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.

Isaiah 44:1-28 Those Who Make & Worship Engraved Images

 

Those Who Make & Worship Engraved Images

Isaiah 44:1-28                               The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Still] hear now, O Jacob My servant & Israel, whom I've chosen, the Lord, [Who] made you & formed you from the womb & Who will help you, says [this, Don't be afraid,] O Jacob, My servant & you, Jeshurun, [a.k.a. Israel,] whom I have chosen.

For I will pour water upon him, [who] is thirsty & floods upon the dry ground. I will pour [out] My Spirit upon your [descendants] & My Blessing upon your offspring. And they shall [sprout] up [like] among the grass, [like] willows by the water [ways.]

[Someone] shall say, I am the Lord's & another shall call himself by the name of Jacob. And another shall with his hand [pledge] to the Lord & [give] himself the [family] name of Israel. 

The Lord, the King of Israel & his Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts says [this;] I Am the First & I Am the Last & beside Me, there is no God. [Revelation 1:17-18 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet [like] dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying to me, [Don't] fear, I Am the First & the Last. I Am He, [Who] lives & was dead. And [look,] I Am alive forevermore. Amen. And [I] have the keys of hell & of death.]

Since I [established] the ancient people & the things that are coming & shall [happen,] who, shall call [out,] declare it & [put] it in order for Me, [like] I [can?] Let them [declare] the things that are coming & shall [happen] to them. [Isaiah 41:4 Who has [brought about] & done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the First & the Last. I Am He.] 

[Don’t] fear & neither be afraid. Haven't I told you from that time & have declared it? You are even My witnesses. Is there a God [besides] Me? There is no God. I know not any. [Those who] make a [carved] image are all of them [just] vanity & their [delicacies are] not [beneficial.] 

And they are their own witnesses, [but] they [don't] see, nor [do] they know, [so] that they may be ashamed. Who has formed a god, or [molded] a [carved] image that is [beneficial] for nothing? [Look,] all his [friends] shall be ashamed & the workmen are [only] men. 

Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. [Yet,] they shall fear & shall be ashamed together. [Psalm 97:7 All [those who] serve [carved] images & boast themselves of idols [are] confused. Worship [the Lord,] all you gods.] 

The [blacksmith] with the tongs, both works in the coals, fashions it with hammers & works it with the strength of his arms. [Yes,] he is hungry & his strength fails. He [hasn't drunk any] water & is faint. 

The carpenter stretches out his [ruler] & he marks it out with a line & he [levels] it with planes. And he marks it out with the compass & makes it [like] the [image] of a man, according to the beauty of a man, [so] that it may remain in the house. 

He [cuts himself] down cedars & takes cypress & oak, which he [gets] for [himself] among the trees of the forest. He plants an ash & the rain [nourishes] it. Then, it shall be for a man to burn. For he will take [some] of it & warm himself. [Yes,] he kindles it & bakes bread. [Yet,] he makes a god & worships it. 

He makes it a [carved] image & falls down [to it there.] He burns part [of it] in the fire. With part [of it,] he eats [meat] & he roasts [a] roast & is satisfied. [Yet,] he warms himself & says, Aha, I've seen the fire & I am warm. And the [remainder of it,] he makes a god, even his [carved] image. 

He falls down to it & worships it & prays to it & says, Deliver me; for you are my god. They haven't known, or understood: for He has [closed] their eyes & hearts [so] that they can't see & understand. [Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is [ignorant] in his knowledge. Every [blacksmith] is [confused] by the [carved] image & for his [molded images are a] falsehood & there is no breath in them.] 

And [no one] considers in his heart & neither is there knowledge, nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; [yes,] I have also baked bread upon [its] coals. I have roasted [meat] & eaten it & shall I make the [rest of it] an abomination? Shall I fall down to [worship] the [stump] of a tree?

He [devours] ashes & a deceived heart has turned him [astray, so] that he can't deliver his [life,] nor say, Isn't there a lie in my right hand? [Romans 1:21-23 Because, when they knew God, they [didn't] glorify Him, as God. Neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations & their foolish heart was darkened. 

[Declaring] themselves to be wise, they became fools & changed the glory of the [incorruptible] God, into an image made [similar] to corruptible man, birds, four-footed [animals] & creeping things.] O Jacob & Israel, remember these, for you are My [servants.] I have formed you & you are My servant & you [won't] be forgotten [by] Me. 

[Like] a thick cloud, I have blotted out your transgressions & [like] a cloud your sins [are covered.] Return to Me, for I have Redeemed you. [Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, Am He, [Who] blots out your transgressions for [My] Own sake & will not remember your sins.] 

O you heavens, sing for the Lord has [accomplished] it. Shout, you lower parts of the earth & break [out] into singing, you mountains. The Lord has Redeemed Jacob & glorified Himself in Israel, O Forest & every tree [in it.]

The Lord your Redeemer, He, [Who] formed you from the womb, says [this,] I Am the Lord, [Who creates] all things. [Who] stretches [out] the heavens alone & spreads [out] the earth by Myself. [Who defeats] the [symbols] of the liars & makes diviners [insane.] 

[Who] turns wise men backward & makes their knowledge foolish. [Who] confirms the word of His servant & [accomplishes] the counsel of His messengers. [Who] says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited & to the cities of Judah, You shall be [rebuilt] & I will raise up [its] decayed places.

[Who] says to the deep, Be dry & I will dry up your rivers. [Who] says of Cyrus, He is My shepherd & shall [do] all My pleasure. [He] even [says] to Jerusalem, You shall be [rebuilt] & to the temple, Your foundation shall be [relaid.] 

[2 Chronicles 36:22-23 Now, in the 1st year of Cyrus, [Persia's] king, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, [so] that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom & also put it in writing saying, Cyrus, [Persia's] king, says [this,] The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. 

And He has [given me the responsibility] to [rebuild] Him a house in Jerusalem, [that] is in Judah, [so] the Word of the Lord, spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah, might be accomplished.]