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.

2/29/2024

Job 32:1-22 Elihu Tells Why He Waited

 

Elihu Tells Why He Waited

Job 32:1-22                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

So, these 3 men [stopped answering] Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then, the [anger] of Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the [family] of Ram, [grew] against Job, because [Job] justified himself, rather than God. 

Also, [Elihu’s] anger grew against his 3 friends, because they had found no answer & [still] had condemned Job. Now, Elihu had waited [until] Job had spoken, because they were [older] than he. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the [mouths] of these 3 men, then his [anger grew.] 

And Elihu, [Barachel’s] son, the Buzite, answered & said, I am young & you are very old. [For this reason,] I was afraid & [dared] not [show]] you [my] opinion. I said, [Those with advanced age] & the multitude of years should speak & teach wisdom. But there is a spirit in man & the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding. 

[1 Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon [extremely much] wisdom & understanding & a [huge] heart even [like] the sand that is on the seashore.] Great men are not always wise. Neither do the aged [always] understand [justice.]

[1 Corinthians 1:26-27 For [consider] your calling, brethren, that not many wise, mighty & noble men are called after [worldly] flesh. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to [confuse] the wise. And God has chosen the weak things of the world to [confuse those who] are mighty.] 

Therefore, I said, [Listen] to me. I will also [share my] opinion. [See,] I waited for your words & I [listened] to your reasons, [while] you [pondered] what to say. [Yes,] I [paid attention] to you & [saw,] there [were] none of you, [who] convinced Job, or [who answered] his [questions.]

Lest you shall say, We have found out wisdom. God [threw Job down], not man. [1 Corinthians 1:29 That no [human] flesh should [glorify himself] in [God's] presence.] Now [Job] hasn't directed his words against me. Neither will I answer him with your [accusatory] speeches.

They were amazed & they [no longer] answered & they [stopped] speaking. When I waited, (for, they [didn't speak], but stood still and no [longer] answered.) I said, I will also [ask] my [portion of the questions.] I will [share] my opinion, [as well.] For I am full of [material,] but the spirit within me [restrains] me. 

[Look,] my [stomach] is [churning, like] wine, [that] has no vent. It is ready to burst, like [newly opened] bottles. I will speak, [so] that I may be [relieved.] I will open my lips & answer.

I pray [that] you not let me [show favoritism to] any person & neither let me give flattering titles to [men.] For I [don't] know [how] to give flattering titles. In doing so, my Maker would soon take me away. [Job 27:8 For what hope is the hypocrite, [although] he has [benefitted,] when God takes away his [life?] 


2/28/2024

Job 31:1-40 Job Wants a Fair Judgment

 

Job Wants a Fair Judgment

Job 31:1-40                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

I made a covenant [contract to be faithful, but went astray] with [my] eyes. Then, why should I think upon a maid [I saw?] For what portion [from] God is there from above? And what inheritance [from] the Almighty from on high?

[Job 20:29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God & the heritage appointed to him by God.] Isn't destruction [for] the wicked? And a strange punishment to [those who work sinfully?]

Doesn't [God] see my ways & count all my steps? If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot has [hurried to be deceitful,] Let me be weighed in a [fair] balance, [so] that God may know [my] integrity. 

If my [steps] have turned [astray] & [my] heart [followed] after [my] eyes & if any [stain] has clung to my hands; then, let me sow [crops] & let another [person] eat [it.] [Yet,] let my [children] be [uprooted.]

If [my] heart [has] been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid [in] wait at my neighbor's door [to sneak into his house when he's not there;] Then, let my wife [be intimate] with another & others [be intimate with her, as well.]

For this is a [destable] crime; [yes,] it is a [sin punishable] by the judges. For [adultery] is a fire that consumes [& leads] to destruction & would [uproot] all [my] increase. 

If I [despised] the [case] of my [male or female servants,] when they [complained against] me, then, what shall I do, when God rises up [against this evil?] And when [God visits] [this issue,] what shall I answer Him? 

Didn't He Who made me in the womb [also] make him? And didn't One [form] us in the womb? If I have withheld their desire from the poor, or have caused the eyes of the widow to [grow dim;] or have eaten my [small amount of food by] myself, alone, [when] the fatherless haven't eaten [any;] 

(For from my youth, [the fatherless] was brought up with me, [like] with a father & from my mother's womb, I have guided the [widow:]) If I have seen any perish for [lack] of clothing, or any poor without [a] covering;

If his [heart] hasn't blessed me & if he weren't warmed by the fleece [covering made from] my sheep; If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw [that I had] help [at] the gate:

Then, let my arm [be dislocated] from my shoulder blade & [my] arm be broken from the [bone's socket.] For destruction from God [terrified] me & [because] of His [majesty,] I couldn't endure. 

If I have made my hope, gold; or have said to the fine gold, [I have] confidence in you; If I rejoiced, because my wealth was [large] & because [my] hand had gotten much [wealth;]

[Job 1:9-10 Then Satan answered the Lord & said, Does Job fear [respect] God for [nothing?] Haven't you made a hedge [around Job & around] his house & [around] everything that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands & his [possessions have] increased in the land.] 

If I [saw] the sun when it shined, or the moon [while] walking in [its] brightness;

[Deuteronomy 4:19 And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven & when you see the sun, the moon & the stars, even all the host of heaven & should be [drawn] to worship them & serve them, which the Lord, your God, has [separated] & given to all nations under the whole heaven.] 

And my heart has been secretly [lured,] or my mouth has kissed my [own] hand: [Proverbs 30:8 Remove far from me: vanity & lies. Give me neither poverty, nor riches. Feed me with convenient food for me.] [These] were also [sins] to be punished by the Judge. For I [would] have denied the God, [Who] is above. 

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him, [who] hated me, or [elevated] myself when evil found him; Neither [would] I have [allowed] my mouth to sin by wishing a curse [upon] his soul.

[Not even] if the men of my [tent] said, Oh, we can’t be satisfied [unless] we had [the meat] of his flesh [to eat.] The strangers didn’t lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler. If I [hid my sins like] Adam, by hiding [my sins in my heart.] 

[Was I afraid of a large] multitude, or did the [disapproval] of families terrify me, [so] that I kept [silent] & [didn't go] out of the door? 

[Exodus 23:1-2 You shall not raise a false report. [Don't] put your hand with the wicked to be an [untruthful] witness. You shall not follow a multitude to do evil. Neither shall you speak in a [case to divert justice.] 

Oh, that [someone] would hear me! [See,] my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me & that [my enemy] had written a book. [Job 16:19 Also [look] now, my witness is in heaven & my record is on high.] 

Surely, I would take it upon my shoulder & [wear it like] a crown [for] me. I would declare to [God] the number of my steps, [like] a prince, I would go [close] to Him.

If my land [cries out] against me, or the furrows [of the field] [also] complain; If I have it's [its] fruit without [paying] money, or have caused [its] owners to lose their [livelihood:]

[James 5:4 [Look,] the [wages] of the laborers who have [harvested] your fields, [cry out,] which you [have defrauded them & withheld it.] The cries of [those who have harvested have] entered the ears of the Lord of Sabbath.]

Let thistles grow instead of wheat & [harmful weeds] instead of barley. The words of Job [have] ended.


2/27/2024

Job 30:1-31 Job Tells What It Is Like Now

 

Job Tells What It Is Like Now

Job 30:1-31                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

But now, [those who] are younger than I, [ridicule] me, whose fathers I would have [looked down upon] to [even consider putting] them with my [sheep] dogs of my flock. [Yet, to what purpose] might the strength of their hands [benefit] me, in whom was [ruined by] old age? 

They were [bony, because of] famine & [lack of food;] fleeing into the wilderness in [a previous] time, desolate & [ruined;] [those] who cut the mallows by the bushes & juniper roots for their [food.] 

They were driven [out] from among men, ([those who] cried [out] after them [like] after a thief;) to [live] in the cliffs [above] the valleys, in caves of the earth & in the rocks. They brayed among the bushes & were [huddled] together under the [sticker bushes.] 

They were children of [those lacking good judgment, yes] children of [men of low morals.] They were [the most evil in] the earth. And now, I am their byword, [they sing about.] [Psalm 69:12 [Those who] sit in the gate speak against me & I was the song of drunkards.] 

They [detest] Me & they flee far from Me & [don’t refrain] & spit in My face. Because [God] has [let loose] My cord [tethered to Him] & afflicted Me, they have also let loose [their restraint, like a] bridle, before Me. 

[Matthew 26:67-68 Then, they spit in His face & [hit] Him & others [struck] Him with the palms of their hands, saying, Prophesy to us, You, Christ, Who is he, [who struck] You?]

The youth rise [up on] my right [side] & push away my feet. They [rise] up against me [with their destructive] ways. They [interfere with] my path & [although] they have no [helpers,] they [continue to put] forward my calamity.

They came upon me [like] wide breaking [waves] of [water,] they rolled themselves [over] me. Terrors [overflow] me & they pursue my [life like the passing] wind & my [prosperity] passes away [like] a cloud [disappears.]

The days of affliction have taken hold [of] me & now my [life] is poured out [of] me. In the night, my bones [pierce] me & my [aching] [muscles have] no rest. The great [strength] of my disease [has] changed [like I change] my garment & [chokes] me [around my neck like] the collar of my coat. 

He has [thrown] me into the [mud] & I [have] become like dust & ashes. [Job 42:6 Therefore, I [loathe] myself & repent in dust & ashes.] I cry [out] unto You & You don't hear me. I stand up [to You] & You [don't] [respect] me.

You [have] become cruel [in opposition] against me, with Your strong hand. You lift me up to the wind & [make] me ride upon it & my [possessions disappear.] For I know that You will bring me to death, to the [place] appointed for all [the] living. 

[However,] He won't stretch His hand out to the grave, [although] they cry [t about] His destruction. Didn't I [cry out] for him, [who] was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the poor?

When I looked for good, then evil came to me. And when I waited for Light, [only] darkness came there. [Jeremiah 8:15 We looked for peace & a time for health, but no good came & [only saw] trouble.] 

My [stomach churned] & [didn't rest.] The days of affliction prevented me [from having rest.] I went without the [sunlight] & [continued] mourning. [1 John 1:7 If we walk in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another & the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.] 

And I cried [out] in the congregation. I am the brother to [jackals] & the companion [of] owls. [Psalm 44:18-19 Our heat [hasn’t] turned back, neither have our steps [departed] from Your way; [although] You have [sorely] broken us in the place of [jackals] & [have] covered us with the shadow of death.]

My skin [grows] black upon me & my bones are burned with heat. [Lamentations 4:7-9 Her Nazarites were purer than snow & they were whiter than milk. [Their bodies] were more ruddy than rubies & their polishing was [from sapphires.] Their [appearance] is blacker than a coal & they aren't known in the streets. 

Their skin [clings] to their bones. [Their skin] is withered & it [has] become [bony] like a stick. [Those who are killed] with the sword are better than [those who die, because of] hunger. For these [long for] & [are struck down for lack] of the fruits of the field.] 

Also, my harp [has changed] to [music for] mourning & my [flute] into the [sound] of [those who weep.]


2/26/2024

Job 29:1-25 Job Continues His Parable About the Past

 

Job Continues His Parable About the Past

Job 29:1-25                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Job [also] continued his parable & said, Oh, [if only] I were [like] in the [previous] months, [like during] the days when God [kept me safe.] When [God’s] candle shined upon my head & when I walked through darkness by His light. 

[Like] I was [during] the days of my youth, when the secret [ways] of God was upon my [tent.] When the Almighty was [still] with me & when my children were [still around] me. 

[Like] when I [was prosperous] & I washed my steps with butter & the rock poured out rivers of oil [to] me. When I went through the city, out to the gate, when I prepared my seat [on] the street!

The young men saw me & hid themselves & the aged arose & stood up [in respect.] The princes, [a.k.a. rulers, held back] from talking & [covered] their mouth [with] their hand. The nobles held their peace & their tongue [stuck] to the roof of their mouth. 

When [their ears listened to] me, then [I was] blessed. And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: because I delivered the poor [who] cried [out,] the fatherless & [those who] had [no one] to help [them.] 

[Those who] were ready to perish [blessed] me. And I [made] the widow's heart sing with joy. I put on righteousness & it clothed me. My [justice] was [like] a robe & a [crown.] [Psalm 23:3 [The Lord] restores my oil. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake.]

I was [like] eyes [for] the blind & I was [like] feet [for] the lame. I was [like] a father to the poor & I [researched] the cause [that] I [didn’t] know. [Proverbs 29:7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor; but the wicked [acted like] they didn't know [about] it.] 

And I [broke] the jaws of the wicked & [snacked the plunder] out of his teeth. Then, I said, I shall die in my nest & I shall multiply my days [like] the [amount of] sand. 

My root was spread out by the waters & the dew lay all night upon my branch. My glory was fresh [within] me & my bow was renewed [within] my hand.

[Job 49:24 But his bow abode in strength & the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from Whom is the Shepherd, the [Rock] of Israel.)] 

Men [listened] to me & waited & kept [silent for] my [advice.] After my words, they [didn't speak] again. And [what I said dawned] upon them. And they waited for me [like they do] for rain & they opened their [mouths] wide as [if to catch some of] the [spring] rain.

If I laughed [at] them, they [didn't] believe it. They [didn't look] down on the light of my face. I [helped choose] their [path] & sat [as a leader] & [lived like] a king in the army, [like someone who] comforts the mourners.


2/25/2024

Job 28:1-28 Job About the Value of Wisdom

 

Job About the Value of Wisdom

Job 28:1-28                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Surely there is a vein [of] silver & a place where they [refine] gold. Iron is taken out of the earth & molten brass out of the [rock.] [God puts] an end to darkness & searches all [for] perfection: [within] the [headstones] of darkness & the shadow of death. [Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me & Your rod & Your staff, they comfort me.]

The flood breaks out from [where it resides.] Even the forgotten waters [underfoot] are [evaporated] & dried up. They have [disappeared] from men. Out of the earth comes bread & under [the dug up earth] [is molten lava like] it [was] fire. The stones of [the earth] are the place of sapphires & it has gold dust. 

There is a path [that no bird] knows & which the vulture's eye hasn't seen. The lion's [cubs] haven't [walked] on it, nor [has] the fierce lion passed by it. [God] puts [out] His hand upon the rock & He [uproots] & overturns the mountains. 

[God] cuts out [channels for] rivers among the rocks & His eye sees every precious thing. He [ties up] the [flood waters] from overflowing & [God] brings to light the thing that is [hidden.]

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man [doesn't] know [its value] & neither is it found in the land of the living. The [deep waters] say, [Wisdom] isn't in me & the sea says, It isn't [within] me. 

[Wisdom] can't be [bought] for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [out] for [its] price. [Wisdom's value can't be paid for] with the gold of Ophir & precious onyx, or the sapphire. The gold & the crystal can't equal [its value.] And the exchange of it shall not be for [precious vessels] of fine gold. 

No mention shall be made of coral or pearls: for the price of wisdom is [far] above [the value] of rubies. [Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies & all the things that may be desired aren't to be compared to it.] 

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it & neither shall it be [equal in value] with pure gold. Then [from where does] wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? 

[Psalm 111:10 The fear [respect] of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; [to] all [those who] have a good understanding & do His commandments. His praise endures forever.]

[Since wisdom is hidden] from the eyes of all living & [is concealed from the birds] of the air. Destruction & death say, We have heard [of its] fame with our ears. God understands the way [of it] & He knows the place [of it.]

For [God] looks to the ends of the earth & sees under the whole heaven; to make the weight for the winds & He weighs & [measures] the waters. [Psalm 11:4 The Lord is in His holy temple. The Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes [look] & His eyelids [test] the children of men.]

When [God] made a decree for the rain & a [pathway] for the lightning of thunder [storms;] then [God saw] it & [declared wisdom.]  [God] prepared [wisdom] & searched it out.

And [God] said to man, [Look,] the fear [respect] of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to depart from evil is [what is] understanding. [Proverbs 1:7 The fear [respect] of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. But fools despise wisdom & instruction.]