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.

11/02/2024

Isaiah 32:1-20 Mourning the Good Times of the Past

 

Mourning the Good Times of the Past

Isaiah 32:1-20                              The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Look,] a king shall [rule with] righteousness & princes shall rule [with justice.] And a man shall be [like] a hiding place, [a.k.a. a refuge,] from the wind & a [shelter] from the [mighty storms, like] rivers of water in a dry place & [like] the [shade] of a [large] rock, in a weary land.

And the eyes of [those, who] see, shall not be dim. And the ears of [those, who] hear, shall [listen.] Also, the heart of the [impulsive,] shall understand knowledge. And the tongue of stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 

The [disgusting] person shall no [longer] be called [open minded,] nor the [miser be] said to be [generous.] For the [disgusting] will speak [what is evil] & his heart will work [sinfully,] to practice hypocrisy & to [totally lead astray] [others] against the Lord, to make the soul of the hungry, empty & he will cause the [water to] drink of the thirsty, to fail. 

The [schemes] of the [miser] are also evil. He devises wicked [plots] to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speak [what is] right. But the [open minded] devise [nobel] things & by [generous] things, he shall stand. 

Rise up you women, [who] are at ease & hear My voice, you careless daughters. [Lend] your ear to My [words I speak.] You shall be troubled many days & years, you carless women: for the [crop of grapes] shall fail & the [harvest] gathering shall not [happen.]

Tremble you women, [who] are at ease. Be troubled, you careless ones. Strip [yourselves] & make [yourselves] bare & [clothe] your [waist] with sackcloth. They shall mourn for the pleasant fields & for the fruitful vine & shall [strike their chest.] 

[Luke 18:13 And the publican, [a.k.a. tax collector,] standing [far away,] wouldn't so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but [struck] upon his [chest,] saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner.]

Upon the land of My people, thorns & [sticker bushes] shall come up. [Yes,] upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city. [Isaiah 5:6-7 And I will lay it [to] waste. It shall not be pruned, nor [dug in,] but [sticker patches] & thorns 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 & the men of Judah, [are] His pleasant plant. And He looked for [justice,] but [saw] oppression & [looked] for righteousness, but [witnessed an outcry.] 

The multitude of the city shall be left, because the palaces are [abandoned.] The forts & towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild [donkeys] & a pasture of flocks, until the Spirit [is] poured upon us from on high & the wilderness [becomes] a fruitful field & the fruitful field [is considered as] a forest. 

Then, [justice] shall dwell in the wilderness & righteousness [shall] remain in the fruitful field. And the work of [righteous,] shall be [peaceful] & quietness & assurance forever [is the outcome] of righteousness. 

And when it shall hail, coming down [in] the forest & the city shall be in a low [valley,] My people shall dwell in [secure] dwellings & in [peaceful] resting places. Blessed are you, [who] sow [seeds] beside all waters & send out the feet of the ox & the [mule there.]