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 12:1-17

 

Why Do the Ways of the Wicked Prosper?

Jeremiah 12:1-17         The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

You are Righteous, O Lord, when I plead with You. [Still,] let me talk with You [about] Your judgments. [Why] does the way of the wicked prosper? [For what reason] are all [those] happy [who behave] very treacherously? You have planted them & [yes,] they have taken root & they grow. 

[Yes,] they [produce] fruit. You are near their mouth & far from their [heart strings.] [Mark 7:6-7 He answered & said to them, [Isaiah] said well of you hypocrites, [like] it is written, This people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [However] they do worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines, the commandments of men.]

But, O Lord, You know me. You have seen me & tested [my] heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter & prepare them for the day of slaughter. [James 5:5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth & [have] been [thoughtless] & you have [fattened] your hearts, [like] [fattened animals] [on] the day of slaughter.]

How long shall the land mourn & the [vegetation from] every field wither, for the wickedness of [those who] dwell [there?] Because they said, He shall not see our [final] end, the [animals] & birds are [destroyed.] 

[Hosea 4:3 Therefore, the land shall mourn & everyone, [who] dwells [there] shall [waste away] with the [animals] of the field & the [birds] of heaven. [Yes,] the fish of the sea, shall also be taken away.] 

If you had run with the footmen & they have [tired] you, then how can you [keep up] with horses? And if they [tired] you, in the land of peace, [in which] you trusted, then how would you do in the swelling [flood waters] of Jordan? 

[Joshua 3:16-17 The waters that came down from [higher,] stood & rose up [in a] heap, very far from the city: Adam, that is beside Zaretan. And those, [who] came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed [to flow] & were cut off. 

And the people [crossed] over, right [next to] Jericho. And the priests, [who carried] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, stood on firm, dry ground in the [middle] of [the] Jordan [River,] & all the Israelites [crossed] over on dry ground, until all the people [had totally crossed] over Jordan.]

For even your brethren & your [father's] house, have even dealt treacherously with you. [Yes,] they called a multitude after you. [Don't] believe them, [even though] they speak [kind] words to you. [Psalm 12:2 [Those who] speak [what is] vanity & everyone with his neighbor, they do speak with flattering lips & a [2 faced] heart.] 

I have [abandoned My] house & I have left [My] heritage. I have [delivered] the dearly beloved of My soul, [over] into the [hands] of her enemies. [My] heritage is to Me [like] a lion in the forest. It cries out against Me. Therefore, I have hated it. [Hosea 8:4-6 They have [established] kings, but not by Me. They have made princes & I [didn't] know it. They have made [themselves] idols of silver & gold, [so] that they might be cut off. 

Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you [away.] [My] anger [grows] against them. How long will it be [until] they [achieve] innocence? It was also [from] Israel: [that] the workman made it. Therefore, it isn't God, but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.]

[My] heritage is to Me, [like] a speckled bird. The birds [around] are against her. Come you & assemble all the [animals] of the field [that] come to devour. [Leviticus 26:22-24 I will also send wild [animals] among you, [that] shall rob you of your children, destroy your cattle & make you few in number. 

And your highways shall be desolate. And if you won't be reformed by these things [through] Me, but [continue] to walk contrary to Me, then, I will also walk contrary to you & will punish you, [still] 7 times for your sins.]

Many pastors have destroyed My vineyard & they have [trampled] down My portion under foot. They have made My pleasant portion [of the land] a desolate wilderness. [Jeremiah 23:1-2 The Lord says, Woe to the pastors, [a.k.a. shepherds, who] destroy & scatter the sheep of My pasture! 

Therefore, the Lord God of Israel says [this,] against the pastors, [who] feed My people; You have scattered My flock & have driven them away & haven't visited them. [Watch,] I will visit, [a.k.a. punish] you [for] the evil of your [actions,] says the Lord.]

They have made it desolate. And being desolate, it [grieves] Me. The whole land is made desolate, because no man [takes] it to heart. The [plunderers have] come upon all [the] high places, [throughout] the wilderness. For the sword of the Lord shall devour from one end of the land, even to the other. No [living,] shall have peace. 

[Deuteronomy 12:2-3 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, [in which,] the nations [that] you shall possess, served their gods, upon the high mountains, the hills & under every green tree. And you shall overthrow their altars, break their pillars & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

They have sown wheat, but shall [harvest] thorns. They have [caused] themselves pain, but shall not [benefit.] And they shall be ashamed of your [rewards.] because of the fierce anger of the Lord. [Micah 6:15-16 You shall sow, but shall not [harvest.] You shall [walk] the [olive groves,] but you shall not anoint [yourself] with [its] oil. 

[And you shall make] sweet wine, but not drink [the] wine. For the [mandates] of Omri are kept & all the [deeds] of the house of Ahab & you [follow] their [advice; so] that I [would] make you a desolation & [its] inhabitants [are repulsive, worthy of] hissing. Therefore, you shall [put up] with the [disgrace] of My people.] 

The Lord says [this] against all [My] evil neighbors, [who] have [meddled with] the inheritance [that] I have caused My people, Israel, to inherit. [Look,] I will [snatch] them out of their land & pluck out from among them, the house of Judah. 

[Zechariah 2:8-9 For the Lord of Hosts says [this;] He has sent Me after glory, to the nations [who plundered] you. For he, [who meddles with] you, [meddles with] the apple of His eye. For, [look,] I will shake [My] hand upon them & they shall be [plunder] to their servants. And you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me.]

And it shall [happen,] after I have [snatched] them out, I will return & [will] have compassion on them & will bring them [back] again, every man to his heritage & every man to his land. And it shall [happen,] if they will [sincerely] learn the ways of My people, to swear [oaths] by My Name, The Lord Lives; [like] they taught My people to swear by Baal; then they shall be [rebuilt] in the midst of My people. 

[Romans 9:25-26 As He also said [by Hosea,] I will call them My people, [who] weren't My people & her beloved, [who] wasn't beloved. And it shall [happen,] that in the place where it was said to them, You aren't My people; they shall be called the children of the Living God, there.]

But if they won't obey, I will [totally snatch] up & destroy that nation, says the Lord. [Isaiah 60:12 For the nation & kingdom, [who] won't serve you shall perish. [Yes,] those nations shall be [totally] wasted.]