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 32:1-44 Jeremiah Buys a Field From His Uncle

 

Jeremiah Buys a Field From His Uncle

Jeremiah 32:1-44                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word from the Lord came to Jeremiah in the 10th year Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, [ruled,] which was the 18th year of Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar.] For the king of Babylon's army [attacked] Jerusalem then. 

And Jeremiah, the prophet, was [confined] in the [courtyard] of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house. For Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, had shut him up, saying, [Why] do you prophesy & say, The Lord says [this?] [Watch,] I will give this city into the hand of [Babylon's] king & he shall [capture] it. 

And Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall [certainly] be delivered into the hand of [Babylon's] king & shall speak with him [face to face] & shall [see him eye to eye.] And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon & he shall be there until I visit, [a.k.a. punish] him, says the Lord. 

[Although] you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not [succeed.] And Jeremiah said, The Word of the Lord came to me, saying, [Look,] Hanameel, [Shallum's] son, your uncle, shall come to you, saying, You buy my field that is in Anathoth. For the right of redemption is yours to buy it. 

[Leviticus 25:23-25 The land shall not be sold forever: for the land is Mine. For you are strangers & [wanderers] with Me. And in the land of your possession, you shall grant a redemption for the land. If your brother [becomes] poor & has sold away some of his possession & if any of his [relatives] come to redeem it, then his [closest relative] shall redeem [what] his brother has sold.]

*So, Hanameel, [my] uncle's son, came to me in the [courtyard] of the prison, according to the Word of the Lord & said to me, I pray [that] you, buy my field, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours & the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself. 

Then, I knew that this was the Word of the Lord & I bought the field, that was in Anathoth, [from] Hanameel, my uncle's son, & weighed [out for] him the money, even 17 shekels of silver. And I [signed] the [deed,] sealed it & took witnesses & weighed [out to] him the money in the balances, [a.k.a. scales.]

So, I took both the [deed] of the purchase that was sealed according to the law & [customs] & [what] was open. And I gave the [deed] to Baruch, [Neriah's] son, [who was] [Maaseiah's] son, [within] the sight of Hanameel, [my] uncle's son, in the presence of the witnesses, [who signed] the book of purchase, [in front of] all the Jews, [who] sat in the [courtyard] of the prison. 

And I [commanded] Baruch, [in front of] them, saying, The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this;] Take these [deeds,] this evidence of the purchase, both [the deed that] is sealed & this [deed that] is open. And put them in an earthen, [a.k.a. clay] vessel, [so] that they may [last] many days.

For the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this;] Houses, fields & vineyards in this land, shall be [owned] again. [Jeremiah 31:5 You shall [still] plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria. The [farmers] shall plant & shall eat [grapes] as common things.] 

Now, when I had delivered the [deeds] of purchase to Baruch, [Neriah's] son, I prayed to the Lord, saying, Ah, Lord God! [Look,] You have made the heaven & the earth by Your great power & [outstretched] arm & there is nothing too hard for You. You [show] loving kindness to 1,000's & [repay] the [sin] of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them.  

The Great & Mighty God, the Lord of Hosts is His Name. Great in [advice] & mighty in [deeds.] For Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give [to] everyone according to his [deeds] & the fruit of his [actions.] 

[Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward shall be to give every man according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves [to make up & tell lies.] 

Even [until] this day, [Who] has [put] signs & wonders, [a.k.a. miracles] in the land of Egypt & in Israel, among other men & has made [Yourself] a Name, [like] this day? And [Who] has brought Your people, Israel, out of the land of Egypt with signs & wonders & with a strong hand & an [outstretched] arm & great terror? 

[Exodus 14:21-22 And Moses stretched out his hand over the [Red] Sea & the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night & made the sea dry land & the waters were divided. And the children [people] of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground. And the waters were a wall to them on their right hand [side] & on their left.]

And [You] have given them this land, [that] You [swore] to their [forefathers] to give them, a land flowing with milk & honey. And they came & [owned] it; but they [didn't] obey Your voice & neither [did they follow] Your Law. They have done [none] of the things You've commanded them to do. Therefore, You have caused all this [calamity] to come upon them.

[See,] the [embankments] & they have come to the city to [capture] it. And the city has been given into the hand of, [a.k.a. control of,] the Chaldeans, [who] fight against it, because of the sword, famine & the pestilence & [what] You have spoken [will happen.] And [look,] You see it. 

And, O Lord God, You have said to me, Buy [yourself] the field [with] money & take witnesses, [because] the city is given into the [control] of the Chaldeans. Then, the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, [Look,] I Am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? [Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.] 

Therefore, the Lord said [this, Look,] I will give this city into the [control] of the Chaldeans & into the [control] of [Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king & he shall [capture] it. And the Chaldeans, [who] fight against this city, shall come & set this city on fire & burn it with the houses, upon the roofs, [where] they have offered incense to Baal & poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger. 

For the children [people] of Israel & Judah, have only done evil before Me, from their youth. For the children [people] of Israel, have only provoked Me to anger with the work [made by] their hands, says the Lord. [2 Kings 21:4-7 And he built altars in the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said, I will put My Name in Jerusalem. And he built altars for all the [stars & constellations] of heaven in the 2 [courtyards] of the [Lord's] house. 

And he made his son pass through the fire & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology or horoscopes,] used enchantments, dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. talking with the dead] & wizards. He [brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger. 

And he set a carved image that he made, from the grove, into the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said to David & to Solomon, his son, I will put My Name forever, in this house & in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel.]

For My anger & My fury has been provoked by this city, from the day that they built it even [until] this day; [so] that I [would] remove it from [in front of] My face, because of all the evil of the children [people] of Israel & Judah. [Jeremiah 11:9-10 And the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah & [Jerusalem's] inhabitants. They [have returned] back to the [sins] of their forefathers, [who] refused to hear My Words. And they went after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel & Judah have broken My covenant, which I made with their [forefathers.] 

Which they, their: kings, princes, priests, prophets & the men of Judah & residents of Jerusalem, have done to provoke Me to anger. And they have turned [their backs] to Me & not [turned their] face [to Me.] [Although,] I taught them rising up early [to warn] & teaching them, [still] they haven't [listened] to receive instruction.

[Jeremiah 2:27-28 Saying to a [tree stump,] You are my father & to a stone, [a.k.a. rock,] You have [delivered] me. For they have turned their back to Me & not their face. But in the time of their trouble, they will say, Arise & save us. But where are your gods that you have made [yourselves?] Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble. For, O Judah, your gods are according to the number of your cities.]

But they [put] their abominations in the house to defile it, which is called by My Name. [2 Kings 21:3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekian, his father had destroyed & he [put] up altars for Baal & made a grove, [like] Ahab, [Israel's] king, did & worshiped all the [stars & constellations] of heaven & served them.] 

And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons & their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I [didn't command ] them, neither [did] it [come] into My mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. 

Therefore, now the Lord, the God of Israel says [this about] this city, [of which] you say, It shall be delivered into the hand of [Babylon's] king, by the: sword, famine & pestilence. [Watch,] I will gather them out of all countries [where] I have driven them in [My] anger & great [fury] & I will bring them again [all the way to] this place. And I will cause them to dwell safely. And they shall be My people & I will be their God. 

[1 Samuel 7:3 And Samuel [spoke] to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods & Ashtaroth from among you. And prepare your hearts to the Lord & serve only Him & He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.] 

And I will give them one heart & one way, [so] that they may fear [respect] Me forever, for the good of them & their children after them. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from [doing] good to them; but I will put My fear [respect] in their hearts, [so] that they shall not depart from Me. 

[Jeremiah 31:33 *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] their [inner] parts & write it in their hearts & [I] will be their God & they shall be My people.] 

[Yes,] I will rejoice over them to do them good & I will [certainly] plant them in this land with My whole heart & My whole soul. For the Lord says [this;] Like I have brought all this great [calamity] upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. And fields shall be bought in this land, [of which] you say, It is desolate without man or [animal.]

It is given into the [control] of the Chaldeans. Men shall buy fields [with] money & [sign deeds,] seal them & take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, the places [around] Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, in the cities [in] the mountains, in the cities of the valley, & in the cities of the South. For I will return [them, from] their captivity, says the Lord. 

[Jeremiah 17:26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, the places [around] Jerusalem, the land of Benjamin, from the plain, from the mountains & from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meat offerings, incense & bringing sacrifices [with] praise, to the [Lord's] house.]