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 31:1-40 The Lord Tells the Captives They Will Return to the Promised Land

 

The Lord Tells the Captives They Will Return to the Promised Land

Jeremiah 31:1-40                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord says, At the same time, I will be the God of all the families of Israel & they shall be My people. The Lord says [this,] The people, [who] were left [from] the sword, found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I [caused them] to rest.

[Deuteronomy 25:19 Therefore, it shall [happen,] when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies [all around] you, in the land [that] the Lord gives you for an inheritance, to possess it, that you shall blot out the [memory] of Amalek, from under heaven & you shall not forget it.]

The Lord has appeared [in the past,] to me, saying, [Yes,] I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore, I have [called] you with loving kindness. I will [rebuild] you again & you shall be [rebuilt,] O virgin of Israel. You shall again be [decorated] & shall go [out] in the dances, with your [tambourines with those who make happiness.] [Psalm 149:3 Let them praise His Name in the dance & let them sing praises to Him, with the [tambourine] & harp.]

You shall [still] plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria. The [farmers] shall plant & shall eat them [like ordinary] things. For there shall be a day, that the [guard] upon Mount Ephraim, shall cry [out], You, arise & let's go up to Zion, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] to the Lord our God.

[Micah 4:2 And many nations shall come & say, Come & let's go up to the mountain of the Lord & to the house of Jacob & He will teach us of His ways & we will walk in His paths. For the Law shall go [out] of Zion & the Word of the Lord, from Jerusalem.] 

For the Lord says [this;] Sing with gladness for Jacob & shout among the [leaders] of the nations & you [declare] & you praise & say, O Lord, save Your people, the [rest] of Israel. [Look,] I will bring them from the North country & gather them [together] from [all] the coasts of the earth & the: blind, lame, [pregnant women] & [her that is in labor.] A [large group] shall return [there,] together with them. 

I will lead them & they shall come with weeping & [prayers.] I will [have] them walk by the rivers of [water on] the straight [road, in which] they shall not stumble. For I am a Father to Israel & Ephraim is My firstborn. 

[Isaiah 35:8 And [a] highway shall be there & a way, [a.k.a. road] & it shall be called The Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not [cross] over it; but it shall be for [the redeemed.] The [wandering] men, [although] fools, shal] not [go astray there.]

O you nations, hear the Word of the Lord & declare it in the [coastal islands] far [away] & say, He, [Who] scattered Israel, will gather [them] & keep [them, like] a shepherd does his flock. [John 10:12-15 But he, [who is a hired worker] & not a shepherd & the sheep aren't [his own, sees the wolf coming & leaves the sheep & flees. 

And the wolf catches them & scatters the sheep. The [hired worker] flees, because he is [a hired worker] & doesn't care [about] the sheep. I Am the Good Shepherd & know My sheep & Am known [by] Mine. [Like] the Father knows Me, even so, I know the Father & I lay down My life for the sheep.] 

For the Lord has redeemed Jacob & ransomed [them] from the hand of him, [who] was stronger than [them.] [Matthew 20:28 *Even [like] the Son of Man [didn't] come to be ministered to, but to minister & to give His life, a ransom for many.] 

Therefore, they shall come & sing in [Zion's heights] & shall [follow] together to the goodness of the Lord, for: wheat, wine, oil & for the young of the flock & the herd. And their [life] shall be [like] a watered garden & they shall not sorrow, anymore. [Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them & be their God. *And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, neither: sorrow, crying, [nor] anymore pain. For the [previous] things [have] passed away.]

Then, the virgin & both young men & old together, shall rejoice in the dance. For I will turn their mourning into joy & will comfort them, to make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will [fill] the [life] of the priests with fatness & My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord. [Revelation 7:16 *They shall no [longer] hunger & neither thirst anymore. Neither shall the light [from the] sun, nor any heat [burn] them.]

*The Lord says [this;] A voice was heard in Ramah, [a.k.a. Rama,] [of] [mourning] & bitter weeping. Rachel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not [alive.] [Matthew 2:16-18 Then, Herod, when he saw that he was mocked [by] the wise men, was [exceedingly angry] & sent [out] & [killed] all the children that were in Bethlehem & all [its] coasts, from 2 years old & under, according to the time, which he had diligently inquired [from] the wise men. 

Then, was fulfilled [what] was spoken by [Jeremiah,] the prophet, saying, *In Rama, there was a voice heard, [of:] [grieving,] weeping & great mourning. Rachel weeping for her children & wouldn't be comforted, because they are not.]

The Lord says [this; Hold back] your voice from crying & your eyes from tears. For your [deeds] shall be rewarded, says the Lord. And they shall [return] from the land of the enemy, again. [Isaiah 30:19 For the people shall dwell in Zion, [in] Jerusalem. You shall no [longer] weep. He will be very gracious to you, at the [sound] of your [out] cry. When He shall hear it, He will answer you.]

The Lord says, And there is hope in your [future,] that your children shall come again to their own border. I have [certainly] heard Ephraim, [complaining about this] himself. You have chastised me & I was chastised, [like] a [bull] unaccustomed to the yoke, [a.k.a. harness.] You [return] to me & I shall be [returned.] For You are the Lord my God. 

[Revelation 3:19-22 As many as I love, I [reprimand] & chastise. Therefore, be zealous & repent. [Look,] I stand at the door & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come in to him & will [dine] with him & him with Me. To him, [who] overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me [on] My throne, even as I also overcame & Am sat down with My Father [on] His throne. He, [who has] an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.]

Surely, after that, I [returned] & I repented. And after that, I was instructed & I struck upon my thigh. [Genesis 24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abrahm, his master & [swore] to him [about] that matter.]

I was ashamed, [yes,] even [confused,] because I [bore] the [disgrace] of my youth. Is Ephraim, My dear son? Is he a pleasant child? For since I [spoke] against him, I still do [sincerely] remember him. Therefore, My [insides] are troubled for him & I will surely have mercy upon him, says the Lord. 

Make high heaps [of dirt to] set up the [signposts.] O virgin of Israel, [return] again to these, your cities & set your heart toward the highway, even the [road on,] which you went. How long will you [gad] about, O you, backsliding daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall [encompass] a man. 

[Isaiah 4:1-2 And [on] that day, 7 women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread & wear our own [clothes.] Only let us be called by your name to take away our [disgrace.] [On] that day, the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful & glorious & the fruit of the earth shall be excellent & [attractive] for [those] of Israel, [who have] escaped.]

The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this; Still,] they shall use this [saying,] in the land of Judah & [its] cities, when I shall bring [them] again [from] their captivity. The Lord bless you, O habitation of Justice & mountain of holiness. And there, Judah itself shall dwell in all [its] cities together. [Both:] [farmers] & [shepherds] that go [out] with flocks. For I have satisfied the [tired] soul & I have [filled up] every sorrowful soul.

I [awakened] upon this & [saw,] [that the vision from] my sleep was sweet to me. The Lord says, [Watch,] the days come, that I will [plant] the house of Israel & Judah, with the seed, [a.k.a. offspring] of man & the seed, [a.k.a. offspring] of [animals.] And it shall [happen,] that like I have watched over them, to [pull ] up & to break down, to throw down & to destroy & to afflict, so, [in that same way,] I will watch over them, to build [up] & to plant, says the Lord. 

[Jeremiah 18:7-10 At what instant, I shall speak [about] a nation & a kingdom, to [pull it] up & to pull [it] down & to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have [announced] [this,] [turns] [away] from their evil, I will [withdraw] of the evil that I thought to do to them. And at what instant, I shall speak [about] a nation & a kingdom, to build [it up] & to plant it; If it [does] evil in My sight, that it [won't] obey My voice, then I will [withdraw] of the good, [in which,] I said I would benefit them.]

In those days, they shall no [longer] say, The fathers have eaten a sour grape & the children's teeth are set on edge. [Lamentation 5:7 Our [forefathers] have sinned & are not [alive.] And we have borne their iniquities.] 

But everyone shall die for his own [sin] & every man [who] eats the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. The Lord says, [Look,] the days come, that I will make a New Covenant [contract] with the House of Israel & Judah. [Jeremiah 32:40 And I will make an everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from [doing] them good; but I will put My fear [respect] in their hearts, [so] that they shall not [leave] from Me.] 

Not according to the Covenant that I made with their [forefathers on] the day that I took them by the hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt, [who] broke My Covenant, although I was a husband to them, says the Lord. *But this shall be the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. The Lord says, After those days, I will put My Law [within] them & write it in their hearts & will be their God & they shall be My people.

[Ephesians 3:14-17 For this [reason] I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of Whom the whole family in heaven & earth is Named, [so] that He would grant you, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit, within man, according to the [richness] of His glory. [So] that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, [so] that you [are] rooted & grounded in love.] 

And every man shall no [longer] teach his neighbor & his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know Me, from the [powerless] of them, to the [powerful] of them, for I will forgive their iniquity & I will no [longer] remember their sins, says the Lord. [John 6:45 It is written [by] the prophets, And they shall all be taught [about] God. Therefore, every man that has heard & learned [about] the Father, comes to Me.]

The Lord says [this, Who] gives the sun for light by day & the [orbits] of the moon & the stars for light by night, [Who] divides the sea, when the waves roar. The Lord of Hosts is His Name. The Lord says, If those [orbits stop] before Me, then the [descendants] of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever. 

[Psalm 148:3-6 Praise you, Him, sun & moon. Praise Him, all you stars of light. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens & you waters that [are] above the heavens. Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for He commanded & they were created. He has also [established] them forever & ever. He has made a decree [that] shall not pass.] 

The Lord says [this;] If heaven above can be measured & the foundations of the earth [below,] searched out, I will also cast off all the [descendants] of Israel, for all they've done, says the Lord. [Romans 11:1-5 Then, I say, Has God cast away His people? God forbid. For I am also an Israelite of the [descendants] of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not cast away His people, [that] He [previously knew.]

[Don't you know] what the scriptures says [about Elijah?] How [Elijah made] intercession to God against Israel, saying, Lord, they have killed Your prophets & have [thrown] down Your altars & I am left alone & they seek my life. But what [was] the answer of God to him? I have reserved to Myself, 7,000 men, who haven't bowed [their] knee to the image of Baal. Even so, at this [current] time, there is also [now] [those remaining,] according to the [selection by] grace.]

The Lord says, [Look,] the days come that the city shall be [rebuilt] to the Lord, from the Tower of Hananeel [all the way to] the Corner Gate. And the measuring line shall [still] go [straight forward] to the Hill [of] Gareb & shall [circle around] to Goath, [a.k.a. Goah.] And the whole valley of the dead bodies, the ashes & all the fields, [all the way] to the Brook of Kidron, [all the way] to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the East, shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be [pulled] up, nor thrown down anymore forever. 

[Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains shall depart & the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you & neither shall the Covenant of My peace be removed, says the Lord, Who has mercy on you.]