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.

10/06/2024

Isaiah 5:1-30 Comparing Judah & Jerusalem to a Vineyard that Produces Wild Grapes

 

Comparing Judah & Jerusalem to a Vineyard that Produces Wild Grapes 

Isaiah 5:1-30                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, I will sing a song to my Well-beloved [for] my Beloved [about] His vineyard. My Well-beloved has a vineyard [on] a very fruitful hill. And He fenced it & gathered out the [rocks from it] & planted it with the [best] vine & built a tower in the [middle] of it & also made a wine press [within it.]

And He [watched] that it [would produce] grapes & it [produced] wild grapes. And O [residents] of Jerusalem & men of Judah, I pray [that] you judge [between] Me & My vineyard, now. What more could have been done to My vineyard, that I [haven't already] done [to] it?

[Why] did it [produce] wild grapes, when I [watched so it would produce] grapes? And now [come,] I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard. I will take away [its] hedge & break down [its] wall & it shall be eaten up & [trampled] down.

And I will lay it [to] waste & it [won't] be pruned, nor [dug up;] but [sticker & thorn bushes] shall come up there. I will also command the clouds, [so] that they [don't] rain upon it. For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts, is the house of Israel & His pleasant plant, the men of Judah.

And He looked for [justice, but saw] oppression & [looked] for righteousness, but [only heard an outcry.] [James 5:4 [See,] the [hired] laborers who have [harvested] your field, cry [out, about what] you kept back by fraud. And the [outcry of those who] have [harvested, has] entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath.] 

[Distress for those who] join house to house & [put] field to field, [until there's] no place that they may be alone in the midst of the earth! [1 Kings 21:13-16 And 2 men came there, children of Belial, [who] sat [in front of Naboth.] And the men of Belial witnessed against [Naboth,] in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth [blasphemed] God & the king. 

Then, they carried [Naboth outside] the city & stoned him [to death.] Then, they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned & is dead. And it [happened,] when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned & was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, [Get up &] take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, [who] refused to give [it] to you for money. 

For Naboth isn't alive, but [is] dead. And it [happened,] when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to Naboth's, vineyard, to take possession of it.] 

[From the outcry] in [My] ears, the Lord of Hosts said, [It's true that] many houses shall be desolate [& empty,] even [large & nice ones,] without [residents.] [Yes,] 10 acres of vineyard, shall [produce] 1 bath [According to ChristianAnswers.net, it is approximately 5 ½ gallons] & a homer of seed [approximately: 220 liters] & shall [produce] an ephah [approximately: 22 liters.] 

[Distress for those who] rise up early in the morning, [so] that they may follow strong drink & continue until night, [until] wine [enflames] them! [Proverbs 31:4-5 O Lemuel, It's not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes [to drink] strong [drinks;] lest they drink & forget the Law & [divert] the [justice] of any of the afflicted.]

And the harp, [lyre, tambourine, flute] & wine [at] their feasts: but they [don't] regard the [Lord's] work, neither [did] they consider the [operations] of His hands. [Psalm 28:4-5 Give them according to their deeds & according to the wickedness of their [actions.] Give them [what they deserve related to] the work [made with] his hands. Because they [don't] regard the works of the Lord, nor the [actions] of His hands. He shall destroy them & not build them up.] 

Therefore, because they have no knowledge, My people [have] gone into captivity & their honorable men are [starving] & their [multitudes are parched,] with thirst.

[Ezekiel 6:9-10 And [those] of you [who] escape, shall remember Me among the nations [where] they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their [unfaithful] hearts [like harlots,] which have departed from Me & with their eyes which go [unfaithfully] after their idols.

And they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. And they shall know that I Am the Lord & I haven't said in vain, that I would [bring this calamity] to them.]

Therefore, hell has enlarged [itself] & opened [its] mouth [beyond] measure. And their glory, their multitude & their [pageantry] & he [who] rejoices, shall descend into [hell.] 

And the [average] man shall be brought down & the mighty man shall be humbled & the [arrogant] eyes shall be humbled. But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment & God, [Who] is holy, shall be sanctified in righteousness. 

Then, the lambs shall feed [in the pasture, as they normally do] & [foreigners] shall eat the fat [sheep in the waste [lands.] [Ezekiel 34:10-11 The Lord God says [this; Watch,] I am against the shepherds. And I will [hold them responsible for] My flock [under] their hand & cause them to [stop] feeding the flock.

Neither shall the shepherds feed themselves anymore; for I will deliver My flock from their mouth, [so] that they may not be meat for the [shepherds.] For the Lord God says [this; Look,] I, even I, will both search [for] My sheep & seek them out.]

[Distress for those who are drawn to] iniquity with cords of vanity & [to] sins with a rope [for] a cart. [They] say: Let Him speed [up] & [rush] His work, [so] that we may see it. And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw [near] & come, [so] that we may know it! 

[2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slack [about] His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 

*But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise & the elements shall melt with fervent heat & also the earth and the [things made] that are [in there,] shall be burned up.]

[Distress for those who] call [what is] evil, good & [what is] good, evil; that [puts] darkness, for light & light, for darkness; that [puts] bitter, for sweet & sweet, for bitter! [1 John 4:1-3 Beloved [don't] believe every spirit, but [test] the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets [have] gone out into the world. [By this,] you know the Spirit of God. 

Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ [has] come in the flesh, is of God. And every spirit that [doesn't] confess that Jesus [has] come in the flesh is that spirit of antichrist, [of which,] we have heard that it [would] come & even now is already in the world.]

[Distress for those who] are wise in their own eyes & [intelligent] in their own sight! [Distress for those who are] mighty wine [drinkers ] & men of strength, [who mix] strong [drinks: who] justify the wicked for [a bribe] & take away the [virtue] of the righteous from him! [Proverbs 17:13 [Whoever] rewards evil for good [actions,] evil shall not depart from his house.]

Therefore, [like] the fire devours the stubble & the flame consumes the [debris,] so their root shall be [like what is rotten] & their blossom shall go up [like] dust; because they have [thrown] away the Law of the Lord of Hosts & despised the Word of the Holy One of Israel. 

[1 Samuel 15:22-23 And Samuel said, Has the Lord, as great delight in burnt offerings & sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? [See,] to obey is better than [sacrifices] & to [pay attention is better] than the fat of rams. For rebellion is [like] the sin of witchcraft & stubbornness is [like sin] & idolatry. Because you have rejected the Word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.] 

[For this reason,] the anger of the Lord [grows] against His people & He has stretched [out] His hand against them & has [struck] them. And the hills tremble & their [corpses] were torn in the [middle] of the streets. For all His anger [hasn't] turned away, but His hand is still [outstretched.] 

And He will lift up [a sign] to the nations from far & will [whistle to] them from the end of the earth. And, [see,] they shall come swiftly with speed. [Isaiah 11:10-12 *And [on] that day, there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for a [sign] of the people & the Gentiles shall seek it & His rest shall be glorious. 

And it shall [happen on] that day, that the Lord shall [put] His hand, again the 2nd time, to recover the [rest] of His people, [who] shall be left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath & from the islands of the sea. 

And He shall [put] up a [sign] for the nations & shall assemble the outcasts of Israel & gather the [scattered] of Judah, from the 4 corners of the earth.]

None shall be weary, nor stumble among them. None shall slumber, nor sleep. Neither shall the [belt on their waist be loosened,] nor the [buckle] of their shoes be broken. [Those] whose arrows are sharp & all their bows are [aimed &] bent, their horses' [hooves] shall be [considered] like flint & their wheels like a [tornado.] 

Their roaring [wheels] shall be like a lion. They shall roar like young lions. [Yes,] they shall roar & [seize] the prey & shall carry it away [safely] & none shall deliver it.  

And [on] that day, they shall roar against them like the sea roaring & if [someone looks] to the land, [sees,] darkness & sorrow. And the light in the heavens is darkened. 

[Ezekiel 36:24-26 For I will take you from among the heathen & gather you out of all countries & will bring you into your own land. Then, I will sprinkle clean water upon you & you shall be [cleansed:] from all your filthiness & from all your idols & you shall be clean. Also, I will give you a new heart & I will put a new spirit within you. And I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh & give you a heart of flesh.]