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.

12/29/2024

Jeremiah 23:1-40 Those Who Have Scattered the Lord's Flock

 

Those Who Have Scattered the Lord's Flock

Jeremiah 23:1-40                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord says, Woe to the pastors, [a.k.a. shepherds, who] destroy & scatter the sheep of My pasture! Therefore, the Lord God of  Israel says [this] against the pastors, [who] feed My people. You have scattered My flock & driven them away & haven't visited them. 

[Watch,] I will visit upon you, [a.k.a. punish,] the evil of your [actions,] says the Lord. And I will gather [those remaining] of My flock out of all [the] countries, [where] I have driven them & will bring them [back] again to their [sheep pens] & they shall be fruitful & increase. 

And I will set up shepherds over them, [who] shall feed them. And they shall [not be afraid anymore,] nor [shall they] be [discouraged.] Neither shall they [lack what's needed,] says the Lord. [Jeremiah 3:15 I will give you pastors according to My heart, [who] shall feed you with knowledge & understanding.] 

*[Watch,] the days come, says the Lord, that I will raise to David a Righteous Branch. And a King shall [rule] & prosper & shall [carry out] Judgment, Justice & Truth [on] the earth. Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify these things to you in the churches. 

I Am the Root & the offspring of David & the Bright & Morning Star. And the Spirit & the bride say, Come. And let him, [who hears] say, Come. And let him, [who] is [thirsty,] come. And [whoever is willing,] let him take the Water of Life freely.]

*[During] His days, Judah shall be saved & Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His Name [by which] He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. [Isaiah 11:1-2 *And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse & a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 

*And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom & understanding, the Spirit of counsel & Might, the Spirit of Knowledge & the Fear [Respect] of the Lord.] 

The Lord says, Therefore, [watch] the days [come,] that they shall no [longer] say, The Lord lives, [Who] brought up the children [people] of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, The Lord lives, [Who] brought up & led [those descendants from] the house of Israel, out of the North country & from all the countries [where] I had driven them & they shall dwell in their own land. 

[My] heart is broken within me, because of the prophets. Because of the Lord & the Words of His Holiness & all my bones shake like a [drunk] man, [who has been] overcome by wine. For the land is full of adulterers. 

[Ezekiel 23:37-38 They that have committed adultery & blood is [on] their hands & 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 [their idols.] [Additionally,] they have done this to Me. They have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day & have profaned My Sabbaths.] 

The land [mourns,] because of the swearing. And the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up & their [path] is evil & their [forcefulness] isn't right. For both [prophets & priests] are profane. [Yes,] I have found their wickedness in My house, says the Lord. 

[Jeremiah 7:30-31 For the children [people] of Judah have done evil in My sight, says the Lord. They have [put] their abominations in the house called by My Name, to [defile] it. 

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which [are] in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons & daughters in the fire, [that] I [didn't command] them, neither [did] it [come] into My heart.] 

[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 [calamity] upon them, even the year of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment,] says the Lord. [Psalm 35:6 Let their [road] be dark & slippery & let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.] 

And I have seen [foolishness] in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied [about] Baal & caused My people, Israel, to [go astray.] [Jeremiah 2:8 The priest's [didn't] say, Where is the Lord? And [those who] handle [the matters of] the Law, [didn't] know Me. The pastors also [sinned] against Me & the prophets prophesied by Baal & [followed] after things that [aren't beneficial.] 

I have also seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem. They commit adultery & [follow] in [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 & [its] inhabitants [like] Gomorrah. 

Therefore, the Lord of Hosts says [this about] the prophets; [Look,] I will feed them with wormwood & make them drink the [bitter] water of gall. For profaneness from the prophets of Jerusalem [has] gone [out] into all the land. 

The Lord of Hosts says [this, Don't pay attention] to the words of the prophets, [who] prophesy to you. They make you vain & they speak a vision [from] their own heart & not out of the mouth of the Lord. 

They still say to [those who] despise Me, The Lord has said, You shall have peace & they say, No evil shall [happen] to you. Everyone [follows] after the imagination of his own heart. [Jeremiah 5:11-14 Therefore, the Lord says [this, Watch,] I will bring [calamity] upon them, [that] they shall not be able to escape. And though they cry [out] to Me, I won't [pay attention] to them.]

For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord & has heard & [understood] His Word? Who has [written] His Word & heard it? [Look,] a whirlwind [from] the Lord [has] gone [out] in [a] fury, even a [violent] whirlwind. It shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

[Jeremiah 7:17-18 [Don't] be [terrifying] to me. You are my hope [on] the day of [doom.] Let [those] be [confused, who] persecute me, but [don't] let me be [ashamed.] Let them be dismayed, but [don't] let me be [discouraged.] Bring upon them the day of [doom] & destroy them with double destruction.] 

The anger of the Lord shall not return, Until He [has carried out] & He [has accomplished] the thoughts of His heart. In the [later] days, you shall consider it [flawlessly.] 

[Jeremiah 7:17-18 [Don't] you see what they do in the cities of Judah & the streets of Jerusalem? The children gather wood & the fathers [start] a fire. And the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven & to pour out drink offerings to other gods, [so] that they may provoke Me to anger.] 

I haven't sent these prophets, yet they ran. I haven't spoken to them, yet they prophesied. [Jeremiah 14:14-15 Then, the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in My Name. And I [didn't send] them & neither have I commanded them. Neither [have I] [spoken] to them. 

They prophesy to you a false vision & divination & a [useless] thing & the deceit of their heart. Therefore, the Lord says [this about] the prophets [who] prophesy in My Name & I [didn't send] them. [Still,] they say, [The] sword & famine shall not be in this land. Those prophets, shall be consumed by sword & famine.]

But if they stood in My counsel & had caused My people to hear My Words, then they [would] have [returned] them from their evil [ways & evil actions.] [Luke 15:6-7 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends & neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep [that] was lost. I say to you, that [similar] joy shall be in heaven over one sinner, [who] repents, more than over 99 just [people, who don't] need repentance.] 

The Lord says, Am I a God [close] at hand & not a God [far away?] The Lord says, Can any hide himself in secret [places] that I shall not see him? The Lord says, Don't I fill heaven & earth? I have heard what the prophets said, [who] prophesy lies in My Name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets, [who] prophesy lies? [Yes,] they are prophets [with] the deceit of their own [hearts.] [Who] think to cause My people to forget My Name, [through] their dreams, [that] every man [tells] to his neighbor. [Like] their [forefathers] have forgotten My Name, [instead] for Baal. [Judges 3:7 And the children [people] of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord & [forgot] the Lord their God & served Baalim, [a.k.a Baal] & the groves.] 

The prophet [who] has a dream, let him tell [the] dream. And he, [who] has My Word, let him speak My Word faithfully. The Lord says, What is the [hull covering of] chaff to the wheat? The Lord says, Isn't My Word like a fire? And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

[Jeremiah 2:26-28 [Like] the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed. They, their: kings, princes, priests & prophets, [say] to a [tree stump], You are my father & to a [rock,] You have [given birth to me.] For they have turned their [backs] to Me & not [returned] their face. 

But in the time of their trouble, they will say, Arise & save us. But where are your gods that you have made [yourselves?] Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble. For, O Judah, your gods are according to the number of your cities.] 

Therefore, [look,] I am against the prophets & everyone [steals] My Words from his neighbor, says the Lord. [Deuteronomy 18:20 But the prophet, [who] shall presume to speak a word in My Name, [that] I haven't commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.]

The Lord says, [Look,] I am against the prophets, [who] use their [mouths] & say, [God] says. The Lord says, [Look,] I'm against [those who] prophesy false dreams & tell them & cause My people to [go astray,] by their lies & by their [indifference.] [Still,] I [didn't] send them, nor commanded them. 

Therefore, they shall not [benefit] this people at all, says the Lord. [Jeremiah 20:6 And you, Pashur & all [who] dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. And you shall come to Babylon & there you shall die & shall be buried there & all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies.] 

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask you, saying, What is the burden, [a.k.a. vision] of the Lord? Then, you shall say to them, What burden? I will even [cast] you [off,] says the Lord. And as for the prophet, the priest & the people, [who] shall say, The [vision] of the Lord, I will even punish that man & his house.

[Ezekiel 22:26-27 Her priests have violated My Law & have profaned [My] holy things. They have put no difference between the holy & the [ungodly.] Neither have they [shown any] difference between the unclean & the clean & [they] have [hidden] their eyes from My Sabbaths & I am [blasphemed] among them. In the midst of [it,] her princes are like [ravenous] wolves [tearing] the prey, to shed blood & to destroy souls & to get dishonest gain.] 

Everyone [of] you shall say [this] to his neighbor & his brother, What has the Lord answered? And, What has the Lord spoken? You shall no [longer] mention the [vision] of the Lord, for every man's word, shall be his [vision.] For you have [twisted] the Words of the Living God of the Lord of Hosts our God. [Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, [who] come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly, they are [ravenous] wolves.] 

You shall say [this] to the prophet, What has the Lord answered you? And, What has the Lord spoken? But since you say, The [vision] of the Lord, Therefore, the Lord says [this;] Because you say this: The [vision] of the Lord & I have sent to you, saying, You shall not say, The [vision] of the Lord.  

Therefore, [look,] I, even I, will [totally] forget you & I will [abandon] you & the city that I gave you & your [forefathers] & cast you out of My presence. And I will bring [eternal disgrace] & [continual] shame upon you, [that] shall not be forgotten. 

[Micah 3:5-7 The Lord says [this about] the prophets [who] make My people [go astray & who] bite with their teeth & cry [out,] Peace, [but God] hasn't put it into their mouths. They even prepare war against Him. 

Therefore, you shall not have a vision & night shall be dark to you, [so] that you shall not divine & when the sun [goes] down over the prophets, then day shall be dark over them. Then the seers, [a.k.a. prophets who see visions,] shall be ashamed & the diviners [confused. [Yes,] they shall all cover their lips: for there is no answer [from] God.]