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.

Proverbs 17:1-28 The Lord God Tests the Hearts of Mankind

The Lord God Tests the Hearts of Mankind

Proverbs 17:1-28                                   Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

A dry morsel [of food] [with peace] is better than a house full of [sacrificial meals] with [arguments.] A wise servant shall have [control] over a son, [who causes] shame & shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 

The [refining] pot is for silver & the furnace for gold: but the Lord [tests] the hearts. A [person who does wickedly pays attention] to false lips & a liar [listens] to a [destructive mouth.] 

[Whoever] mocks the poor [disgraces] his Maker & he [who] is glad [about] calamities shall not [go] unpunished. [Grandchildren] are the crown of old men & are the children of their [father’s] glory.

Excellent speech [isn’t becoming for] a fool & lying lips [are even less becoming for] a prince. A gift is [like] a precious [jewel sparkles] in the eyes of [the person who has] it: wherever [he] turns it, [he] prospers.

He, [who hides his sin] seeks love: but he, [who repeats that] matter [separates the best of] friends. [Correction benefits] a wise man [more] than 100 [lashes of the whip] to a fool.

An evil man only seeks rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. [It is better that] a man [meets] a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than [meet] a fool in his [foolishness.] 

[Whoever] rewards evil for good [done to him,] evil shall not depart from his house. The beginning of [a quarrel is like] when [someone] lets [a flood of] water out: therefore [stop arguments] before [others get involved] with it.

He, [who justifies] the wicked & he, [who condemns] the [honest,] are both [abominations] to the Lord. [Why] is there [money] in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, [when his] heart [isn’t open] to it?

A friend loves at all times & a brother is born for [times of] adversity. A man [without] understanding [shakes] hands, in [front] of his friend & becomes [the guarantor for his friend’s loan.]

He [who] loves [discord, loves sin] & he, [who is prideful & makes] his gate [elevated] seeks destruction. [Proverb 16:18 Pride goes before destruction & an [arrogant] spirit before a fall.]

He, [who has a deceitful] heart [does’t find any] good & he, [who] has [a wicked] tongue falls into [evil.] It [is the] sorrow of [him who fathers] a fool. And the father of a fool has no joy.

A [happy] heart does [it] good like medicine: but a broken spirit dries [out] the bones. A wicked man [takes a bribe from a chest pocket] to [distort] the [path] of [justice.]

Wisdom is before [those with] understanding: but a [fool’s] eyes [wander to] the ends of the earth. A foolish son is grief to his father & bitterness to [his mother, who gave birth to] him.

[It’s] not good to punish the [righteous,] nor to [hit] the princes for equity. He, [who has] knowledge, [uses his words sparingly] & a man of understanding [has a calm] spirit. Even when a fool holds his peace, [he is considered as] wise & he [who shuts] his [mouth] is [respected like] a man of understanding.