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 14:1-22 What the Lord God Says to Jeremiah About the Droughts

 

What the Lord God Says to Jeremiah About the Droughts

Jeremiah 14:1-22                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah [about] the [drought.] Judah mourns & [its] gates [wither.] [Those who] [wear] black, [fall] to the ground & the [out] cry of Jerusalem [has] gone up. 

[Jeremiah 8:21-22 [Because of] the [harm] of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I am [wearing] black & astonishment has taken hold [of] me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Isn't there [any] physician there? Why then, [hasn't] the health of the daughter of my people recovered?] 

And their nobles have sent their [young] ones to [get] the [water.] They came to the pits & found no water & they returned with their [pails] empty. They were ashamed & [confused] & covered their heads. Because the ground is [dry & cracked since] there was no rain [on] the earth, the [plowers] were ashamed & covered their heads. 

[Yes,] the [deer] also calved in the field & [abandoned it,] because there was no grass. And the wild [donkeys stood] in the high places & they [sniffed] up the wind like [jackals.] Their eyes [failed,] because there was no grass. 

O Lord, [although] our [sins] testify against us, You, do it for Your Name's sake. For [we] are many [who back slide] & we have sinned against You. [1 Kings 9:8-9 And at this house, [that] is very [elevated] & everyone, [who] passes by it shall be astonished & hiss. 

And they shall say, Why has the Lord done [this] to this land & to this house? And they shall answer, Because they [abandoned] the Lord their God, Who brought their [forefathers] out of the land of Egypt & have taken hold [of] other gods & have worshiped & served them. Therefore, the Lord has brought all this evil upon them.] 

O the Hope of Israel, the Savior [of Israel] in [times] of trouble, Why should You be [like] a stranger in the land & [like] a [wandering] man, [who] turns aside to [stay] for a night? Why should You be [like] a mighty man [bewildered,] that can't save? 

[Still,] You, O Lord, are in the midst of us & we are called by Your Name. [Don't] leave us. The Lord says [this] to His people, [Like this,] they have loved to wander & they haven't [withdrawn] their feet. Therefore, the Lod doesn't accept them.

[Jeremiah 44:7-8 Therefore, the Lord, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this] now, [Why did] you commit this [large] evil against your souls, to cut [yourselves] off from man, woman, child & [the nursing, from] Judah, to leave you none to remain?

In that you provoke Me to [anger] with the works [made by] your hands, [by] burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, [where] you [have] gone to [dwell, so] that you might cut yourselves off & be a curse & a [disgrace] among all the nations of the earth?] 

He will now remember their iniquity & [punish] their sins. Then, the Lord said to me, [Don't] pray for [the good of] this people. When they fast, I won't hear their [out] cry. And when they offer burnt [offerings] & a [sacrifice,] I won't accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, famine & by pestilence. 

Then, I said, Ah, Lord God! [Look,] the prophets say to them, You shall not see the sword & neither shall you have famine, but I will give you [certain] peace in this place. [Jeremiah 23:17 They [still] say to [those who] despise Me, The Lord has said, You shall have peace & they say to everyone, [who follows] after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.] 

Then, the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in My Name. I [didn't send] them & neither have I commanded them, [nor] did I [speak] to them. They prophesy to you a false vision & divination & a thing of [no benefit] & [is] the deceit of their heart. 

[Jeremiah 27:9-10 Therefore, [don't pay attention] to your: prophets, diviners, dreamers, enchanters & sorcerers, [who] speak to you saying, You shall not serve the king of Babylon. For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, [so] that I [would] drive you out & [so] you should perish.] 

Therefore the Lord says [this about] the prophets, [who] prophesy in My Name & I [didn't send] them. Yet they say, [The] sword & famine shall not be in this land. 

Those prophets shall be consumed by sword & famine. And the people to whom they prophesy, shall be cast out [into] the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine & the sword. And they shall have [no one] to bury them, [not] their wives, sons, nor their daughters, for I will pour [out] their wickedness upon them. 

[Jeremiah 7:30-31 For the children [people] of Judah have done evil in My sight, says the Lord. They have [put] their abominations in the house, [that] is called by My Name, to [defile] it. And they have built the high places of Tophet, [that] is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons & daughters in the fire, [that] I [didn't command] them & neither [did it come] into My heart.] 

Therefore, you shall say this Word to them, Let [my] eyes run down with tears night & day & [don't] let them cease: for the virgin daughter of my people [are] broken with a [large fracture] & a very grievous blow. If I go [out] into the field & then [I] [see] the slain [by] the sword! 

And if I enter into the city, then [I] [see those who] are sick, [because of] the famine! [Yes,] both the prophet & the priest go [around] into a land that they [didn't] know. [Jeremiah 23:11-12 For both the prophet & priest are profane. [Yes,] I have found their wickedness in My house, says the Lord. 

[For this reason,] their [road] shall be to them [like] slippery [roads] in the darkness. They shall be driven on & fall [there.] For I will bring [calamity] upon them, even the year of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment,] says the Lord.] 

Have You [totally] rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You [struck] us & there is no healing for us? We looked for peace & there is no good & [looked] for the time of healing & [saw] [only] trouble! 

[1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace & safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, [like labor pains come] upon a woman [delivering] a child & they shall not escape.]

O Lord, we acknowledge our wickedness & the [sin] of our [forefathers:] for we have sinned against You. [2 Kings 17:7 For it was so, that the children [people] of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, [Who] had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king & had feared [respected] other gods.] 

[Don't loathe] us, for Your Name's sake & [don't] disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember & [don't] break Your covenant [contract] with us. Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can [make] rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Aren't You, He, O Lord our God?

Therefore, we will wait [for] You: for You have made all these things. [Deuteronomy 11:13-14 And it shall [happen,] if you shall diligently [obey] My commandments, [that] I command you this day, to love the Lord your God & to serve Him with all your heart & with all your soul, that I will give you the rain [in] your land, in [its] due season, the 1st rain & the latter rain, [so] that you may gather in [for] your corn, wine & your oil.]