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.

12/07/2024

Jeremiah 1:1-19 The Lord Tells Jeremiah that He is to be His Spokesman

 

The Lord Tells Jeremiah that He is to be His Spokesman

Jeremiah 1:1-19                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The words of Jeremiah, [Hilkiah's] son, of the priests, [who] were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin. To whom the Word of the Lord came [during] the days of Josaiah, [Amon's] son, [Judah's] king, in the 13th year [he ruled.] 

[The Word of the Lord] also came [to Jeremiah] [during] the days of Jehoiakim, [Josiah's] son, [Judah’s] king, [through] the end of the 11th year of Zedekiah, [Josiah's] [other] son [who later ruled as] [Judah's] king, [until] the [captivity] of [those from] Jerusalem [who were carried] away captive in the 5th month.

Then, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, I knew you, before I formed you in the [stomach.] And I sanctified you, before you [were delivered] out of the womb. And I ordained you a prophet to the nations. 

[Galatians 15-16 But when it pleased God, who separated me from the womb & called me by His grace, to reveal His son, [through] me, that I might preach Him among the heathen. Immediately, I [didn’t consult] with [what is] flesh & blood.] 

Then, I said, Ah, Lord God! [Look,] I can't speak: for I am [just] a child, [a.k.a. a youth.] But the Lord said to me, [Don't] say, I am a child. For you shall go to all, [whom] I shall send you. And you shall speak, [whatever] I command you. [Don't] be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.

Then, the Lord put [out] His hand & touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, [Look,] I have put My Words in your mouth. See, this day I have [put] you over the nations & kingdoms to [weed] out, to pull down & to destroy & to throw down, to [rebuild] & to plant. 

[Additionally,] the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, What [do] you see? And I said, I see a rod, [a.k.a. branch] of an almond tree. Then, the Lord said to me, Thou have seen well: for I will [rush] My Word to [accomplish] it. 

And the Word of the Lord came to me the 2nd time, saying, What [do] you see? And I said, I see a [boiling] pot & [it's facing] toward the north. Then, the Lord said to me, Out of the north [a calamity] shall break [out] upon all the inhabitants of the land. 

For, the Lord said, [Look,] I will call all the families of the [northern] kingdoms & they shall come & everyone shall [put] his throne at the [gate entrance] of Jerusalem & [around it] & against all [its] walls & against all [Judah's] cities. [Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.] 

And I will [express] My judgments against them [about] all their wickedness. [And those] who have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the works [made] of their own hands.

Therefore, you [belt] up your [waist] & arise. And speak to them all that I command you & [don't] be [discouraged] at their faces, lest I [confuse] you [in front of] them. 

For, [look,] I have made you this day, [like] a [fortified] city, an iron pillar & brass walls, against the whole land. Against: [Judah's] kings, [its] princes, [its] priests & [its] people of the land. And they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord. 

[Jeremiah 15:20-21 And I will make you to this people [like] a fenced [brass] wall & they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you to save you & to deliver you, says the Lord. And I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked & I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.]