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.

5/19/2025

Haggai 1:1-15 He, Who Earns Wages, Earns Money to Put into a Bag With Holes

 

He, Who Earns Wages, Earns Money to Put into a Bag With Holes

Haggai 1:1-15           The Book of Haggai [in Smaller Chunks]

[During] the 2nd year of king Darius, [on] th 1st day, of the 6th month, the Word of the Lord came to Zerubbabel, [Shealtiel's] son, [Judah's] governor, & Joshua, [Josedech's] son, the high priest, [delivered] by Haggai, the prophet, saying, The Lord of Hosts, [says this;] This people say, The time [hasn't] come, that the Lord's house should be [rebuilt.]

Then, the Word of the Lord came [through] Hagai, the prophet, saying, O you, is it time for you to dwell in your [paneled] houses, & this house, [lies] [in] [ruins?] Therefore, the Lord of Hosts says [this;] Now, consider your ways. 

[Deuteronomy 12:29-32 When the Lord your God shall cut off the nations from [in front of] you, [where] you go to possess them, & you [succeed,] & dwell in their land, [you, pay close attention so] that you aren't snared by following them, after [they've been] destroyed [in front of] you. 

And that you don't inquire after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? Even so, I will do [the same] [to you.] You shall not do so to the Lord your God. For every abomination [that] He hates, they have done to their gods.

For they have even burnt their sons & their daughters in the fire to their gods. Observe & do [whatever] thing I command you. You shall not add [to it, nor [take away] from it.]

You have sown much, & [you] bring in little. You eat, but you [don't] have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe [yourselves,] but there is [nothing] warm. And he, [who] earns wages, earns wages to put it into a bag with holes. 

[Zechariah 8:10 For before these days, there [were] no [wages] for man, nor any [work] for [animals.] Neither was there any peace [for] him [who] went out or came in, because of the affliction I [put] [upon] all men, everyone against his neighbor.]

The Lord of Hosts says [this;] Consider your ways. [2 Kings 12:5-9 Let the priests take it, [a.k.a. money donated,] to them, [from] every [man's] acquaintance: & let them repair the [breaks] of the [Lord's] house, [wherever] any [gap] may be found.

But it was so, that in the 23rd year of king Jehoash, the priests hadn't repaired the [gaps] of the house. Then, king Jehoash called for Jehoiada, the priest, & the other priests, & said to them. Why [don't] you repair the [breaks] of the 

[Lord's] house? 

Therefore, [don't] receive [any] more money [from] your acquaintance now, but deliver it for the [gaps] of the [Lord's] house. And the priests [agreed] to receive no more money [from] the people, & neither to repair the [breaks] of the house. 

But Jehoiada, the priest took a chest, & bored a hole in the lid of it, & [put] it beside the altar, on the right side, as [someone] comes into the house of the Lord. And the priests, [who] kept the door, put all the money that was brought to the Lord [into it.] 

Go up to the mountain & bring wood, & [rebuild] the [Lord's] house. And I will take pleasure in it & I will be glorified, [said] the Lord. You looked for much, & [look,] it came to little. And when you brought it home, I [blew] upon it. [Jeremiah 30:23 [Watch,] the whirlwind of the Lord, goes [out] with fury, a [continuous] whirlwind. It shall fall with pain upon the [heads] of the wicked.] 

The Lord of Hosts [says,] Why? Because of [My] house that is [in] [ruins,] & every man [runs] to his own house. Therefore, the heaven over you, is kept from [delivering] dew, & the earth is [kept] from [producing] [its] fruit. 

And I called for a drought upon the: land; mountains; [grain;] the new wine; the oil; & upon [all] that the ground [produces,] & upon men; [livestock;] all the [work] [done by] hands. [Haggai 2:17 I [struck] you with: [blight;] mildew; & hail, in all the [work] of your hands.] 

Then, Zerubbabel, [Shealtiel's] son, & Joshua, [Josedech's] son, the high priest, with all the [rest] of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, & the Words of Haggai, the prophet, [like] the Lord their God had sent him. And the people did [show] fear [respect] before the Lord. 

[Ezra 5:2 Then, Zerubbabel, [Shealtiel's] son, & [Joshua, Josedech's] son, began to build the house of God, [that] is at Jerusalem. And with them, were the prophets of God helping them.] 

Then, Haggai, the Lord's messenger, [spoke] the Lord's message to the people, saying I Am with you, says the Lord. And the Lord stirred up the spirit of: Zerubbabel, [Shealtiel's,] son, [Judah's] governor, & Joshua, [Josedech's] son, the high priest, & all the [rest] the people. 

And they came & [worked] in the house of the Lord of Hosts, their God. [On] the 24th day [of] the 6th month, [during] the end year king Darius [ruled.]