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.

2/14/2025

Ezekiel 14:1-23 Some of the Elders of Israel Sat Before Ezekiel

 

Some of the Elders of Israel Sat Before Ezekiel

Ezekiel 14:1-23             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

Then [some] of the elders of Israel came to me & sat before me. And the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols [within] their [hearts] & put the stumbling block of their [sinfulness, in front of] their [faces.] Should I be inquired of by them, at all? 

Therefore, speak to them & say, The Lord God says [this;] Every man [from] the house of Israel, [who] sets up his idols in his heart & puts the stumbling block of his [sinfulness, in front of] his face & comes to the prophet, I, the Lord, will answer him, according to the multitude of his idols. 

[So,] I may [ensnare] the house of Israel, through their idols [within] their own [hearts,] because they are all estranged, [a.k.a. turned away] from Me. Therefore, say to the house of Israel, The Lord God says [this;] Repent & [return] yourselves from your idols & turn your faces away from all your abominations.

For everyone [from] the house of Israel, or the stranger, [who temporarily stays] in Israel, [who] separates himself from Me & sets up his idols [within] his heart & puts the stumbling [blocks] of his [sinfulness in front of] his face, & comes to a prophet to inquire of him [about] Me; I, the Lord, will answer him by Myself. 

And I will set My face against that man & will make him a sign; a proverb; & I will cut him off from the midst of My people. And you shall know that I Am the Lord.

[Ezekiel 5:15 So, it shall be a [disgrace & a song for taunting with a lesson for] instruction to the nations that are [all around] you, [that are astonished,] when I shall [carry out] judgments [on] you in: anger; fury; & furious [reprimands.] I, the Lord, have spoken it.]

And if the prophet [is] deceived when he has spoken [something,] I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet & I will stretch out My hand upon him & will destroy him from the midst of My people, Israel. [Isaiah 66:3-4 He, [who] kills an [ox, is [like] if he [has killed] a man. 

He, [who] sacrifices a lamb, [is like] if he [has] cut off a dog's neck. He, [who] offers [a sacrifice, is like] if he [has] offered swine's blood. He, [who] burns incense, [is like] if he blessed an idol. [Yes,] they have chosen their own ways & their soul delights in their abominations. 

I will also choose their delusions & will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none [answered.] When I [spoke,] they didn't hear: but they did evil [in front of] My eyes & chose [what] I [didn't delight in.] 

The Lord God says, And they shall bear the punishment of their [sinfulness.] The punishment of the prophet shall even be [like] the punishment of [those, who] seek to [inquire by] him. 

[So,] that the house of Israel may no [longer go] astray from Me & neither be [defiled] anymore, with all their [sins;] but that they may be My people & I may be their God. 

The Word of the Lord came to me again, saying, Son of man, when the land sins against Me by grievously trespassing, then I will stretch out [My] hand upon it & will break the [supply] of [its] bread & will send famine upon it & will cut off man & [animals] from it. 

[Although] these 3 men: Noah; Daniel: & Job were [on the earth,] they [couldn't] deliver [anyone,] but their own [lives,] by their righteousness, says the Lord God. 

If I cause [wild animals] to [cross] through the land & they spoil it, so that [it's] desolate, that no man may [cross] through [it,] because of the [wild animals:] As I live, says the Lord God, [although] these 3 men were [on earth,] they [could] deliver neither [their:] sons nor daughters. 

Only they shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. Or if I bring a sword upon that land & say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man & [animal] from it. 

The Lord God says, As I Live, [although] these 3 men  were [on the earth,] they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they, themselves shall be delivered. 

Or if I send a pestilence into the land & pour out My fury upon it [by bloodshed,] to cut it off from man & [animals: although] Noah, Daniel & Job were [on the earth,] as I Live, says the Lord God, they shall neither deliver [their] son nor daughter. They shall [only] deliver their own [lives] by their righteousness. 

For the Lord God says [this;] How much more, when I send My 4 [severe] judgments upon Jerusalem, the: sword; famine; [wild animals;] & pestilence, to cut it off from man & [animals?] [Still watch,] there shall be [some remaining] left, that shall be brought [out:] both sons & daughters. 

[Look,] they shall come [out] to you & you shall see their [ways] & [actions.] And you shall be comforted [about] the [disaster] that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even [about] all that I have brought upon it. 

[Ezekiel 20:42-43 And you shall know that I Am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country, [of] which I lifted up [My] hand to give it to your [forefathers.] And there you shall remember your ways & your [actions, in which] you have been defiled. And you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your [evil] that you have committed.]

And they shall comfort you, when you see their ways & [actions] & you shall know that I haven't done, all that I have done in it, without [a reason,] says the Lord God. 

[Jeremiah 22:8-9 And many nations shall [cross] by this nation & every man shall say to his neighbor, [Why] has the Lord done [this,] to this great city? Then, they shall answer, Because they have [abandoned] the covenant [contract] of the Lord their God & worshiped & served other gods.]