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 40:1-16 The Captain of the Guard Released Jeremiah from Prison

 

The Captain of the Guard Released Jeremiah from Prison

Jeremiah 40:1-16                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzar Adan, the captain of the guard, had let [Jeremiah] go from Ramah, when he had taken [Jeremiah] bound in chains, among all [who] were carried away captive [from] Jerusalem & Judah, to Babylon. 

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah & said to him, The Lord your God has [declared disaster] on this place. Now, the Lord has brought it [about] & done [it] [like] He has said: because you have sinned against the Lord & haven't obeyed His voice. [That's why,] this thing [has happened] to you. 

[Jeremiah 7:30-31 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight, says the Lord. They have [put] their abominations in the house, which 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.]

And now, [look,] I [loosen] you this day from the chains [that] were upon your [hands.] If it [seems] good to you to come with me into Babylon, come & I will look [after] you well. 

But if it [seems bad] to you to come with me into Babylon, [don't go.] [See,] all the land is before you. [Where] it seems good & convenient for you to go, go [there.] 

Now, while he [had] not gone back yet, [Nebuzar Adan] said, Also, [you could] go back to Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [who was] the son of Shapahn, whom [Babylon's] king, has made governor over [Judah's] cities & dwell with him among the people. Or go [wherever] it seems convenient to you to go. 

So, the captain of the guard, gave [Jeremiah food] & [repayment] & let him go. Then, Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [in] Mizpah & dwelt with him, among the people [who] were left in the land. 

Now, when all the captains of the [troops] in the fields, even they & their men heard that [Babylon's] king had made Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, the governor in the land & had [put in his control:] men, women, children & the poor of the land, of [those who] weren't carried away captive to Babylon. 

Then, in Mizpah, [these] & all their men came to Gedaliah: even Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son; Johanan & Jonathan, [Kareah's] sons; Seraiah, [Tanhumeth's] son; & the sons of Ephai, the Netophathite & Jezaniah, the son of a Maachathite.

And Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [who was] the son of Shaphan, [swore] to them & their men, saying, [Don't be afraid] to serve the Chaldeans & dwell in the land & serve [Babylon's] king. It shall be well with you. [Look,] as for me, I will dwell [in] Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, [who] will come to us. 

But you, gather [yourselves:] wine, summer fruits & oil & put them in your vessels & [live] in your cities that you have [captured.] [Also,] when all the Jews, [who] were in: Moab; among the Ammonites; & in Edom & were in all the countries, [that] heard [Babylon's] king had left [some remaining from] Judah & had put Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [who was] the son of Shaphan, over them & all the Jews returned, even out of all [the] places, [where] they were driven. 

And [they] came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, [in] Mizpah & gathered very much: wine & summer fruits. [Additionally,] Johanan, [Koreah's] son, & all the captains of the [troops] that were in the fields, [also] came to Gedaliah, [in] Mizpah.

And [they] said to him, [Don't] you certainly know that Baalis, the [Ammonite's] king, has sent Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son, to [kill] you? But Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [didn't] believe them. 

Then, Johanan, [Kareah's] son, secretly [spoke] to Gedaliah, in Mizpah, saying, I pray [that] you let me go & I will [kill] Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son, & no man shall know it.

[Why] should he [kill] you, [so] that all the Jews [who] are gathered to you, should be scattered & the [rest] in Judah, perish? But Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, said to Johanan, [Kareah's] son, You [shouldn't] do this thing: for you speak falsely of Ishmael.  

[Jeremiah 41:2 Then, Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son & the 10 men, [who] were with him, arose & with a sword [struck] Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [who was] the son of Shaphan, & [killed] him, whom [Babylon's] king had made governor over the land.