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.

4/06/2024

Psalm 27:1- 14 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David.

Psalm 27:1- 14          Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]


The Lord is my Light & my Salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life. O Whom shall I be afraid?

[Luke 1:78-79 Through the tender mercy of our God; [by which] the Day Spring from on high, has visited us, to give Light to [those who] sit in darkness & to guide our feet into the way of peace, [of those who sit] in the Shadow of Death.] 

When the wicked, even my enemies came upon me to [devour] my flesh; my foes stumbled & fell. [Psalm 14:4 Have all the [sinful] workers no knowledge? [Those] who eat up my people, [like] they eat bread & [don't] call on the Lord.] 

[Although an army] should encamp against me & the war should rise [up] against me, my heart shall not [be fearful,] in this I will be confident. One thing I have desired [from] the Lord, [is] that I may [inquire] in His temple & dwell all the days of my life in the house of the Lord & [see] the beauty of the Lord.

This I will seek after. For He shall [put] me upon a rock & [hid] me in His pavilion, in the time of trouble, in the secret [place] of His tabernacle, I shall be [hidden.] 

[Psalm 31:19-20 Oh, how great is Your goodness, [that] You have [fashioned] & laid up for [those who] fear, [respect] & trust in You before the sons of men! You shall hide them in the secret of Your presence from the pride of man. You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion, from the [quarreling mouths.] 

And now, [my] head shall be [exalted] above [my] enemies [around] me. Therefore, I will sing praises to the Lord & offer sacrifices [with] joy. O Lord, hear when I cry [out] with my voice,  answer me & also have mercy upon me. 

When You said, You, seek My face. My heart said to You, I will seek Your face, Lord. [Don't] hide your face far from me. 

You have been my help. [Don't] put Your servant away in anger & [don't] leave me, [nor] abandon] me, O God of my Salvation. When my father & mother [forgot] me, then the Lord will [pick] me up. 

[Isaiah 49:15 Can a woman forget her [nursing] child, that she [wouldn't] have compassion on the son of her womb? [Yes,] they may forget, [still] I will not forget you.] 

Teach me Your way, O Lord & lead me in a [level] path, because of [my] enemies. * [Don't] deliver Me to the will of My enemies: for false witnesses [have] risen up against Me & breathe out cruelty.

[Matthew 26:59-61 Now, the chief priests, elders & all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put HIm to death. But found none. [Yet,] though many false witnesses came, [still] they found none. At last, 2 false witnesses came & said, This Fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God & to build it in three days.]

I [would have] fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord, in the land of the living. Be of good courage & wait on the Lord & He shall strengthen your heart. I say, Wait on the Lord. 

[Revelation 3:5 He [who] overcomes, shall be clothed in white raiment & I will not blot out his name [from] the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father & before His Angels.]  


4/05/2024

Psalm 26:1-12 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David.

Psalm 26:1-12            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O Lord, Judge me; for I have trusted in the Lord & have also [followed] in [my] integrity. Therefore, I shall not [backslide.] O Lord, test me & examine me. [Test] my [mind] & my heart.

[1 Peter 1:6-7 [For this reason, although] if need be, you are [heavily distressed,] through [many] temptations, though for a [time] now, you greatly rejoice, [so] that the [test] of your faith, being much more precious than gold, that perishes, [although it's tested] with fire, might be found [for] praise, honor & glory at the [appearance] of Jesus Christ.]

For Your loving kindness is before [my] eyes & I have [followed] in Your Truth. [John 14:6 Jesus [said] to him, I Am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.] I haven't sat with vain [people,] neither will I go in with [deceivers.]

[Exodus 32:7-8 And the Lord said to Moses, Go, get [yourself] down; for your people, [whom] you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have [gone astray,] quickly [from the path] I have commanded them. 

They have made [themselves] a [molded] calf & have worshiped it & have sacrificed [to it] & have said, These [are] your gods, O Israel, [that] have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.]

I have hated the congregation of [those who do evil] & will not sit with the wicked. I will wash [my innocent] hands. I will [go around] Your altar [with clean hands,] O Lord: [so] I may tell of all Your wondrous works & [proclaim] with the voice of [giving thanks.] 

Lord, I have loved the [dwelling] of Your house & the place where Your honor [resides.] [Don't] gather my soul with sinners, nor [take] my life with [bloodthirsty] men: in whose hands [are wicked plots] & their right hand is full of bribes.

[1 Samuel 8:3 And [Samuel's] sons [didn't follow] in his ways, but [went astray] after [financial gain,] took bribes & [diverted] judgment.] But as for me, I will [follow] in [my] integrity. Redeem me & be merciful to me. My foot stands in an even place. I will bless the Lord in the congregations.   


4/04/2024

Psalm 25:1-22 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David.

Psalm 25:1-22            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

I do lift up my soul unto You, O Lord. O my God, I trust in You. Let me not be ashamed & [don't] let my enemies triumph over me. [Yes,] let none [who] wait on You be ashamed. Let [those who sin] without [consequence] be ashamed.

O Lord, show me Your ways & teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth & teach me. For You [are] the God of my Salvation. I do wait all day on You. [John 14:6 Jesus [said] to him, I Am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.]

O Lord, remember your tender mercies & your loving kindnesses, for they have been [since ancient times.] 

[Psalm 103:17-18 But the mercy of the Lord & His righteousness is from everlasting to everlasting, upon [those who] fear [respect] Him & to [their] children's children. To such [who] keep His covenant [contract] & to those [who] remember & do His commandments.] 

[Don't] remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. O Lord, remember me according to Your mercy, for the sake [of] Your goodness. Good & upright is the Lord. Therefore, He will teach sinners the way. He will guide the meek in [justice] & He will teach the meek His way. 

[Psalm 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth & shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.] To such [who] keep the [Lord's] covenant [contract] & His Testimonies, all His paths are mercy & truth. O Lord, for Your Name's sake, pardon my [many sins.] 

What man is he [who] fears [respects] the Lord? He shall teach him, in the [path] that He shall choose. His soul shall [live] at ease & his [descendants] shall inherit the earth.

[Psalm 69:34-36 Let the heaven, earth & seas & everything that moves [in them,] praise Him. For God will save Zion & will [rebuild] the cities of Judah: [so] they may [live] there & [own] it. Also, His [servant's descendants] & all [who] love His Name, shall [live in there.] 

The Lord is with [those who] fear [respect] Him & He will show them the secret of His covenant [contract.] 

[John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, [so] that [whoever] believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

[My] eyes are [always] toward the Lord. For He shall [pull] my feet out of the net. [Psalm 143:8-10 But [my] eyes are to You, Lord, my trust is in You. O God, [don't] leave my soul destitute. Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me & the [traps] of [those who work sinfully.] Let the wicked fall into their own nets, [while] I escape.] 

[Lord, return] to me & have mercy upon me: for I am [lonely] & afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged. You, O bring me out of my distress. Look upon [my] affliction & my pain & forgive all my sins. Consider [my] enemies; for they are many & they hate me with a [vicious] hatred. 

O keep my soul & deliver me. Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in You. Let integrity & [honesty] preserve me; for I wait on You. O God, redeem Israel, out of all [its] troubles.

[Titus 2:13-14 Looking for that blessed hope & the glorious [appearance] of the great God & our Savior, Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for us, [so] that He might redeem us from all [sin] & purify to Himself a [special] people, zealous of good works.]


4/03/2024

Psalm 24:1-10 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David.

Psalm 24:1-10            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

The earth is the Lord's & the fullness [of it.] The world & all [those who live within it.] For He has founded it upon the seas & established it upon the floods.

[* Psalm 102:25-27 Of old, You [have] laid the foundation of the earth & the heavens are the work of Your hands. They shall perish, but You shall endure. [Yes,] all of them shall [grow] old like a garment, [like a vest] You shall change them & they shall be changed. But You [are] the same & Your years have no end.] 

Who shall [go up] to the Hill of the Lord? Or, who shall stand in His holy place? [Psalm 15:1-2 Lord, who shall [remain] in Your tabernacle? Who shall [live] in Your Holy Hill? He, [who follows] uprightly, works [righteously] & speaks the truth in his heart.] 

He, who has clean hands & a pure heart. Who hasn't lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. [Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

He shall receive the blessing & righteousness from the Lord, God of his Salvation. This is the generation of [those who] seek Him, [who] seek Your face, O Jacob. Selah.

[Psalm 27:4 One thing I have desired [from] the Lord, that I will seek after. That I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life, to [see] the beauty of the Lord & to [inquire] in His temple.] O you gates, be [lifted] up, you everlasting doors. Lift up your heads & the King of Glory shall come in. 

[* Malachi 3:1 [Look,] I will send My messenger & he shall prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, Whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in Whom you delight. [Watch,] He shall come, says the Lord of Hosts.]

Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong & mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. [Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened & [saw] a white horse. And He, [Who] sat upon him was called: Faithful & True & in righteousness, He does judge & make war.] 

Lift up your heads, O you gates, you everlasting doors, even lift them up & the King of Glory shall come in. [Revelation 21:25-27 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day. For there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory & honor of the nations into it. 

And there shall in no [ways] enter into it anything that defiles, neither [whatever] works abomination, or makes a lie: but those [who] are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.]

Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. Selah. 


4/02/2024

Psalm 23:1-6 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David

Psalm 23:1-6            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness, for His Names' sake. 

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. You prepare a table before me in the presence of [my] enemies. 

You anoint my head with oil. My cup runneth over. Surely, goodness & mercy shall follow me all the days of my life & I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.


4/01/2024

Psalm 22:1-31 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician [on] Aijeleth.

Psalm 22:1-31            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me? Why [are] You so far from helping Me & from the words of my roaring? [Matthew 27:46 And about the 9th hour, Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabach-thani? That is to say, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?]

O my God, I cry [out] in the daytime, but You [don't] hear. And in the night [time] & I'm not silent. But You are holy, O You, [Who] inhabits the praises of Israel. Our [forefathers] trusted in You. They trusted & You delivered them. They cried [out] to You & they were delivered. They trusted in You & weren't [ashamed.] 

But I am a worm & [not] man, [disapproved by] men & despised [by] the people. [Isaiah 53:3-5 He is despised & rejected [by] men. A man of sorrows & acquainted with grief. And we hid, [like] it were our faces, from Him. He was despised & we [didn't respect] Him. 

Surely, He has borne our griefs & carried our sorrows. Yet, we didn't [respect] Him, [struck] & smitten of God & afflicted. But He was wounded for our [sins.] He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. And with His stripes, we are healed.]

*All [those who] see Me, [mock] & laugh [at] Me, saying, *He trusted [in] the Lord, that He would deliver Him. Let Him deliver Him, [since] He delighted in Him. 

[Matthew 27: 41-43 Also, the chief priests [mocked] Him, with the scribes & elders & said, He saved others & He can't save Himself. If He [is] the KIng of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross & we will believe Him. He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if will have Him, for He said, I am the Son of God.] 

But You [are] He, [Who] took me [from] the womb. When I [nursed] upon my mother's breasts, You [cause] me to hope. You [are] my God, from my mother's belly. I was cast upon You from the womb. 

[Luke 1:34-35 Then, Mary said to the Angel, How shall this be, [since] I [don't] know a man [intimately?] And the Angel answered & said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon you & the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Also, that Holy thing, [Who] shall be born of you, shall be called the Son of God.] 

[Don't] be far from me, for trouble is near. There [are] none to help. Many bulls have [surrounded] me: strong bulls of Bashan have [circled around] me. They gaped upon with their mouths [open wide, like] a [greedy,] roaring lion. 

[Lamentations 2:16 All Your enemies have opened their [mouths] against You. They hiss & gnash [their] teeth. They say, We have swallowed [Jerusalem] up. Certainly this is the day we looked for. We have found & we have seen it.]

I am poured out like water & all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted in the midst of my [stomach.] 

[Psalm 31:9-10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord. For I am in trouble & my eye is consumed with grief. [Yes,] my soul & my belly. For my life is spent with grief & my years with sighing. My strength fails, because of my [sin] & my bones [waste away.] 

My strength is dried up like [shards of pottery] & my tongue [clings] to my jaws. You have brought me into the [dirt] of death. 

[John 19:28-29 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, [so] that the scripture might be fulfilled, [said,] I thirst. Now, a vessel full of vinegar was set there & put upon hyssop & put to His mouth.] 

* For dogs have [surrounded] Me. The assembly of the wicked have [enclosed] Me. They pierced My hands & My feet. [Revelation 1:5-8 And from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness & the first begotten of the dead & the Prince of the kings of the earth. 

Unto Him, [Who] loved us & washed us from our sins in His Own blood & has made us, kings & priests to God & His Father. To Him be glory & [power] forever & ever. Amen. [Look,] He comes with clouds & every eye shall see Him & also [those who] pierced Him.

And all [the families] of the earth shall wail, because of Him. Even so, Amen. I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the Ending, says the Lord, [Who] is & [Who] was & [Who] is to come, the Almighty.

* I may tell all My bones: they look & stare upon Me. * They part My garments among them & cast lots on My vesture. [Fulfilled in Matthew 27:35-36 And they crucified Him & parted His garments, casting lots, [so] that it might be fulfilled, [what] was spoken by the prophet, They parted My garments among them & upon my vesture, they cast lots. And sitting down, they watch Him there.]

But, O Lord, [don't] be not far from me, O my strength, [hurry] to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. [Proverbs 35:17 Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions & my darling from the lions.] 

Save me from the lion's mouth: for You have heard me from the horns of the unicorns. * I will declare Your Name to my brethren. In the midst of the congregation, I will praise you. [Acts 4:12 Neither is there Salvation in any other. For there is [no] other Name under heaven given among men, [by which] we must be saved.] 

All [who] fear [respect] the Lord, praise Him. All you [descendants] of Jacob, glorify Him & all you [descendants] of Israel, fear [respect] Him. For He hasn't despised nor [loathed] the affliction of the [suffering.] Neither has He hid His face from him. 

But when he cried [out] to Him, He heard. I will pay my vows before [those who] fear [respect] Him. My praise shall be of You in the great congregation. The meek shall eat & be satisfied & [those who] seek HIm, shall praise the Lord. 

Your heart shall live forever. [Matthew 5:5-6 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are [those who] hunger & thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

All the [families] of the nations shall worship before You & all the ends of the world shall remember & [return] to the Lord. For the Kingdom is the Lord's & He is the [Ruler] among the nations.

[Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them & they shall be His people. And God, Himself shall be with them & be their God. 

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain. For the [previous] things [have] passed away.]

All [those who] are [rich] upon the earth, shall eat & worship. All [those who] go down to the [dirt, in death,] shall bow down before Him & [no one] can keep his own soul alive. A seed shall serve Him. It shall be [accounted] to the Lord for a generation.

[Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus have sent [My] Angel to testify to you these things 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] will, let him take the Water of Life freely.] 

They shall come & shall declare His righteousness to the people [who] shall be born, that He has done this.


 

3/31/2024

Psalm 21:1-13 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician.

Psalm 21:1-13            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

The king shall [have] joy in Your strength, O Lord & how greatly he shall rejoice in Your salvation! You haven't [withheld] the request of his lips & You have given him his heart's desire. Selah.

For You [have kept] him [from death] & You have set a pure gold crown on his head, with blessings of goodness. He asked [for] life [from] You & You gave it [to] him, even [lengthened] his days forever & ever.

[Revelation 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root & the Offspring of David & the Bright & Morning Star.] 

His glory is great in Your salvation. You have [put] upon him honor & majesty. You have made him [exceedingly] glad with Your [appearance,] for You have made him most blessed forever. 

For the king trusts in the Lord & through the mercy of the Most High, he shall not be [removed.] Your right hand shall find out those [who] hate You & Your hand shall find out all Your enemies. 

You shall make them [like] a fiery oven in the time of Your anger. The Lord shall swallow them up in His [fury] & the fire shall devour them.

[Revelation 20:10 And the devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire & brimstone, where the beast & the false prophet are & shall be tormented day & night forever & ever.] 

You shall destroy their [offspring,] from the earth & their [descendants] from among the children of men. For they [intend] evil against You & they [devised a plot,] which they are not able to [carry out.]

[Matthew 26:3-4 Then, the chief priests, scribes & elders of the people, assembled together, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas & consulted [how] they might take Jesus by [trickery] & kill Him.] 

Therefore, when You shall make Your [bow] strings ready against Your face & Your arrows [for] them, shall make them [return] back. Lord, be exalted in Your Own strength: so we will sing & praise Your power.