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.

3/05/2025

Ezekiel 33:1-33 Ezekiel is to be Israel's Watchman to Give Them God's Warning

 

Ezekiel is to be Israel's Watchman to Give Them God's Warning

Ezekiel 33:1-33             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

Again, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, speak to the children of your people & say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man [from] their coasts & [put] him for their watchman, [a.k.a. guard.] 

If when he sees the sword come [into] the land & he [blows] the trumpet & [warns] the people; then, [whoever] hears the trumpet sound & [doesn't pay attention to the] warning & the sword [comes & takes] him away, [the guilt of] his blood shall be upon his own head.

He heard the trumpet sound & [didn't heed the] warning & his blood shall be upon him. But he, [who heeds the] warning, shall deliver his [life.] 

But if the watchman [sees] the sword come & [doesn't] blow the trumpet & the people [aren't] warned & the sword [comes & takes anyone] from among them, he is taken away in his [sins;] but I will require his blood at the hand [of] the watchman.  

So you, O Son of man, I have [put] you [like] a watchman to [guard] the house of Israel. Therefore, you shall hear the [Words from] My mouth & warn them from Me. 

When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die, if you don't speak to warn the wicked from his [ways,] that wicked man shall die in his [sins,] but I will require his blood at your hand. 

[Still,] if you warn the wicked to turn from his [ways,] & he doesn't  turn from his [ways,] he shall die in his [sin,] but you have delivered your [life.] Therefore, O Son of man, you, [go] speak to the house of Israel. 

You, speak saying, [this;] If our transgressions & our sins [are] upon us, & we pine away, [a.k.a languish,] in them, then how [shall] we live? Say to them, The Lord God says, As I Live, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked. 

But that the wicked [returns] from his [ways] & [lives.] Turn you, [return] you from your evil ways. For why will you die, O house of Israel? [Acts 3:19 Therefore, you, repent & be converted, [so] that your sins may be blotted out, when the [time] of the refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.]

Therefore, you, O Son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him [on] the day of his [sinfulness.] 

[Like] for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall [by it on] the day that he [returns] from his [wicked ways,] & neither shall the righteous be able to live, [because] [of] his [previous] righteousness [on] the day that he [sins.] 

[Ezekiel 18:24 But when the righteous turn away from his righteousness & commits [sin] & does according to all the abominations that the wicked man [does,] shall he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned. He shall die in his trespass that he has trespassed & in his sin, that he has sinned.]

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; & if he [trusts in] his own righteousness & [commits sin,] all his righteousness shall not be remembered. He shall die for his [sins] that he has committed. 

Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; & if [turns away] from his sin, & [does what] is lawful & right; & if the wicked [restores] the pledge & [gives] [back] [what] he had robbed, [a.k.a. unlawfully taken,] & [follows] in the [mandates] [leading to] life, without committing [what is sinful,] he shall surely live & he shall not die. 

[Luke 19:8-10 And Zacchaeus stood & said to the Lord; [See,] Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor. And if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I [will] restore him fourfold, [a.k.a. four times as much.] And Jesus said to him, This day salvation [has] come to this house, [since] he is also a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man [has] come to seek & to save that which was lost.] 

None of his sins that he has committed shall be mentioned to him. He has done [what] is lawful & right & he shall surely live. [Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek you the Lord while He may be found & you call upon Him while He is near. 

Let the wicked [abandon] his [ways] & the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return to the Lord & [return] to our God, for He will have mercy upon him & He will abundantly pardon.] 

Yet, the children of your people say, The [ways] of the Lord [aren't] equal. But, as for them, their [ways aren't] equal, [a.k.a. fair.] When the righteous turns from his righteousness & commits [what is sinful,] he shall even die [for this.] 

But if the wicked [turns] from his wickedness & [does what is] lawful & right, he shall live [for this.] [Still,] you say, The [ways] of the Lord [aren't] equal. O you house of Israel, I will judge everyone [of] you, [according to] his ways. 

[Revelation 22:12-15 *And [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according [like] his [deeds.] I am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. 

Blessed are [those, who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs; sorcerers, [sexual traffickers;] murderers; idolaters; & [whoever] loves & makes [up lies.]

And it [happened on] the 5th day, [of] the 10th month, [during] the 12th year of our captivity, that [someone from] Jerusalem had escaped & came to me, saying, The city is [captured.] 

Now, he, [who] escaped came to me in the evening, before the hand of the Lord was upon me & had opened my mouth. Until he came [back] to me in the morning & my mouth was opened & was [no longer mute.] 

Then, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, [those, who reside] in those wastelands of the land of Israel, saying, Abraham was one [person] & he inherited the land. But we are many & the land is given [to] us for [an] inheritance. 

[For this reason,] say to them, The Lord God says [this;] You eat with the blood & lift up your eyes toward your idols & shed blood. And shall you possess the land? 

[Leviticus 7:26-27 [Additionally, you shall eat no [type] of blood, whether it [is] of [birds or animals,] in any of your dwellings. [Whatever person] eats any [type] of blood, even that [person] shall be cut off from his people.]

Shall you possess the land, you, [who] [rely] upon your sword; & you [do] abominations; & everyone defiles his neighbor's wife? [Jeremiah 1:16 And I will [express] My judgments against them [about] all their wickedness. [Those] who have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the works [made by] their own hands.]

You, say [this] to them, The Lord God says [this;] Surely as I Live, [those who] are in the [wastelands,] shall fall by the sword, & I will give [him, who] is in the open [fields] to the [animals] to be devoured, & [those who are] in the forts & caves, shall die [of] pestilence. 

[Ezekiel 39:4 You; all your [troops] & the people with you, shall fall upon the mountains of Israel. I will give you to every [type] of ravenous birds & the [wild animals] of the field to be devoured.] 

For I will [make] the land [very] desolate & the [arrogance] of her strength shall cease. And the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, [so] that none shall pass through [there.] 

Then, they shall know that I AM the Lord, when I have [made] the land [very] desolate, because of all their abominations [that] they have committed. Also, you Son of man, the children of your people, still are talking against you [near] the walls & in the [doorways] of the houses. 

Everyone [says] to one another & his brother, I pray [that] you come & hear what the Word is that comes from the Lord. And they come to you, [like] the people come [in crowds,] & they sit [in front of] you, [like] My people, & they hear your Words, but they won't do them. For with their mouth, they [declare] much love, but their heart [follows] after [greed.] 

[1 Timothy 6:10-11 For the love of money is the root of all evil. While some coveted, [a.k.a. lusted,] after [money] & they have erred, [a.k.a. gone astray,] from the faith, & have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee [from] these things & follow after [what is:] [righteous; godly;] & [of] faith; love; patience & [humbleness.] 

And, [look,] you are [like] a very lovely song to them [by someone, who] has a pleasant voice & can play an instrument well. For they hear your Words, but they [don't] do them. [Luke 6:46-49 And why [do] you call Me, Lord, Lord & don't [do] the things [that] I say? 

[Whoever] comes to Me & hears My sayings & does them, I will [declare] to you whom he is like: He is like a man, [who] built a house & [dug] deep & laid a foundation on a rock. And when the flood arose & the stream beat [vigorously] upon that house & couldn't shake it, for it was founded upon a rock. 

But he, [who] hears & doesn't [do it,] is like a man, [who] built a house without a foundation on the [ground] & the stream beat [vigorously] against it & immediately it fell & the ruin of the house was great.] 

And when this [happens,] ([look,] it will [happen,]) & then, they shall know that a prophet has been among them. [Ezekiel 2:5 And whether they will hear, or whether they will [refuse,] (for they are a rebellious house,) [still,] they shall know that there has been a prophet among them.]