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 6:1-30 People of Benjamin Gather Together to Flee Out of Jerusalem

 

People of Benjamin Gather Together to Flee Out of Jerusalem

Jeremiah 6:1-30                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

O you children [people] of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem. And blow the trumpet in Tekoa & [put] up a sign [about] a fire in Beth Haccerem: for [calamity] appears out of the North & great destruction.

I have [compared] the daughter of Zion, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] to a [lovely] & delicate woman. The shepherds shall come to her with their flocks. They shall pitch their tents against her [walls] & [surround] her. Everyone shall feed in his place. 

[Jeremiah 39:4-8 And it [happened,] that when Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, saw them & all the men of war, they then fled & went out of the city [at] night, by the [road] of the King's Garden & by the gate [between] the 2 walls. And [Zedekiah] went out the [road] of the plain. 

But the Chaldean's army pursued after them & overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had [captured] him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezaar, [Babylon's] king, [at] Riblah, in the land of Hamath, where he [pronounced] judgment upon him. 

Then [Babylon's] king [killed] [Zedekiah's] sons, [in front of] his eyes. Also, [Babylon's] king, [killed] all of [Judah's] nobles. [Also,] he put out Zedekiah's eyes & bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. And the Chadeans burned the king's house & the houses of the people, with fire & [broke] down the walls of Jerusalem.] 

Prepare [yourselves for] war against her. Arise & let's go up at noon. Woe to us! For the day [is almost over,] & the shadows of the evening are stretched out. Arise & let's go [at] night & destroy her palaces. For the Lord of Hosts said [this,] You [cut] down trees & [build an embankment] against Jerusalem. 

This is the city to be [punished.] She [totally has] oppression in the midst of her. She casts out her wickedness [like] a fountain casts out [its] waters. Violence & [plunder] are heard [within] her. [Its] grief & wounds [are] continually before Me. O Jerusalem, be instructed, lest My soul departs from you. 

Lest I make you desolate, a land not inhabited. The Lord of Hosts says [this,] They shall thoroughly glean the [rest] of Israel [like] a vine & [return] your hand back into the baskets [like] a grape gatherer. 

To whom shall I speak & [warn, so] that they may hear? [Look,] their ear is uncircumcised & they can't [pay attention.] [See,] the Word of the Lord is a [disgrace] to them. They have no delight in it. Therefore, I am full of the fury of  the Lord.

I am [tired of] holding [it] in. I will pour it out upon the children abroad & upon the assembly of young men together. For even the husband, with the wife shall be taken & the aged with him [who is young.] And their houses shall be turned [over] to others, with their fields & wives together. 

For I will stretch out My hand upon the [residents] of the land, says the Lord. For the [powerless] to the [powerful] of them. Even to the greatest of them & everyone given to [envy.] 

And from the prophet, even to the priest, everyone deals falsely. [Zephaniah 3:4 Her prophets are [shallow] & treacherous [people.] Her priests have polluted the sanctuary & they've done violence to the Law.] 

They have also slightly healed the [harm] of the daughter of My people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed [abominations?] [No.] They weren't at all ashamed & neither [would] they blush. 

Therefore, they shall fall among [those who] fall. At the time that I [punish] them, they shall be cast down, says the Lord. The Lord says [this,] You stand in the [roads] & ask for the old paths, where is the good [road] is & walk in it. And you shall find rest for your souls.

But they said, We won't walk [in there.] Also, I [put] watchmen, [a.k.a. guards] over you, saying, [Listen] to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We won't [pay attention.] Therefore hear, you nations & know, O congregation, [Who] is among them. 

[Isaiah 1:2-4 Hear, O heavens & [lend your] ear, O earth: for the Lord has spoken. I have nourished & brought up children & they have rebelled against Me. The ox knows [its] owner & the [mule] [knows] its overseer of the pen;] but Israel doesn't know. My people don't consider [Me.] 

Ah, sinful nation, a people [loaded] with [sin, descendants of those who do evil,] children [who] are corrupters. They have [abandoned] the Lord. They have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger & they [have gone astray.]

Hear, O earth. [Look,] I will bring [disaster] upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they haven't [paid attention] to My Words, nor to My Law, but [have] rejected it.

To what purpose [does] incense from Sheba & sweet cane from a far country come to Me? Your burnt offerings aren't acceptable, nor [are] your sacrifices sweet to Me. 

[Ezekiel 23:37 That they have committed adultery & [bloodshed] is [on] their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols. And have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them.]

Therefore, the Lord says [this, Look,] I will lay stumbling blocks before this people & the fathers & the sons shall fall together upon them. The neighbor & his friend shall perish. The Lord says [this, Look,] from the North country a people come & a great nation shall be raised from the [furthest parts] of the earth. They are cruel & shall [grab bows & spears & shall] have no mercy. 

Their voice roars like the sea & they ride upon horses, set in [rows, like] men [ready] for war against you, O daughter of Zion. We have heard [of its] fame & our hands [grow] feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us & pain, [like] a woman in [labor.] 

[Don't] go [forward] into the field, nor walk by the [road;] for the sword of the enemy & fear is on every side. O daughter of My people, [clothe yourselves] with sackcloth & [roll around] in [the] ashes. Make your mourning, [like] for an only son, [grieving, very bitterly.] For the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

[Zechariah 12:10 *And I will pour upon the house of David & upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace & of [requests.] And they shall look upon Me, Whom they have pierced & they shall mourn for Him, [like] one mourns for his only son & bitterness shall be for Him, [like] one [has] bitterness for his firstborn.]

I have [put] you for a [guard in] a tower & a fortress among My people, [so] that you may know & [test] their [path.] They are all grievous revolters, [following with those who slander.] They are [like] brass & iron & they are all corrupters. [Ezekiel 20:30-32 The Lord God says [this; Why do] you say to the house of Israel, Are you polluted [like the customs] of your [forefathers?] 

And [do] you commit [unfaithful harlotry] after their abominations? For when you offer your gifts & when you make your sons to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. 

And shall I be [inquired] of by you, O house of Israel? The Lord God says, As I live, I will not be [inquired] of by you. And [what] comes into your mind, shall not [happen] at all, you [who] say, We will be [like] the heathen, [like] the families of the countries, [that] served wood & stone.]

[By] the fire, the [blacksmith's] bellows are [for what's] burned & the led is consumed. The [blacksmith] melts in vain. For the wicked aren't [snatched] away. [Jeremiah 7:31-32 And they have built the high place of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons & their daughters in the fire; [in] which I [didn't] command them, neither [did] it [come] into My heart. 

The Lord says, Therefore, [watch,] the days come, that it shall no [longer] be called Tophet, nor the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they shall bury in Tophet, [until] there is no place [remaining.]

Men shall call them [worthless silver,] because the Lord has rejected them. [Jeremiah 7:29 Cut off your hair, O Jerusalem & [throw] it away & [start mourning] on high places, for the Lord has rejected & [abandoned] the generation of His wrath.]