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.

5/18/2025

Zephaniah 3:1-20 After Being Warned, These Nations Chose to Worship False gods

 

After Being Warned, These Nations Chose to Worship False gods

Zephaniah 3:1-20           The Book of Zephaniah [in Smaller Chunks]

Woe to her, the oppressing city, [who] is filthy & [defiled!] She [didn't] obey His voice; & she didn't [receive] correction. She [didn't] trust in the Lord; & she [didn't] draw near to her God. Within her, her princes are roaring lions & her judges are wolves [of the] night. They [don't] gnaw the bones, [until] the [next day.] 

[Micah 3:9-12 I pray [that] you hear this, you [leaders] of the house of Jacob, & princes of the house of Israel, [who loathe justice, & divert] all equity. They build up Zion with [bloodshed,] & Jerusalem with [sinfulness.] 

The [leaders of it,] judge for reward, [a.k.a. bribes,] & the priests [of it] teach for [pay,] & the prophets [of it] divine for money. They will [still rely] on the Lord, & say, Isn't the Lord among us? [No] evil can come upon us. 

Therefore, Zion shall be plowed [like] a field, for your sake, & Jerusalem shall become [ruinous] heaps. And the mountain of the [Lord's] house, [shall become] [like] the high places of the forest.] 

Her prophets are [shallow] & treacherous [people.] Her priests have [defiled] the sanctuary & they have done violence to the Law. [Ezekiel 22:26-27 Her priests have violated My Law, & have profaned [My] holy things. They have put no difference between the holy & the [wicked.] 

Neither have they [declared] a difference between the unclean & the clean, & have [hidden] their eyes from My Sabbaths. And I Am [defiled] among them. In the midst [of it,] her princes are like [ravenous] wolves [raveging] the prey, to: shed blood; to destroy [lives;] & to get dishonest gain.]

In [its] midst, The Lord is just, [a.k.a. impartial,] & He won't do [what is:] sinful. He [brings] His [justice] to light every morning. He [doesn't] fail, but the unjust, [a.k.a. unfair,] know no shame. I have cut off the nations & their towers are desolate. I made their streets [empty, so] that [no one] passes by. 

Their cities are destroyed, so that there isn't [any] man & [no inhabitants.] I said, Surely you will fear [respect] Me, & you will receive instruction; so [its] dwellings [wouldn't] be cut off. [Whichever way that] I punished them: they [still] rose early, & corrupted all their [actions.] 

[Jeremiah 8:5-6 Then, why [have] this people of Jerusalem [backslid with continual] backsliding? They hold [tight] [to] deceit & they refuse to return. I [paid attention] & heard, but they [didn't speak] [what is] right & no man repented of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Everyone turned to his [own] course, [like] the horse rushes into the battle.] 

Therefore, the Lord says, You, wait upon Me, until the day that I rise up to [plunder.] For My [decision] is to gather the nations, [so] that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour [out] My indignation, [a.k.a. anger provoked by unfair treatment,] even My fierce anger, upon them. 

For all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. [Ezekiel 23:37-39 They have committed adultery, & blood is [on] their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols. And have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [idols.] 

[Additionally,] they have done this to Me. They have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day, & have profaned My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to [defile] it. And, [look,] they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house.]

For then, I will [restore] a pure language to the people, [so] that they may all call upon the Name of the Lord, to serve HIm with one [accord, a.k.a. in agreement.] From beyond [Ethiopia's] rivers, My [petitioners,] even the daughter of My dispersed, shall bring [My] offering.

[Ephesians 2:19 Therefore, now, you are no [longer] strangers & foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, & [those] of the household of God.]

[On] that day, you shall not be ashamed for all your [deeds, in which] you [have sinned] against Me. For I will then take away [from] the midst of you, [all] [those, who] rejoice in your pride. And because of My holy mountain, you shall no [longer] be [wicked.] 

[Isaiah 5:15-16 And the mean man shall be brought down, & the mighty man shall be humbled, & the eyes of the [arrogant] shall be humbled. But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, & God, [Who] Is Holy, shall be sanctified in righteousness.]

I will also leave in the midst of you, an afflicted & poor people, & they shall trust in the Name of the Lord. [Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the 1/3 [portion] through the fire, & will refine them [like] silver is refined, & will [test] them [like] gold is [tested.] They shall call on My Name, & I will hear them. I will say, It is My people, & they shall say, The Lord is my God.] 

The [rest] of Israel shall [not sin,] nor speak lies. Neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; [because] they shall [eat] & lie down, & [no one] shall make them afraid. 

[Isaiah 10:20-22 And it shall [happen on] that day, that the [rest] of Israel, & [those, who] escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no [longer rely] on him, [who struck] them again; but shall [rely] upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in Truth.

The [rest] shall return, even the [rest] of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] to the mighty God. For [although] Your people, Israel [are like] the sand of the sea, [still the rest] of them shall return. The [destruction] decreed, shall [now] overflow with righteousness.]

O daughter of Zion, sing. O Israel, shout; & be glad. O daughter of Jerusalem, rejoice with all [your] heart. The Lord has taken away your judgments & He has [thrown] out the enemy. The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of you & you shall not see evil anymore. 

[Revelation 7:14-16 And I said to him, Sir, you [know.] And he said to me, These are [those, who] came out of great tribulation, & have washed their robes, & made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

Therefore, they are [in front of] the throne of God, & serve Him day & night in His temple. And He, [Who] sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall no [longer] hunger, & neither thirst anymore. Neither shall the sun, nor any heat [scorch] them.]

[On] that day, it shall be said to Jerusalem, You [don't] hear. And to Zion, [Don't] let your hands be [weak.] [Isaiah 35:3-4 You, strengthen the weak hands, & [make firm] the feeble knees.

Say to [those with] fearful [hearts,] Be strong & [don't] fear. [Look,] your God will come with vengeance, even God with a [repayment.] He will come & save you.]

In the midst of you, the Lord your God is mighty. He will save & He will rejoice over you with joy. He will rest in His love, with singing. And He will [rejoice] over you. I will gather [those] of you, who are [repentant,] to whom the [disgrace] of it was a burden, for the solemn assembly.

[Watch,] at that time, I will undo all [that's] afflicted you. And I will save [those, who] [are] [lame] & gather [those who were] driven out. And I will get praise & fame [for] them in every land, where they have been put to shame. 

At that time, I will [return] you again, even in the time that I gather you. For when I [return] [you] back [from] your captivity, I will make you a name [of] praise among all people of the earth, before your eyes, says the Lord. 

[Jeremiah 30:3 For the Lord says, [Look,] the days come that I will bring [back] again, [those from] the captivity of My people: Israel & Judah, says the Lord. And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their [forefathers,] & they shall possess it.]