animals] of the earth, shall winter upon them. |
[During] that time, the present shall be brought to the Lord of Hosts, [from] a people scattered & peeled, from a people terrible from their beginning, [until now.] A nation [measured] out, & [trampled] under foot, whose land the rivers have [divided,] [all the way] to the place of the Name of the Lord of Hosts, Mount Zion, [a.k.a. Jerusalem.] |
[Malachi 1:10-11 Who even among you, is there, [who] would shut the doors [of the Lord's house] for [nothing?] Neither do you [start] a fire on [My] altar for [nothing.] I have no pleasure in you, [says] the Lord of Hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. |
From [sunrise] even to [sunset,] My Name shall be great among the Gentiles, & in every place that incense shall be offered to My Name. And a pure, [a.k.a. holy,] offering: for My Name shall be great among the heathen, [says] the Lord of Hosts.] |
And I heard, but [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, What shall be the end of these things? And He said, Go [on] your way, Daniel: for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the End. Daniel 12:8-9 KJV
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.
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