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.

Isaiah 17:1-14 The Vision of Damascus

The Vision of Damascus

Isaiah 17:1-14                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The burden, [a.k.a. vision] of Damascus. [Look,] Damascus is taken away from being a city, & it shall be a ruinous heap. [Jeremiah 49:24-27 Damascus [has grown] feeble, & [turns itself] to flee, & fear has seized [it.] Anguish & sorrows have [overtaken it, like] a woman in [delivery pains.] How [has] the city of praise, not left [alone,] the city of My joy! Therefore, her young men shall fall in [its] streets, & all the men of war shall be cut off [on] that day, [says] the Lord of Hosts. And I will kindle, [a.k.a. ignite,] a fire [on] the wall of Damascus, & it shall [devour] the palaces of Ben Hadad.]

The cities of Aroer are [abandoned;] & they shall be for flocks, [that] shall lie down, & none shall make them afraid. Also, the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, & the kingdom from Damascus, & the [rest] of Syria. They shall be [like] the glory of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, [says] the Lord of Hosts. 

[Isaiah 8:4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry [out,] My father, & my mother, the riches of Damascus, & the [plunder] of Samaria shall be taken away [in front of] the king of Assyria.]

And [on] that day, it shall [happen,] that the glory of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] shall be made thin, & the [plumpness] of his flesh, shall [grow] lean. And it shall be [like] when the [harvesters gather] the corn, & [reap] the [corn] ears with his arm; & it shall be [like] he [who gathers] ears in the Valley of Rephaim. 

[Revelation 14:18-19 And from the altar, another Angel came out, [who] had power over fire; & cried [out] with a loud [outcry] to [the Angel, who] had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in your sharp sickle, & gather the clusters of the vine [from] the earth: for her grapes are fully ripe. And the Angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, & gathered the vine [from] the earth, & cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.] 

Yet, grapes [for] gleaning shall be left in it, [like] the shaking of an olive tree, & 2 or 3 berries [are left] in the top of the [highest] bough, & 4 or 5 in the [outer] fruitful branches [of it, says] the Lord God of Israel.

[Obadiah 5: If thieves & robbers came to you [at] night, (how you [are] cut off!) Wouldn't they have stolen, [until] they had enough? If the grape gatherers came to you, wouldn't they leave some grapes?]

[On] that day, a man shall look to his Maker, & his eyes shall have respect [for] the Holy One of Israel. And he shall not look to the altars, & the work [made] [from] his hands, & neither shall [he] respect [what] his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. [Isaiah 31:7 For [on] that day, every man shall [throw] away his idols of silver, & his idols of gold, which your own hands have made, for a sin to you.]

[On] that day, his strong, [a.k.a. fortified,] cities shall be [like an abandoned] bough, & [a highest] branch, which they left, because of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, & there shall be desolation, [a.k.a. emptiness.] Because you [have] forgotten the God of your Salvation, & [haven't] been mindful of the Rock of your strength.

[Isaiah 51:12-13 I, even I, Am He, [Who comforts] you. Who [are] you, that you [should] be afraid of a man, [who] shall die, & the son of man, [who] shall be made [like] grass, & [forget] the Lord, your Maker, [Who has] stretched [out] the heavens, & laid the foundations of the earth. And [you] have [been afraid] continually every day, because of the fury of the oppressor, [like] if he [was] ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?] 

Therefore, you [shall] plant pleasant plants, & [shall put] it with strange [seedlings.] [On] the day, you make your plant [able] to grow, & in the morning, you [shall] make your seed. [a.k.a. offspring,] to flourish: but the harvest shall be a [ruinous] heap, [on] the day of grief, & [hopeless] sorrow. 

Woe, [a.k.a. Distress,] to the multitude of many people, [who] make a noise, like the [sound] of the seas, & to make the [roaring] of nations, that make a [roaring] like the [roaring] of mighty waters! [Luke 21:25-26 And there shall be signs in: the sun, the moon, the stars, & upon the [distressed] nations of the earth, with [astonishment.] The sea & the waves roaring. Men's hearts failing them for fear, & for looking after those things, [that] are [to happen] on the earth. For the powers of heaven shall be shaken.] 

The nations shall [roar] like the [roaring] of many waters; but God shall [scold] them, & they shall flee far [away,] & shall be chased [like] the [stubble in front of] the wind of the mountains, & like [something] rolling [in front of] the [tornado.] And [look,] trouble at [twilight,] & before the morning, he is [no more.] This is the portion of [those who plunder] us, & the lot of [those who] rob us. [Micah 3:10-12 They build up Zion with [bloodshed,] & [build up] Jerusalem with [sinfulness.] [It's leaders,] judge for reward, [a.k.a. bribes, its] priests teach for [pay,] & [its] prophets divine for money. Will they [still] lean upon the Lord, & say, Isn't the Lord among us? No evil can come upon us. Therefore, for your sake, Zion shall be plowed [like] a field, & Jerusalem shall become [a ruinous] heap, & the mountain of the [Lord's] house, [shall become] [like] the high places of the forest.]