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.

12/25/2024

Jeremiah 35:1-19 Jeremiah Takes the Rechabites to the House of the Lord

 

Jeremiah Takes the Rechabites to the House of the Lord

Jeremiah 35:1-19                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word from the Lord, [that] came to Jeremiah, [during] the days of Jehoiakim, [Josiah's] son, [Judah's] king, saying, Go to the house of the Rechabites & speak to them & bring them into the house of the Lord & into 1 of the [rooms] & give them wine to drink.

Then, I took Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah, [who was] [Habaziniah's] son, & his brethren & all his sons & the whole house of the Rechabites. And I brought them into the [Lord's] house, into the [room] of the sons of Hanan, [who was] [Igdaliah's] son, a man of God, which was [near] the [room] of the princes, [that] was above the [room] of Maaseiah, [Shallum's] son, the [doorkeeper.] 

And I [put in front of] the sons of the [family] of Rechabites, pots full of wine & cups. And I said to them, You, drink the wine. But they said, We [won't] drink [any] wine: for Jonadab, [Rechab's] son, our [forefather] commanded us, saying, You shall [not] drink [any] wine, neither you, nor your sons forever. 

Neither shall you build [a] house, nor sow seed, plant [a] vineyard, nor have  any [of these.] But all your days, you shall [live] in tents; [so] that you may live many days in the land where you [are] strangers. 

[Like this,] we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab, [Rechab's] son, our [forefather,] in all that he has [commanded] us. We, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters drink [any] wine all our [lives.] Nor [do we] build houses for us to [live] in. Neither [do] we have: [vineyards, fields,] nor seed.

But we have dwelt in tents & have obeyed & done, according to all that Jonadab, our [forefather] commanded us. But it [happened,] when Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king, came up into the land, that we said, Come & let us go to Jerusalem, for fear of the Chaldeans & [Syrian] army. So we dwell [in] Jerusalem. 

Then, the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this;] Go & tell the men of Judah & the [residents] of Jerusalem, Won't you receive instruction & [pay attention] to My Words? says the Lord. 

[Isaiah 29:12-13 And the book is delivered to him, [who] is [uneducated,] saying, I pray [that] you read this. And he says, I'm not [educated.] [For this reason,] the Lord said, [Since] this people draw [close] to Me with their [mouths] & honor Me with their lips, but had removed their heart far from Me & their fear [respect] toward Me is taught by the precept, [a.k.a. commandments] of men.] 

The words of Jonadab, [Rechab's] son, [who] commanded his sons not to drink wine, are [carried out.] For [until] this day, none drink, but obey their father's [command. However,] I have spoken to you, rising early [to warn,] & speaking, but you [haven't paid attention] to Me. 

I have also sent to you all My servants, the prophets, rising up early, [to warn,] & sending them, saying, Every man, return [yourselves] from your evil [ways & change] your [actions] & [don't] go after other gods, to serve them. And you shall dwell in the land, [that] I have given to you & to your [forefathers.] But you haven't [leaned] your ear, nor have you [listened] to Me. 

[Jeremiah 18:11-12 Therefore, go now to speak to the men of Judah & to the [residents] of Jerusalem, saying, The Lord says [this; Look,] I [plan calamity] against you. Now, everyone return [yourselves] from his evil [ways] & make your ways & your [actions] good. And they said, There is no hope. But we will [follow] after our own [plots] & everyone will do the imagination of his evil heart.] 

[Since,] the sons of Jonadab, [Rechab's] son, have [done] the [command] of their father, [that] he commanded them, but [these] people haven't [paid attention] to Me: therefore, the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this; Look,] I will bring upon Judah & the [residents] of Jerusalem all the [disaster,] that I have [declared] against them; because I have spoken to them, but they haven't heard & I have called to them, but they haven't answered. 

And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this;] Because you have obeyed the [command] of Jonadab, your father, & have kept all his precepts, [a.k.a. commandments] & [have] done according to all that he has commanded you. 

Therefore, the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this;] Jonadab, [Rechab's] son, shall not [lack] a man to stand before Me forever.

[Revelation 7:15-16 Therefore, they are [in front of] the throne of God & serve Him day & night in His temple. And He, [Who] sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall no [longer] hunger, [nor] thirst anymore. Neither shall the sun, nor any heat [burn] them. ]