About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

12/30/2024

Jeremiah 24:1-10 The 2 Baskets of Figs

The 2 Baskets of Figs

Jeremiah 24:1-10                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord [showed] me, & [I] [saw,] 2 baskets of figs were [put in front of] the [Lord's] temple, after Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king, had carried Jeconiah, [Jehoiakim's] son, [Judah's] king, away captive, & the princes of Judah, with the carpenters, & [blacksmiths,] from Jerusalem, & brought them to Babylon.

One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe. And the other basket had very [bad] figs, which couldn't be eaten, they were so [rotten.] [Isaiah 5:5-7 And now [come, too;] & I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard. I will take away [its] hedge, & break down [its] wall. And it shall be eaten up, & it shall be [trampled] down. And I will lay it [to] waste, & it shall not be pruned, nor [dug,] but thorns, & [sticker bushes] shall come up there. I will also command the clouds that they [don't] rain upon it. For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, & the men of Judah, [are] His pleasant plant. And He looked for judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] but [only] [saw] oppression, & [He looked] for righteousness, but [only heard] an [out] cry.]

Then, the Lord said to me, What [do] you [see,] Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs [are] very good. And the [bad] figs, [are] very [bad,] that can't be eaten, they are so [rotten.] 

Again, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, The Lord, the God of Israel [says, this;] Like these good figs, I will [also] acknowledge [those who] are carried away captive [from] Judah, whom I have sent out of this place, into the land of the Chaldeans, for their [safety.]

For I will set [My] eyes upon them for [their own] good, & I will bring them again to this land. And I will build them [up,] & not pull them down. And I will plant them, & not [pull] them up.

[Ezekiel 28:25-26 The Lord God [says this,] When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people, among whom they are scattered, & shall be sanctified [by] them, in the sight of the heathen, then they shall dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] And they shall dwell safely [there,] & shall build houses, & plant vineyards. [Yes,] they shall dwell with confidence, when I have [carried out] judgments upon all those [all around] them, [who despised] them. And they shall know that I Am the Lord their God.]

And I will give them [a] heart to know Me, & that I Am the Lord, & they shall be My people, & I will be their God. For they shall return to Me with their whole heart. [1 Samuel 7:4 Then, the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, did put away Baalim, [a.k.a. Baal,] & Ashtaroth, & only served the Lord.]

The Lord [says this,] And [like] the [bad] figs, [that] can't be eaten, [because] they are so [rotten,] surely, I will [also] give Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, & his princes, & the [rest] of Jerusalem, [who] remain in this land, & [those who] dwell in the land of Egypt, & I will deliver them [up, in order:] to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their [harm,] to be a [disgrace,] proverb, [a.k.a. song of taunting,] & a curse, in all places [where] I shall drive them. 

[2 Chronicles 36:11-16 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to [rule,] & he [ruled] 11 years in Jerusalem. And he did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, & [didn't humble] himself before Jeremiah, the prophet, [who] [spoke] from the mouth of the Lord. And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made [Zedekiah] swear by God: but he [stubbornly] stiffened his neck, & hardened his heart from turning to the Lord God of Israel. 

[Additionally,] all the chief priests, & the people [sinned] very much, [according to] all the abominations of the heathen, & polluted, [a.k.a. defiled,] the house of the Lord, [that] He had hallowed in Jerusalem. And the Lord God of their [forefathers,] [had] sent His messengers to them, rising up early, [beforehand to warn them,] & [sent] [them,] because He had compassion on His people, & on His dwelling place. But they mocked [God's] messengers, & despised His Words, & misused His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy.]

And I will send the sword, famine, & pestilence, among them, [until] they [are] consumed, [a.k.a. devoured,] from off the land that I gave to them, & to their [forefathers.]