The Preacher Searches to Find if There is Anything New |
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks] |
[These are] the words of the Preacher, [David's] son, king in Jerusalem. [Proverbs 1:1 The Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, [Israel's] king.] |
Vanity of vanities, [says] the Preacher. Vanity of vanities: all is vanity. [Psalm 39:5-7 [See,] You [have] made my days [like] the [width of a hand;] & [my] age is [like] nothing before You. [Truly,] every man at his best state [in life] is altogether vanity. Selah. |
Surely, every man [walks, a.k.a. follows,] in a vain [resemblance of life.] Surely, they are [troubled] in vain, & he [heaps] up riches, & [doesn't know] who shall gather, [a.k.a. inherit,] them. And now, Lord, what [do] I wait for? My hope is in You.] |
What [benefit] [does] a man [have from] all his [labor,] which he [engages in] under the sun? One generation [passes] away ,& another generation [comes:] but the earth abides forever. [Psalm 119:89-91 O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven forever. Your faithfulness is to all generations. You [have] established the earth, & it abides, [a.k.a. stands.] They continue this day, according to Your [rules:] for all are Your servants.] |
Also, the sun [arises,] & the sun [goes] down, & [hurries] to [its] place where [it] arose. The wind [goes] toward the South, & [turns around] to the North. It [whirls around] continually, & the wind [returns] again according to [its cycles.] [John 3:8 The wind [blows] where it [wishes,] & you [hear] the sound [of it,] but [can't] tell [from where] it [comes,] & [where] it [goes.] So is everyone, [who] is born of the [Holy] Spirit.] |
All rivers run into the sea; yet the sea isn't full. The rivers return again to the place from [where] they [came.] All things are full of [labor,] & man can't [comprehend] it. The eye isn't satisfied with seeing, nor [is] the ear filled with hearing. |
[Matthew 13:15-17 For this people's heart [has grown coarse,] & their ears are [hard] of hearing, & they have closed their eyes; lest at any time they: should see with their eyes, & hear with their ears, & should understand with their heart, & should be converted, & I should heal them. |
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, & your ears, for they hear. For [truly,] I say to you, That many prophets, & righteous men have desired to see those things, [that] you see, & haven't seen them, & to hear those things, which you hear, & haven't heard them.] |
The [things] that have been, [are what] shall be. And that which is done, is [what] shall be done. And there is no new thing under the sun. Is there anything [of which] it may be said, See, this is new? It [has] already been, [in ancient times,] which was before us. |
There is no [memory] of [previous] things. Neither is there any [memory] of things that are to come, with those, that shall come [afterward.] I, the Preacher, was king over Israel, in Jerusalem. |
And I [focused] my heart to seek, & search out, by [using] wisdom, [about] all things that are done under heaven. This [strenuous research,] God [has] given to the sons of [men,] to be [engaged with it.] I have seen all the works, [a.k.a. deeds,] that are done under the sun, & [saw,] [that,] all is vanity, & [troubling,] [like trying to grab the wind.] |
[What] is crooked, can't be made straight. And [what] is [lacking] can't be [counted.] [Ezekiel 7:13 For the seller shall not return to [what was] sold, although they were [still] alive; for the vision is [about] the whole multitude [of Israel,] which shall not return. Neither, In the [sinfulness] of his life, shall any strengthen himself.] |
I [contemplated within my] own heart, saying, [Look,] I [have] come to great [status,] & have gotten more wisdom than all [those who] have been before me in Jerusalem. [Yes,] my heart had [experienced] great wisdom & knowledge. |
And I [focused] my heart to know wisdom, & to know [the differences between:] wisdom, [insanity,] & folly, [a.k.a. lack of good judgment.] I [realized] this is also [troubling,] [like trying to grab the wind.] For in much wisdom, is much grief. And he, [who increases] knowledge, [also] [increases] sorrow. |
And I heard, but [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, What shall be the end of these things? And He said, Go [on] your way, Daniel: for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the End. Daniel 12:8-9 KJV
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.