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 23:1-35 Tips About Eating, Wisdom & the Rich

 

Tips About Eating, Wisdom & the Rich

Proverbs 23:1-35                                   Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

When you [sit] to eat with a ruler, [thoroughly] consider what is [set] before you & [put] a knife to your throat, if you're a man given [to a large] appetite. [Don’t] be desirous of his [delicacies:] for they are deceitful [food.] 

[Don’t] cease from your own wisdom & [don’t work] to be rich. [Will] you set your eyes on [something that doesn’t exist?] For riches certainly make themselves wings & they fly away [like] an eagle toward heaven.

[Don’t] eat the bread of him, [who has] an evil eye, [or] desire his [food & delicacies.] For he is [like what] he thinks in his heart. He [says] to you, Eat & drink, but his heart isn’t with you. You shall vomit up the morsel you have eaten & lose your [pleasant] words.

[Don’t] speak in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of your words. [Don’t] remove old [boundary landmarks] & [don’t] enter into the fields of the fatherless: for their Redeemer is mighty. He shall plead their [case]  with you. 

Apply your heart to instruction & your ears to the words of knowledge. [Don’t] withhold correction from the child: for if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die. You shall beat him with the rod & shall deliver his soul from hell. 

My son, if your heart [is] wise, [indeed] my [own] heart shall rejoice. [Yes,] my [mind] shall rejoice when your lips speak [righteous] things. [Don’t] let your heart envy sinners: but be in fear [respect] of the Lord [God] all day long. For surely there is [a hereafter] & your [hope] shall not be cut off.

My son, hear & be wise & guide your heart in the [right path.] [Don’t] be among [alcoholics or gluttonous] eaters of [meat:] for the drunkard & the glutton shall come to poverty & drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

[Listen] to your father, [who begot] you & [don’t] despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth, also wisdom, instruction & understanding & [don’t sell them.] 

[Matthew 13:44 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is [similar to] treasure [hidden] in a field. [And] when a man has found [it,] he hides [it] & for the joy [of it, he] goes & sells all he has & buys that field.] 

The father of the righteous shall rejoice greatly & he, [who fathers] a wise child shall [delight in him.] Your father & your mother shall be glad & she, [who gave birth to] you shall rejoice. 

Give me your heart, my son & let your eyes observe my ways. For a [unfaithful harlot] is a deep ditch & a [seductress] is a narrow pit. [Psalm 30:3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from the grave. You have kept me alive, [so] that I [wouldn't] go down to the pit.] 

Also, she lies in wait [like waiting for] prey & she increases the [unfaithful] men. Who has [sadness?] Who has sorrow? Who has [disputes?] Who [chatters senselessly?] Who has [been wounded] without a [reason?] Who has [red] eyes? [It is] those [who stay] long [with] wine & [those who seek mixed drinks.]

[Don’t] look upon the wine when it is red, when it [sparkles in the cup, when it’s moved around.] At [the end] it [bites] like a [snake] & stings like a [cobra.] Your eyes will [see foreign] women & your heart shall utter [deceitful] things.

[Yes,] you shall be [woozy,] [like] he [who] lies down in the midst of the sea, or he [who lies] upon the top of [the] mast. You shall say, They have [struck] me & I wasn’t [hurt.] They have beaten me & I [didn’t feel] it. When shall I [wake up?] I shall [still] seek [alcohol] again.