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.

12/27/2024

Jeremiah 21:1-14 When King Zedekiah Sent Jeremiah to Pashur

 

When King Zedekiah Sent Jeremiah to Pashur

Jeremiah 21:1-14                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word [that] came from the Lord to Jeremiah, when king Zedekiah sent [Jeremiah] to Pashur, [Melchiah's] son & [to] Zephaniah, [Maaseiah's] son, the priest, saying, I pray [that] you [inquire] of the Lord for us. 

For Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king, makes war against us & [see] if the Lord will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, [so Nebuchadnezzar] may go [away] from us. [Psalm 105:39-42 He spread a cloud for a covering & fire to give light in the night. 

The people asked & He brought quails & satisfied them with the bread of heaven. He opened the rock & waters gushed out & they ran in the dry places like a river. For He remembered His Holy promise & Abraham, His servant.]

Then, Jeremiah said to them, You say [this] to Zedekiah. The Lord God of Israel says [this; Look,] I will [return] back the weapons of war that are in your hands, [with which] you fight against [Babylon's] king & the Chaldeans, [who attack] you [outside] the walls. And I will assemble them into the [middle] of this city. 

[Ezekiel 23:38-39 That they have committed adultery & blood is [on] their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols & have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [the idols.] [Additionally,] they have done this to Me & they have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day & have profaned My Sabbaths.]

And I, Myself, will fight with an outstretched hand & a strong arm, even in anger, fury & great wrath, against you. [Isaiah 63:9-10 In all their [suffering,] He was afflicted & the Angel saved them [in] His presence.

In His love & in His pity, He redeemed them. And He [bore] them & carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled & [troubled] His Holy Spirit. Therefore, He was turned; to be their enemy & He fought against them.] 

And I will [strike] the inhabitants of this city, both man & [animal] & they shall die of a [large] pestilence. The Lord says, And afterwards, I will deliver Zedekiah, [Judah's] king & his servants; the people & [those who remain] in the city from the pestilence, the sword & the famine, into [Nebuchadnezzar's] hand, [Babylon's] king & into the hand of their enemies, & [those who] seek their life. 

And he shall [strike] them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor mercy. And you shall say to this people, The Lord says [this; See,] I [put] before you: The Way of Life & The Way of Death. He who [remains] in this city, shall die by the sword, famine & pestilence. 

But he, [who] goes out & [defects] to the Chaldeans, [who attack] you, shall live & his life shall be [like a prize,] to him. For I have set My face against this city for evil & not for good, says the Lord. It shall be given into the hand of [Babylon's] king & he shall burn it with fire. 

And say [about] the house of [Judah's] king, You, [listen to] the Word of the Lord. The Lord says [this;] O house of David, [carry out] judgment in the morning & deliver him, [who] is [plundered] out of the hand of the oppressor, lest My fury [goes] out like fire & [burns so] that none can [put it out,] because of the evil of your [actions.] 

[2 Kings 21:4-7 And he built altars in the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem, I will put My Name. And he built altars for the [stars & constellations] of heaven in the 2 [courtyards] of the [Lord's] house. 

And he made his sons pass through the fire & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology & horoscopes,] used enchantments, dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. talking with the dead,] & wizards. He [brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger. 

And he [put] a [carved] image that he made, from the grove, into the house, of which the Lord said to David & Solomon, his son, In this house I will put My Name forever & in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.] 

The Lord said, [Look,] O [inhabitants] of the valley & the rock of the plain, [who] say, Who shall come down against us?  Or who shall enter into our [dwellings?] [Jeremiah 23:11-14 For both the [prophets & priests] are profane. Yes, I have found their wickedness in My house, says the Lord.

[For this reason,] their [road] shall be to them [like] slippery [roads] in the darkness. They shall be driven on & fall [on them.] For I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment,] says the Lord. And I have seen [foolishness] in the prophets of Samaria. 

They prophesied [about] Baal & caused My people, Israel, to [go astray.] I have also seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem. They commit adultery & [follow] [what are] lies. They also strengthen the hands of [those who do evil, so] that none [returns] from his wickedness. They are, all of them to Me [like] Sodom & the [residents of it like] Gomorrah.] 

But I will punish you according to the fruit [produced from] your [actions,] says the Lord. [Revelation 22:12-13 And [watch,] I come quickly. And My reward is with Me & shall be to give [to] every man according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.] 

And I will [start] a fire in the forest [of it] & it shall devour all things [around] it.

[Isaiah 3:10-11 Say to the righteous, it shall [go] well with him. They shall eat the fruit [produced from] their [actions.] [Distress] to the wicked! It shall [go poorly for] him. For the reward of his hands shall be given [to] him.]