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.

Leviticus 13:1-59 [If]-[Then] Format to Determine if a Sore or a Garment is Leprous

 

[If]-[Then] Format to Determine if a Sore or a Garment is Leprous

Leviticus 13:1-59      The Third Book of Moses Called Leviticus

The Lord spoke to Moses & Aaron saying, [If] a man has in the flesh of his skin a [swelling,] a scab, or a bright spot & [it's] in the flesh of his skin like the plague of leprosy, [then] he shall be brought to Aaron, the priest, or [to] one of his sons, the priests.

[If] the priest [examines] the [sore] in the skin of the flesh & the hair in the [sore has] turned white & the skin in the [sore looks] deeper than the skin of his flesh, [then] it is a plague  of leprosy & the priest shall look [at[ him & pronounce him unclean. 

[If] the bright spot is white in the skin of his flesh & [doesn't look] deeper than the skin of his [body] & the hair hasn’t turned white; [then] the priest shall [isolate] the person with the [sore] for 7 days.

[If] the priest [examines] him on the 7th day & [sees the sore is the same & hasn’t] spread in the skin, [then] the priest shall [isolate] him 7 more days. [If] the priest [examines] him again on the 7th day & [sees the sore] is somewhat dark & the [sore hasn’t] spread in the skin, [then] the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is [just] a scab & he shall wash his clothes & be clean.

[If] the scab [should] spread [over] much of the skin, after his [examination] by the priest for his cleansing, [then] he shall be seen by the priest again. [If] the priest [sees] that the scab has spread in the skin, [then] the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.

[If] the plague of leprosy is in a man [then] he shall be brought to the priest. [If] the priest who [examines] him [sees] the [swelling] is white in the skin & the hair [has] turned white & there is raw flesh in the [swelling,] [then] it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh & the priest shall pronounce him unclean & shall not [isolate] him: for he is unclean.

[If] leprosy spreads out [over] the skin & covers all the skin of the [person who] has the plague from his head to his [toe, wherever] the priest looks, [Then] the priest shall consider [it.]  [If] the leprosy has covered all his flesh, [then] he shall pronounce him clean [who] has the plague: It is all turned white & he is clean.

[If] raw flesh appears in him, [then] he shall be unclean. [If] the priest [sees] the raw flesh, [then] he will pronounce him unclean: For raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy.

[If] the raw flesh [turns] again & changes to white, [then] he shall come to the priest. [If] the priest [sees] him & [sees] the plague has turned white, [then] the priest shall pronounce him clean, [who had] the plague. He is clean.

[If] the flesh of the skin also [has] a boil [or ulcer] & is healed, [then] if the place of the boil [has] a white swelling, a bright spot & is white & somewhat reddish, [then] it [should be shown] to the priest. [If] the priest [sees] it is [deeper] in the skin & the hair [of it has] turned white; [then] the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.

[If] the priest looks [at] it & [sees] there [are] no white hairs [in it] & [it’s] not [deeper] than the skin, but [is] somewhat dark; [then] the priest shall [isolate] him 7 days. [If] it spreads much [over] the skin, [then,] the priest shall pronounce him unclean: It is an [infection or a sore from leprosy.] 

[If] the bright spot [remains] in [its] place & doesn’t spread, it is a burning boil, [then] the priest shall pronounce him clean. [If] there is [burn] on your flesh & the [raw portion of] the burned flesh has a bright white spot, somewhat reddish or white; [Then] the priest shall [examine] it. [If he sees] the hair in the bright spot [has] turned white & [it’s] deeper than the skin; [then] it is a leprosy broken out of the burn & the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an [infection or] plague of leprosy. 

[If] the priest [examines it & sees] there is no white hair in the bright spot & it isn’t lower than the other skin, but is somewhat dark, [then] the priest shall [isolate] him 7 days. [If] the priest [examines it] the 7th day & it has spread much [over] the skin, [then] the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague of leprosy.

[If] the bright spot [stays in its] place & doesn’t spread in the skin & is somewhat dark, it is the [swelling] of the [burn,] [then] the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is an inflammation of the burn. 

[If] a man or woman has a plague upon [their] head or beard; [Then] the priest shall [examine] the plague & [look if it’s] deeper than the skin & there is a thin yellow hair in it; [then] the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry [eruption of the skin,] even a leprosy upon the head or beard. 

[If] the priest [looks at] the plague of the [eruption on the skin] & [sees it’s] not deeper than the skin & [there’s] no black hair in it; [then] the priest shall [isolate] him 7 days. [If] the 7th day, the priest [sees] it hasn’t spread & there is no yellow hair & the [wound isn’t] deeper than the skin, [then] he shall be [shaved, but] the wound [area shouldn’t be shaved,] [then,] priest shall [isolate] him 7 more days. 

[If on] the 7th day, the priest looks at the [eruption of the skin] & it hasn’t spread in the skin & isn’t deeper than the skin; [then] the priest shall pronounce him clean & he shall wash his clothes & shall be clean.

[If] [eruption of the skin has] spread [over] much of the skin after his cleansing; [Then] the priest shall [examine] him. [If the priest sees] the [eruption] has spread in the skin. [Then,] the priest shall not [look] for a yellow hair. He is unclean.

[If] the priest [sees] the [eruption of the skin hasn’t spread] & there is a black hair grown [in it]; [then] the [eruption of the skin] has healed & the priest shall pronounce him clean.

[If] a man or a woman has bright spots [or] white spots in the flesh of their skin; [Then] the priest shall [examine them.] [If] the priest [examines & sees] the bright spots in the flesh of their skin [is] darkish white; [then] it is a freckled spot that grows in the skin; he is clean.

[If] the man whose hair [has] fallen off his head, [then] he is bald; yet, he is clean. [If] his hair [falls] from part of his head toward his face, [then] he is forehead bald: yet [he] is clean.

[If] there [is] a bald head or bald forehead & a reddish-white sore; [then] it is a leprosy sprung up on his bald head or his bald forehead. [If] the priest looks on it & [sees] the swelling of the sore [is] reddish-white in his bald head, or his bald forehead, it's a leprosy sprung up [on] his bald head or forehead. [Then] the priest shall [examine] it. [If the priest sees] the [swelling] of the sore [is] reddish white [on] his bald head, or in his bald forehead [like] leprosy appears in the skin of the flesh; [then] he is a leprous man & he is unclean. The priest will pronounce him [totally] unclean. His plague is in his head.

[If] a leper [who] has the plague, [then] his clothes shall be [torn] & his head [shall be] bare. He shall put a covering upon his upper lip & shall cry [out,] Unclean, unclean. [If] all the days [he has] the plague [on] him, he shall be defiled. [If] he is unclean: [then] he shall dwell alone & [live] outside the camp.

[If] the plague of leprosy is inside a garment, whether [its] a woolen garment, or a linen garment; or [is] in the [woven threads] of [linen] or wool, or in [leather or] in anything made of [leather] & the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or the [leather]; [then] it is a plague of leprosy & shall be [shown] to the priest.

[If] the priest [examines] the plague in it, [then he will] shut it up for 7 days. [If] the priest [looks] the 7th day & the plague [has] spread in the [woven threads] of the garment or anything made with [leather;] [then] the plague is an [active] leprosy; it is unclean & it shall be burned in the fire.

[If] the priest [examines it] & [sees,] the plague hadn’t spread in the [woven threads] of the garment or anything made of [leather]; [Then] the priest shall command that they wash the [item] the plague was in & shut it up 7 more days. 

[If] the priest [examines] the plague after it is washed & [sees] it hasn’t changed [its] color & the plague hasn’t spread; [then] it is unclean & shall be burned in the fire. It is [an active plague, whether it is threadbare inside or outside.] 

[If] the priest [examines] the plague & it is somewhat dark after washing it; [then] he shall [tear] it out of the garment, or out of the [leather,] or out of the [woven threads or skin.] [If] it still [appears] in the garment, in the [woven threads,] or the [leather] thing, [then] it is a spreading plague & you shall burn the [item with the plague in] fire. 

[If] the garment is washed & the plague has departed from it, either in the [woven threads,] or the [item of leather,] [then] it shall be washed a 2nd time & shall be clean. 

This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of [wool] or linen, either  in the [woven threads] or anything of [leather,] to pronounce it clean; or to pronounce it unclean.