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.

6/08/2025

Matthew 1:1-25 The Family Lineage from Abraham to Jesus

 

The Family Lineage from Abraham to Jesus

Matthew 1:1-25    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

The book of the generation, [a.k.a. genealogy,] of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat, [a.k.a. fathered,] Isaac. And Isaac [fathered] Jacob. And Jacob [fathered] Judas, [a.k.a. Judah,] & his brethren, [a.k.a. brothers.]

And [Judah fathered] Phares, [a.k.a. Pharez, or Perez] & Zara, [a.k.a. Zarah, by] Thamar, [a.k.a. Tamar.] And [Pharez fathered] Esrom, [a.k.a. Hebron.] And [Hezron fathered] Aram, [a.k.a. Ram.] And [Ram fathered] Aminadab, [a.k.a. Amminadab.] 

And [Amminadab fathered] Naasson, [a.k.a. Nahshon.] And [Nahson fathered] Salmon. And Salmon [fathered] Booz, [a.k.a. Boaz, by] Rachab, [a.k.a. Rahab.] And [Boaz fathered] Obed [by] Ruth. And Obed [fathered] Jesse. *And Jesse [fathered] David, the king.

And David, the king, [fathered] Solomon, [by] her, [who] had been the wife of Urias, [a.k.a. Uriah.] And Solomon [fathered] Roboam, [a.k.a. Rehoboam.] And [Rehoboam fathered] Abia, [a.k.a. Abijah.] And [Abijah fathered] Asa. And Asa [fathered] Josaphat, [a.k.a. Jehoshaphat.]

And [Jehoshaphat fathered] Joram. And Joram [fathered] Ozias, [a.k.a. Uzziah.] And [Uzziah fathered] Joatham, [a.k.a. Jotham.] And [Jotham fathered] Achaz, [a.k.a. Ahaz.] And [Ahaz fathered] Ezekias, [a.k.a. Hezekiah.] And [Hezekiah fathered] Manasses, [a.k.a. Manasseh.]

And [Manasseh fathered] Amon. And Amon [fathered] Josias, [a.k.a. Josiah.] And [Josiah fathered] Jechonias, [a.k.a. Jechoniah,] & his [brothers,] about the time they were carried away to Babylon, [into captivity.] And after they were brought to Babylon, [Jechoniah fathered] Salathiel, [a.k.a. Shealtiel.]

And [Shealtiel fathered] Zorobabel, [a.k.a. Zerubbabel.] And [Zerubbabel fathered] Abiud. And Abiud [fathered] Eliakim. And Eliakim [fathered] Azor. And Azor [fathered] Sadoc, [a.k.a. Zadok.] And [Zadok fathered] Achim. And Achim [fathered] Eliud. And Eliud [fathered] Eleazar. 

And Eleazar [fathered] Matthan. And Matthan [fathered] Jacob. And Jacob [fathered] Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, Who is called Christ. So, all the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations. And from David until the carrying away [captive] into Babylon are 14 generations. 

And from the carrying away into Babylon, [until] Christ are 14 generations. *Now, the birth of Jesus Christ was [like this:] When his mother, Mary, was espoused, [a.k.a. engaged,] to Joseph, before they [were intimate,] she was found with child [by] The Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. The Holy Spirit.] 

Then, Joseph, her [future] husband, being a just man, & not [wanting] to make her a public example, [thought] to put her away [privately.] But while he thought [about] these things, [saw,] the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, you, son of David, [don’t] [be] [fearful about taking] to [yourself,] Mary, your wife.

For that which is conceived in her, is [by] the Holy [Spirit.] [Luke 1:34-35 Then, Mary said to the Angel, How shall this be, [since,] I [haven’t known] a man [intimately?] 

And the Angel answered & said to her, The Holy [Spirit,] shall come upon you, & the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore, that Holy thing, shall also be born [by] you, shall be called the Son of God.] And she shall bring forth, [a.k.a. deliver,] a Son, & you shall call His Name JESUS. 

For He shall save His people from their sins. Now, all this was done, [so] that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, *Behold, a virgin shall be with child, & shall bring forth a Son, & they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

[Isaiah 7:14 *Therefore, the Lord, Himself, shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, & bear a Son, & shall call His Name Immanuel, [a.k.a. Emmanuel.] 

Then, Joseph, being raised [up] from sleep, did [like] the Angel of the Lord had bidden, [a.k.a. requested,] him, & took to him, his wife: & [didn’t] know her, [intimately,] [until] she had [delivered] her firstborn Son: & [Joseph] called His Name JESUS.