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.

12/17/2024

Jeremiah 11:1-23 The Importance of Listening to the Lord's Voice & Doing What He Says

 

The Importance of Listening to the Lord's Voice & Doing What He Says

Jeremiah 11:1-23                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, You, hear the words of this covenant & speak [them] to [Judah's] men & [Jerusalem's] inhabitants. 

And you, say to them, The Lord God of Israel says, [this;] Cursed [is] the man, [who doesn't] obey the Words of this covenant, [that] I commanded your [forefathers on] the day that I brought them [forward] out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey My voice & do them, according to all [that] I command you.

So you shall be My people & I will be your God, [so] that I may [accomplish] the oath [that] I have sworn to your [forefathers,] to give them a land flowing with milk & honey, [like] it is this day. Then, I answered & said, So be it, O Lord. 

Then, the Lord said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah & in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, You, hear the Words of this covenant [contract] & do them. [Romans 2:13 For [its] not the hearers of the Law, [who] are just before God, but [those who do] the Law shall be justified.] 

For I protested [intensely] to your [forefathers on] the day that I brought them up, out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early [to warn] & [protested,] saying, Obey My voice. [Still,] they [didn't] obey, nor [leaned] their ear, but everyone walked in the imagination of their evil heart. 

Therefore, I will bring upon them all the Words of this covenant, [that] I commanded them to do, but they [didn't do] them. And the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah & the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

They [have] turned back to the [sins] of their forefathers, [who] refused to hear My words & they went after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel & the house of Judah, have broken My covenant, [that] I made with their [forefathers.] 

Therefore, the Lord says [this, Look,] I will bring [calamity] upon them, [so that] they shall not be able to escape, [even] though they cry [out] to Me, I won't [listen] to them.

Then, the cities of Judah & inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go & cry [out] to the gods, to whom they offer incense. But they shall not save them at all in their time of trouble. For according to the number of your cities, were [the number of] your gods, O Judah. 

And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem, you have set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal. Therefore, [don't] pray [or] cry [out] for this people, for I won't hear them in the time of their trouble, [when] they cry [out] to Me. 

What [right does] My beloved have to do in [My] house, [since] she has [done what was lewd] with many & the holy [meat has] passed from you? [Exodus 29:32-33 And Aaron & his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram & the bread that is in the basket by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 

And they shall eat those things, [with which] the atonement was made, to consecrate & to sanctify them. But a stranger shall not eat [of it,] because they are holy.]

When you do evil, then you rejoice. [Jeremiah 1:16 And I will [express] My judgments against them [about] all their wickedness. [Those,] who have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the works [made by] their own hands.] 

The Lord called your name, A green olive tree, [attractive, with nice] fruit. [But] He has [started] a fire upon it & [its] branches of it are broken, with the noise of a [large commotion.] 

[Psalm 52:7-8 [Look,] this is the man, [who didn't] make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches & strengthened himself in his wickedness. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God forever & ever.]

For the Lord of Hosts, [Who] planted you, has [announced] evil against you, for the evil of the house of Israel & the house of Judah, [that] they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger, by offering incense to Baal. And the Lord has given me knowledge of it & I know it, then, You [showed] me their [actions.] 

But, I was like a lamb or ox that is brought to the slaughter & I [didn't know] that they had devised [plots] against Me, saying, Let's destroy the tree with [its] fruit. And let's cut Him off from the land of the living, [so] that His Name may no [longer] be remembered. 

[Isaiah 53:7-8 He was oppressed & He was afflicted. [Still,] He [didn' open] His mouth. He is brought [like] a lamb to the slaughter & [like] sheep before [its] shearers is [mute.] So, He [didn't] open His mouth. He was taken from prison & from [justice] & who shall declare His generation? For He was cut off out of the land of the living & for the [sins] of My people, He was [struck.] 

But, O Lord of Hosts, [Who] judges righteously & [Who tests the heart strings,] let me see Your vengeance on them. For I have revealed my [case] to You. Therefore, the Lord says [this about] the men of Anathoth, [who] seek your life, saying, [Don't] prophesy in the Name of the Lord, [so] you [won't] die by our hand.

Therefore, the Lord of Hosts says [this, Look,] I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword & their sons & daughters shall die by the famine. And there shall be [none remaining] of them. For I will bring [calamity] upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment.] 

[Jeremiah 23:12-13 [For this reason,] their [road] shall be to them [like] slippery [roads] in the darkness. They shall be driven on & fall [in them.] For I will bring [calamity] upon them, even the year of their [punishment,] says the Lord. And I have seen [foolishness] in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied [about] Baal & caused My people to [go astray.]