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.

11/27/2024

Isaiah 57:1-21 The Righteous Perish as the Israelites Take up Rituals to False gods

 

The Righteous Perish as the Israelites Take up Rituals to False gods

Isaiah 57:1-21                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The righteous perish & no man [takes] it to heart. And merciful men are taken away & none [consider] that the righteous [are] taken away from the evil to come. 

[Exodus 34:13-15 For you shall worship no other god: for the Lord, Whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God; lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land & they go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & [someone calls] you & you eat of his sacrifice.] 

He shall enter into peace. Each one walking in his uprightness, shall rest in their beds. But draw near [here,] you [offspring] of the adulterer & the [unfaithful harlot,] you sons of the sorceress. Against whom do you [ridicule] yourselves?

Against whom [do] you make [yourselves] a wide mouth & [stick] out the tongue? Aren’t you the children of transgression, [offspring] of falsehood, enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, [killing] the children in the valleys, under the rocks of the [cliffs?]

[2 Kings 17:6-18 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God & made [themselves molded] images, even 2 calves & made a grove and worshiped all the [stars & constellations] of heaven & served Baal. 

And they caused their sons & daughters to pass through the fire & used divination, enchantments & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. Therefore, the Lord was very [angry] with Israel & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, but only the tribe of Judah.]

Your portion is among the smooth stones of the stream; they are your lot. You have poured out a drink offering even to them & you have offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? 

[Habakkuk 2:18-19 What [benefit does] the maker of the [carved] image have [for carving] it & [what benefit is] the [molded] image & a teacher of lies, that [its] maker of his work trusts [in it,] to make [mute] idols?] 

Upon a lofty & high mountain you have [put] your bed. You even went up [there] to offer [sacrifices.] [Isaiah 1:21 How [has] the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of [justice] & righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.]

You [put] up your remembrance behind the doors & also the posts: for you have [uncovered] yourself to another than Me & [have] gone up. You have enlarged your bed & made [yourself] a covenant [contract] with them. You love their bed, where you saw it. 

And you went to the king with ointment & [increased] your perfumes & [sent] your messengers far [away] & [lowered your morals,] even to hell. You are [tired by] the [largeness] of your [road,] yet you [didn’t say,] There is no hope. You have found the life of your hand; therefore you weren’t grieved. [Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver & gold, the work of men’s hands. 

They have mouths, but they [can’t] speak. They have eyes, but they [can’t] see. They have ears, but they [can’t] hear. They have noses, but they [can’t] smell. They have hands, but they [can’t] [touch.] They have feet, but they [can’t] walk. Neither [do] they speak through their throat. [Those who] make them, are [similar] to them & so is everyone [who] trusts in them.]

And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied & haven’t remembered Me, nor [taken] it to heart? Haven’t I held My peace even [in ancient times] & you [still don’t] fear [respect] Me? I will declare your righteousness & your works; for they shall not [benefit] you. 

When you [cry out,] let your companies deliver you. [Judges 10:13-14 Yet you have [abandoned] Me & served other gods. [For this reason,] I will no [longer] deliver you. Go & cry [out] to the gods, [that] you have chosen. Let them deliver you in the time of your [trouble.]

But the wind shall carry them all a way. Vanity shall take them, but he [who] puts his trust in Me shall possess the land & shall inherit My holy mountain. And shall say, [Shovel] it up, [toss] it up, & prepare the [road.] [Pull] up the stumbling block out of the [road] of My people. 

For the High & Lofty One, [Who] inhabits eternity, Whose Name is Holy, says [this;] I dwell in the high & holy place with him, [who] also [has] a [regretful] & humble spirit, to [restore] the spirit of the humble & to [restore] the heart of the [regretful] ones.

[2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slack [about] His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient] to 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 great noise & the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also & the [things made] that are [in there] shall be burned up.]

For I won’t [dispute] forever, neither will I always be [angry.] For the spirit [would] fail before Me & the souls [that] I have made. For the [sin] of his [envy,] I was [angry] & [struck] him. I hid [Myself] & was [angry] & he went on [stubbornly] in the way of his heart. 

[Isaiah 8:17-19 And I will wait upon the Lord, [Who] hides His face from the house of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] & I will look for Him. *[Look,] the children, whom the Lord has given me & I are for signs & for wonders in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, [Who] dwells in Mount Zion. 

And when they shall say to you, Seek to [those who] have familiar spirits, [a.k.a. those who talk to the dead,] & to wizards that peep & [whisper.] Shouldn’t a people seek to their God? For the Living [not] to the dead?] 

I have seen his ways & will heal him. I will also lead him & restore comfort to him & to his mourners. [Jeremiah 3:22 Return, you backsliding children & I will heal your [backsliding.] [Watch,] we come to You, for You are the Lord our God.]

I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him, [who] is far [away] & to him [who] is near, says the Lord & I will heal him. But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it can’t rest, whose waters [throw up mud] & dirt. There is no peace to the wicked, says my God.