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.

Jeremiah 10:1-25 The Heathen Worship a Tree They Cut Down & Made into an Idol

 

The Heathen Worship a Tree They Cut Down & Made into an Idol

Jeremiah 10:1-25                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

You hear the Word [that] the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. The Lord says [this, Don't] learn the way of the heathen & [don't] be [discouraged] at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs [of] the people are vain. 

For [someone] cuts a tree out of the forest, the ax work of the [lumberman's] hands.They [decorate] it with silver & gold & they fasten it with nails & hammers, [so] that it [doesn't] move. They are upright [like] the palm tree, but [don't] speak. They must be [carried,] because they can't [walk.] [Don't] be afraid of them; for they can't do evil & also, neither can they do good.

[Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves & come. Draw near together, you [who have] escaped [from] the nations. They have no knowledge & [put] up their [carved] image of wood & pray to a god that can't save.]

[Since,] there [are] none [similar] to You, O Lord, You are great & Your Name is great in [strength.] Who wouldn't fear [respect] You, O King of nations? For there [are] none [similar] to You among all the wise men of the nations & in all their kingdoms.

[Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear [respect] You, O Lord & glorify your Name? For You only are holy. For all nations shall come & worship before You. For Your judgments are made [visible.] 

But they are altogether [ignorant] & foolish. The [tree stumps are] a doctrine of vanities. [Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver & gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they [can't] speak. They have eyes, but they [can't] see. They have ears, but they [can't] hear. They have noses, but they [can't] smell. 

They have hands, but they [can't feel.] They have feet, but they [can't] walk. Neither [do] they speak through their throat. [Those who] make them are [similar] to them. So is everyone [who] trusts in them.]

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish & gold from Uphaz, the work of the [artisan] & the [blacksmith's] hands. Their clothing is blue & purple. They are all the work of [crafty] men. But the Lord is the true God & He is the Living God & an everlasting King. 

The earth shall tremble at His [fury.] And the nations shall not be able to [bear] His indignation. [Revelation 14:10-12 The same shall drink of the wine of the [fury] of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation. 

And he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels & in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends up forever & ever. And they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast & his image & [whoever] receives the mark of his name.

Here is the patience of the saints, Here are [those who] keep the commandments of God & the faith of Jesus.]

You shall say [this] to them, The gods that haven't made the heavens & the earth, even they shall perish from the earth & from under these heavens. [Psalm 96:5 For the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.]

He has made the earth by His power. He has established the world by His wisdom & has stretched out the heavens [at] His discretion. When He utters His voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens.

And He causes the vapors to [evaporate &] ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes [lightning] with rain & brings [forward] the wind out of His treasures. [Job 38:34-35 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, [so] that the abundance of waters may cover you? Can you send [lightning, so] that they may go & say to you, Here we are?]

Every man is [ignorant] in his knowledge. Every [blacksmith] is [ashamed] by the [carved] image: for his [molded] image is falsehood & there is no breath in them. They are vanity & the work of errors & they shall perish in the time of their [punishment.] 

The Portion of [Jacob's Inheritance] isn't like them: for He is the [Maker] of all things. And Israel is the rod of His inheritance. The Lord of Hosts is His Name. [Lamentations 3:24-25 The Lord is my portion, says my soul. Therefore, I will hope in Him. The Lord is good to [those who] wait for Him & to the soul [who] seeks Him.]

O inhabitant of the fortress, gather up your [merchandise] out of the land. For the Lord says [this, Look,] I will sling the inhabitants out of the land at this [time] & will distress them, [so] that they may find it so. Woe is me for my [injury,] my wound is grievous: for I said, Truly, this is a grief & I must bear it. 

My tabernacle is [plundered] & all My [tent] cords are broken. My children [have] gone [out from] Me & they are [no longer.] There are none to stretch [out] My tent any more & to set up My curtains. 

[Jeremiah 52:16-17 But Nebuzar Adan, the captain of the guard, left [some] of the poor of the land to [oversee vineyards] & for [farmers.] Also, the pillars of brass that were in the [Lord's] house & the bases & the [brass] sea in the [Lord's] house, the Chaldeans [broke] & carried all the brass of them to Babylon.]

For the pastors, [a.k.a. shepherds, have] become [ignorant] & haven't sought the Lord. Therefore, they shall not prosper & all their flocks shall be scattered. [Look,] the noise of the [report has] come & a [large] commotion out of the North country, to make [Judah's] cities desolate & a den of [jackals.] 

O Lord, I know that the [path] of man isn't in himself. It isn't in man, [who follows] to direct his [own] steps. [Jeremiah 20:4 For the Lord says [this, Look,] I will make you a terror to yourself & to all your friends. 

And they shall fall by the sword of their enemies & your eyes shall [see] it. And I will give all Judah into the hand of [Babylon's] king & he shall carry them captive into Babylon & shall slay them with the sword.]

O Lord, correct me, but with [justice] & not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing. Pour out Your fury upon the heathen, [so] that they [don't] know You & upon the families that [don't] call on Your Name. For they have eaten up Jacob & devoured & consumed him & have made his habitation desolate.