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.

5/28/2025

Zechariah 8:1-23 Deliver the Justice of Truth & Peace in Your Gates

 

Deliver the Justice of Truth & Peace in Your Gates

Zechariah 8:1-23         The Book of Zechariah [in Smaller Chunks]

Again the Word of the Lord of Hosts came to me, saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, & I was jealous for her with great fury. [Deuteronomy 32:15-18 But Jeshurun, [a.k.a. Israel, grew] fat, & [rebelled.] 

You have grown fat & thick [hearted,] & you are covered with fatness. Then, he [abandoned] God, [Who] made him, & lightly [respected] the Rock of his Salvation. They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods, & they provoked Him to anger with abominations. 

They sacrificed to [demons,] & not to God. To gods whom they [didn't know, new arrivals,] whom your [forefathers didn't] fear [respect.] You [aren't mindful] of the Rock, [Who Fathered,] you & have forgotten God, [Who] formed you.] 

The Lord of Hosts says, [this;] I [have] returned to Zion, & will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem shall be called a City of Truth; & the Mountain of the Lord Hosts, [shall be called] The Holy Mountain. 

[Isaiah 2:1-3 The Word that Isaiah, [Amoz'] son, saw [about] Judah & Jerusalem. *And it shall [happen, during] the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established [on] the top of the mountains, & shall be exalted above the hills, & all nations shall flow to it. 

*And many people shall go & say, You, come, & let's go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] & He will teach us of His ways, & we will walk in His paths. For out of Zion, the Law shall go [out,] & the Word of the Lord [shall go out] from Jerusalem.] 

The Lord of Hosts says [this;] There shall [still] [be] old men & women, & every man [of] [every] age, with his staff, [a.k.a. walking stick,] in his hand [who] dwell in the streets of Jerusalem. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys & girls playing in [its] streets. 

The Lord of Hosts says [this;] If it [is] marvelous in the eyes of the [rest] of this people, [during] these days, [shouldn't] it also be marvelous in [My] eyes? says the Lord of Hosts. The Lord of Hosts says [this; Look,] I will save My people from the East country & the West country.

[Isaiah 11:11 And it shall [happen on] that day, that the Lord shall [put] His hand [in] again the 2nd time, to recover, [a.k.a. scoop up,] the [rest] of His people, from: Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, & from the [coastal islands] of the sea, [who] shall be left.] 

And I will bring them, & they shall [live] in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be My people, & in Truth & in Righteousness, I will be their God. [Psalm 145:18-19 The Lord is [near] to all [those, who] call upon Him. To all, [who] call upon Him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of [those, who] fear [respect] Him. He will also hear their [out] cry, & will save them.]

The Lord of Hosts says [this;] Let your hands be strong, [so] you, [who] hear these Words by the mouth of the prophets, [who] were [there] [during] the day that the foundations of the house of the Lord of Hosts was laid, [so] that the temple might be [rebuilt during] these days. 

[Haggai 2:18 Now, consider from this day [on,] from the 24th day of the 9th month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid, [think about] it.] 

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

[Haggai 1:4-6 O you, is it time for you to dwell in your [paneled] houses, & this house [of the Lord,] lies [in ruins?] Therefore, the Lord of Hosts says, Now, consider your ways. You have sown much [seed,] & [harvest] little. 

You eat, but you [don't] have enough. You drink, but you aren't [satisfied] with [the] drink. You clothe [yourselves,] but there [are] none warm. And He, [who] earns wages, earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.]

But now, I won't be to the [rest] of this people [like] in the [previous] days, says the Lord of Hosts. For seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall [produce its] fruit, & the ground shall give [its increased] [produce,] & the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the [rest] of this people to possess all these things. 

And O house of: Judah & Israel, it shall [happen,] that [like] you were a curse among the heathen, I will save you, [so] you shall be a blessing. Don't fear, but let your hands be strong. [Jeremiah 7:17-20 [Don't] you see what they do in the cities of Judah & in the streets of Jerusalem? 

The children gather wood, & the fathers [start] the fire, & the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, & to pour out drink offerings to other gods, [so] that they may provoke Me to anger. The Lord  says, Do they provoke Me to anger? 

Don't they provoke themselves to the [shame on] their own faces? Therefore, the Lord God says [this; Watch, My] anger & My fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon: man; [animals;] trees of the field, & upon the fruit of the ground. And it shall burn, & shall not be [put out.]

For the Lord of Hosts says [this; Like,] I thought to punish you, when your [forefathers] provoked Me to wrath, & I didn't [withdraw,] says the Lord of Hosts. So, I have again thought in these days to do well to Jerusalem & to the house of Judah. [Don't] you [be afraid.] 

These are the things that you shall do: Every man speak the truth to his neighbor, & [carry out justice] [in] truth & peace [within] your gates. And [don't] let [any] of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor. And [don't] love [any] false oath. For all these things, are things that I hate, says the Lord. 

And the Word of the Lord of Hosts came to me, saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] The fast [in] the: 4th, 5th, 7th, & 10th [months,] shall be cheerful feasts of joy & gladness [for] the house of Judah. Therefore, love: truth & peace. 

The Lord of Hosts says, [this;] It shall [still] happen, that people & the inhabitants of many cities shall come there. [Micah 4:2 And many nations shall come, & say, Come, & let's go up to the mountain of the Lord, & to the house of the God of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] And He will teach us His ways, & we will walk in His paths. For the Law shall go [out] of Zion, & the Word of the Lord, [shall go out,] from Jerusalem.]

And the inhabitants of one city, shall go to another, saying, Let's go [quickly,] to pray before the Lord, & to seek the Lord of Hosts. I will also go. [Yes,] many people & strong nations shall come to see the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem, & to pray before the Lord. 

[Luke 24:45-48 Then, He opened their understanding, [so] that they might understand the scriptures, & said to them, [Like this,] it is written, & [like this,] it was [necessary] [for] Christ to suffer, & to rise from the dead the 3rd day. [So] that repentance & remission of sins, [could] be preached in His Name, among all nations, beginning [in] Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things.] 

The Lord of Hosts says, [this; During] those days, it shall [happen,] that 10 men, [from] all languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the skirt of him, [who] is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.