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.

10/30/2024

Isaiah 29:1-24 Distress for Ariel, the City Where David Dwelt

 

Distress for Ariel, the City Where David Dwelt

Isaiah 29:1-24                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Distress for] Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt, [a.k.a. Jerusalem.] Let them kill & add [up animals for] sacrifices year [by] year. [Still,] I will distress Ariel & there shall be [heavy hearts] & sorrow. And it shall be [like] Ariel [is] to Me. 

And I will [surround] you & camp against you. I will [wage war] against you with [an embankment] & I will raise forts against you. And you shall be brought down & shall speak out of the ground. 

Your [voice] shall be low, [muffled like a] whisper, out of the [dirt] & your voice shall be, [like someone, who] has a familiar spirit, [a.k.a. someone who contacts the dead.] 

[Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to [those who] have a familiar spirits & to wizards that [whisper] & mutter, shouldn't a people seek to their God? For the Living, [not] to the dead?] 

[Also,] the multitude of your [foreigners] shall be like [fine] dust & the multitude of the [ruthless] ones shall be [like stubble,] that passes away suddenly, [in] an instant. You shall be [punished] by the Lord of Hosts with: thunder, an earthquake, [loud] noise, storm, tempest & [a] flame of devouring fire. 

[Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard & shall [sling] the lightning down [from] His arm, with the indignation of His anger & with the flame of devouring fire, tempest & scattering hailstones.] 

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even against her [armory of weapons] & distress her, shall be [like] a vision [in] a dream [at] night. It shall even be [like] when a hungry man dreams [that] he eats, but [when] he [wakes up,] his [stomach] is empty. 

Or [like] when a thirsty man dreams [that] he drinks; but when he [wakes up,] he is faint & his [stomach still] has [an] appetite. So shall the multitude of the nations be, [who] fight against Mount Zion. [Stop] yourselves & wonder. You cry out & [weep.] 

They are [drunk,] but not with wine. They stagger, but not with strong drink. [Isaiah 5:22-23 [Distress for those who] are mighty & drink wine & men of strength & [mix] strong [drinks.] Who justify the wicked for reward, [a.k.a. bribes] & take [away] the [rights] of the righteous away from him!] 

For the Lord has poured out the spirit of deep sleep upon you & has closed your eyes. He has covered [the eyes of] the prophets, your rulers & the seers. [Isaiah 6:9-10 *And He said, Go & tell this people, You indeed hear, but [don't] understand. You indeed see, but don't [recognize.] 

*Make the heart of this people fat & make their ears heavy & shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes & hear with their ears & understand with their heart & convert & be healed.] 

And the vision of all [has] become to you, [like] the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to [someone, who is educated,] saying, I pray [that] you read this. And he says, I can't; [because] it's sealed. And the book is delivered to him, [who isn't educated,] saying, I pray [that] you read this & he says, I'm not [educated.]

*[For this reason,] the Lord said, [Since] this people draw near Me with their mouth & honor Me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from Me & their fear [respect] toward Me is taught by the precept, [a.k.a. commandment] of men. 

Therefore, [watch,] I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people. Even a marvelous work & a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish & the understanding of their [sensible] men shall be [hidden.]

[Distress for those who search] deep to hide their [advice] from the Lord & their [deeds] are [hidden] in the dark & they say, Who sees us? And Who knows us? Surely, your turning things [topsy-turvy,] shall be [regarded like] the potter's clay. For shall the work say of him, [who] made it, He [didn't make] me? 

Or shall the thing [formed] say of him, [who formed] it, He had no understanding? [Romans 9:20-21 [No,] but who are you, O man, who rebels] against God? Shall the thing formed say to him, [Who] formed it, Why have You made Me [like this?] Hasn't the potter power over the same lump of clay, to make one vessel to honor & another to dishonor?]

Isn't it [still] a very [short time until] Lebanon shall be [returned] into a fruitful field & a fruitful field, shall be [regarded like] a forest? And [on] that day, the deaf shall hear the words of the book & the eyes of the blind shall see, out of [blurriness] & darkness. 

The [humble] shall also increase their joy in the Lord & the poor men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. [Isaiah 11:4 But He shall judge the poor with righteousness & [repay] with equity for the [humble] of the earth. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth & with the breath of His lips, He shall slay the wicked.]

For the [ruthless] one is brought to [nothing] & [person who looks down on others] is [devoured.]  And all [those who] watch for [what is sinful,] are cut off. [Proverbs 14:22 Don't they err [who] devise evil? But mercy & truth shall be to [those who] devise good.] 

[Those err] that [with] a word, make a man an offender. [Deuteronomy 19:18-19 And the judges shall diligently [investigate] & [see] if the witness [is] a false witness & has testified falsely against his brother; then you shall do to him, [like] he thought to have done to his brother.  [Like this,] you shall put the evil away from among you.]

And [those who put a trap] for him [who pleads his case] in the gate & turns aside the [person who has a] just [case,] for a thing [that is nothing at all.] [Amos 5:11-12 Therefore, [since] your [trampling] is upon the poor & you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of [cut] stone, but you shall not [live] in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine [from] them. For I know your [multitude] of transgressions & your mighty sins. They afflict the just & they take a bribe & they turn aside the [rights of] the poor, from [them,] in the gate.] 

Therefore, the Lord, Who redeemed Abraham, says [this related] to the house of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] Jacob shall not be ashamed now, neither shall his face [grow] pale now. But when he sees his children, the work of [My] hands, in the midst of [Israel,] they shall sanctify My Name & sanctify the Holy One of Jacob & shall fear [respect] the God of Israel.

[Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus [for] good works, which God has before ordained, that we should [follow] in them.] [Those who] also erred in spirit, shall come to [know] understanding & [those who grumbled] shall learn doctrine.