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.

2/13/2025

Ezekiel 13:1-23 Woe to Foolish Prophets Who Follow Their Desires & Haven't Seen a Vision

 

Woe to Foolish Prophets Who Follow Their Desires & Haven't Seen a Vision

Ezekiel 13:1-23            The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

And the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, [who] prophesy & you say to [those who] prophesy [from] their own hearts, You, hear the Word of the Lord. [Jeremiah 13:17 But if you won't hear it, My soul shall weep in secret places for your pride. And [My] eye shall [severely] weep & run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive.]

The Lord God says [this;] Woe, [a.k.a. distress,] to the foolish prophets, [who] follow their own spirit & have seen nothing! O Israel, your prophets are like the [fox] in the deserts. 

You haven't gone up into the gaps & neither [have you] made up the [hedges] for the house of Israel to stand in [during] the battle [on] the day of the Lord. 

They have seen [what is worthless] vanity & lying divination, saying, The Lord says. 

[But] the Lord hasn't sent them. And they have made others hope that they would confirm [their] word. Haven't you seen [what is a worthless] vain vision & haven't you spoken a lying divination, [since] you say, The Lord says it? [However,] I haven't spoken.

Therefore, the Lord God says [this;] Because you have spoken [what is] vanity & [have] seen [what are] lies, therefore, [watch,] I Am against you, says the Lord God. And [My] hand shall be upon the prophets [who] see [what is] vanity & divine lies. 

They shall not be in the assembly of My people & neither shall they be written in the [records] of the house of Israel. Neither shall they enter into the land of Israel & you shall know that I Am the Lord God. 

[Jeremiah 20:5-6 [Also,] I will deliver all the strength of this city; [its] labors; all [its] precious things; & all the treasures of the kings of Judah & I will give [them] into the hand of their enemies, [who] shall [plunder] them & [capture] them & carry them to Babylon. 

And you, Pashur, & all [who] dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. And you shall come to Babylon & you shall die there & you & all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies, shall be buried there.] 

Because, even [though] they have seduced My people, saying, Peace; and there [wasn't any] peace. And [someone] built up a wall & [look,] others [plastered] it with [mortar that wasn't cured.] [Jeremiah 23:13-14 And I have seen [foolishness] in the prophets of Samaria. They have prophesied [by] Baal & caused My people, Israel, to [go astray.] 

I have also seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem. They commit adultery & [follow] [what are] lies. They also strengthen the hands of [those who do evil, so] that none return from his wickedness. They are all of them to Me [like] Sodom & the [residents of it, like] Gomorrah.] 

Say to [those who plaster] it with [uncured] mortar, that it shall fall. And a stormy wind shall [tear it to pieces] & there shall be an overflowing shower [like] [large] hailstones [on] you. [Look,] when the wall [has] fallen, [won't] it be said to you, Where is the [plaster with which] you have [plastered] it? 

Therefore, the Lord God says [this;] I will even [tear it to pieces] with a stormy wind in My fury. And there shall be an overflowing shower in [My] anger & [large] hailstones to [destroy] it in My [rage.] So, I will break down the wall that you have [plastered with uncured] mortar & bring it down to the ground. So that the foundation [of it] shall be discovered & it shall fall. 

And you shall be [destroyed] in the midst [of it.] And you shall know that I Am the Lord. [Like this,] I will accomplish My wrath upon the wall & upon [those who plastered it with uncured] mortar & will say to you, The wall no [longer] [exists] & neither do [those who plastered] it. [That is,] the prophets of Israel, [who] prophesy [about] Jerusalem & [who] see peace for her & there isn't [any] peace, says the Lord God. 

[Also,] you, Son of man, [turn] your face against the daughter of My people, [who] prophesy [from] their own heart & you, prophesy against them. And say, The Lord God says [this;] Woe to the women [who] sew pillows, [a.k.a. charms] to all the [sleeves'] armholes & make kerchiefs, [a.k.a. veils] upon the [heads] of [those of] every [height] to hunt [& ensnare] souls! 

Will you hunt the souls of My people & will you save the souls alive that come to you? [2 Peter 2:14-15 Those [who] can't [stop] from sin; having eyes full of adultery & [enticing] unstable souls. [With a] heart, they have exercised with [greedy] practices, [they are] cursed children: [who] have [abandoned] the right [path] & have gone astray, following the [ways] of Baalim, [Bosor's] son, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.]

And will you [defile] Me among My people for handfuls of barley & pieces of bread, to slay the souls [of those who] shouldn't die & save the souls alive [of those who] shouldn't live, by your lying to My people, [who] hear your lies?   

[For this reason,] The Lord God says [this; Watch,] I Am against  your pillows, [with which] you hunt the souls, to make them fly [like birds.] And I will tear them from [the] arms [of] your [sleeves] & will let the souls go [free,] even the souls that you hunt to make them fly.  

I will also tear your kerchiefs & deliver My people out of your [hands.] And they shall no [longer be] in your hand to be hunted. And you shall know that I Am the Lord. Because you have made the [hearts] of the righteous sad with lies, whom I haven't made sad. 

And [you] strengthened the hands of the wicked, [so] that he [wouldn't] return from his wicked [ways,] by promising him life. Therefore, you shall no [longer] see [what is] vanity, nor [falsely] divine, divinations, [a.k.a. visions.] For I will deliver My people [from] your [hands] & you shall know that I Am the Lord.