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.

Abraham Asks Sarah to Tell the King He's Her Brother

 

Abraham Asks Sarah to Tell the King He's Her Brother

Genesis 20:1-18                  The First Book of Moses Called Genesis

Abraham journeyed from [there going] toward the south & dwelled between Kadesh & Shur & [stayed] in Gerar. [Again] Abraham said, [Sarah] is my sister & Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent [for] & took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream at night & said to him, [See,] you are a dead man, [because] the woman you have taken is a man’s wife.

But Abimelech had not gone near her, he said, Lord, will you also slay a righteous nation? [Didn't Abraham] say she is my sister? She even said that [Abraham] was her brother. In the integrity of my heart & innocence of my hands, I have done this. And God said to him in a dream,

[Yes,] I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart, that's why I have [kept you back] from sinning against Me. Therefore, I didn't [allow] the king to touch her. Now, therefore [return] the man his wife: for he is a prophet & he shall pray for you & you shall live. And if you [don't return] her, you shall surely die, you & all [who are yours.] Abimelech rose early & told his servants these things & the men became afraid.

Abimelech called Abraham & [asked,] What have you done to us? [How] have I offended you, that you have brought this great sin on my kingdom & me? You have done [this deed] to me, that [shouldn't] have been done. Abimelech said to Abraham, What [did you see,] that you have done this thing? Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely, the fear of God isn’t in this place & they would kill me for my wife’s sake. And she [truly] is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother & she became my wife.

It [happened,] when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I [asked] her, Do this kindness [for] me & say I’m your brother at every place that we come [to.] And Abimelech gave Abraham sheep, oxen & [male & female] servants & restored Sarah, his wife, to him. Abimecheh said, [Look,] my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you. 

[The king] said to Sarah, [Look,] I have given your brother 1,000 pieces of silver. See, [for] you, he [concealed] the eyes [from offense] of all [who] are with you & all others. Thus, you are [justified.] So, Abraham prayed to God & God healed Abimelech, his wife & his maidservants & they [bore] children, [because] the Lord had closed up the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.