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.

Deuteronomy 12:1-32 The Israelites Are Told the Statutes & Judgments They Shall be Careful to Do

 

The Israelites Are Told the Statutes & JudgmentsThey Shall be Careful to Do

Deuteronomy 12:1-32      Deuteronomy the Fifth Book of Moses

[Moses told the Israelites:] These are the [mandates] & judgments, that you shall be [careful] to do, all the days [of your life,] in the land [that] the Lord God of your [forefathers gives] you to possess.

You shall [totally] destroy all the places [that] the nations that you go in to possess served their gods: upon high mountains, upon the hills & under every green tree.

You shall [throw down] their altars, break their pillars & burn their groves with fire. You shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods & destroy the names of them out of that place. 

You shall not do [like this] to the Lord your God. But you shall [only go] to the place [where] the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His Name there. And [there] you shall come & you shall even seek His habitation.

You shall bring your burnt offering, sacrifices, tithes & heave offering [there, by] your hand & your [offerings for] your vows, freewill offerings & the [firstborn] of your herds & flocks [there.] 

There you shall eat before the Lord your God. You & your households shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, [since] the Lord your God [has] blessed you. 

You shall not do [whatever] seems right in [each person’s] eyes, [as you are doing] here this day. For you haven’t yet come to [the place to] rest & to the inheritance [that] the Lord your God gives you.

But when you go over [the] Jordan [River] & [live] in the land [that] the Lord your God [gives] you to inherit & when He gives you rest from all your enemies [around you,] so you [shall live] in safety. 

Then, at the place [that] the Lord your God shall choose to [put] His Name to dwell [there,] you shall bring all I command you: your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, heave offerings [by] your hand & all your [special offerings for your] vows to the Lord. 

You & your sons, daughters, menservants & maidservants shall rejoice before the Lord & the Levites within your gates [who don’t have a portion] nor inheritance with you.

[Pay attention that] you don’t offer your burnt offerings in every place you [see,] but you shall [only] offer them in the place that the Lord your God shall choose in 1 of your tribes. There you shall  offer your burnt offerings & there you shall do all that I command you.

[Still] you may kill & eat [meat you want] in all your gates, according to the blessing of the Lord your God [that] He has given you. [Both] the clean & the unclean [people] may eat [it, like] you eat the [gazelle & the deer.]

Only you shall not eat the blood. You shall pour [the blood] on the [ground like] water.

Within your gates, you may not eat your tithe of your [grain,] wine, oil, & the [firstborn] of your herds & [flocks, the special offerings for your] vows, your [free will offerings,] or your heave offering [by] your hand. 

But you, your son, daughter, manservant, maidservant & the Levite within your gates must eat them before the Lord your God in the place [that] the Lord your God shall choose.

You shall rejoice before the Lord your God in [everything] that you put your hand to. [Pay attention] to not [abandon] the Levite, as long as you live upon the earth.

When the Lord your God [enlarges] your border, as He has promised you & you say, I will eat [meat,] because I [long for it,] you may eat [meat, whatever you crave.] 

If the place [that] the Lord your God [has] chosen to put His Name [is] too far from you, then you shall kill from your herd or flock [what] the Lord has [provided for] you, as I have commanded you. You may eat within your gates [whatever you crave.]

[Both] the clean & unclean [people] shall eat them alike, even the [gazelle & deer are] eaten. Only be sure that you don’t eat the blood: for the blood is [its] life & you [must] not eat the life with the [meat] & [must] pour it out on the [ground like] water. 

You shall not eat it, [so things] go well [for] you & your [descendants] after you, when you shall do [what] is right in the sight of the Lord. 

You shall only take the holy things you [have made with,] your vows & go to the place [that] the Lord shall choose & offer your burnt offerings, the [meat] & the blood upon the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord your God & you shall eat the [meat.]

[Carefully listen & do] these words [that] I command you, [so] it may go well [for] you & your [descendants] forever, when you [do what] is good & right in the sight of the Lord your God.

When the Lord your God [cuts] off the nations before you, [where] you go to possess them & [take them over & live] in their land, [pay attention & be careful] that you [aren’t ensnared] by following them, after they’ve even destroyed before you. Ad [don’t ask about] their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? So, I will do [like they do.] 

You shall not [worship] the Lord your God [like this]: for they have done to their  gods, every abomination [that] the Lord hates. For they have [even] burnt their sons & daughters in the fire to their gods. [Carefully observe & do whatever] I command you. You shall not add [to or take away] from it.