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.

Ezekiel 23:1-49 The Lord's Example of Samaria & Jerusalem as 2 Unfaithful Sisters

 

The Lord's Example of Samaria & Jerusalem as 2 Unfaithful Sisters

Ezekiel 23:1-49             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord came again to me, saying, Son of man, there were 2 women, the daughters of [the same] mother. And they committed [unfaithful harlotry] in Egypt. They committed [these acts of harlotry] in their youth. 

[In Egypt,] their breasts, the [bosom] of their virginity, were [embraced] & bruised there. And the names of them were Aholah, the elder & Aholibah, her sister. And they were Mine & they [bore] sons & daughters. Their names were [this;] Samaria is Aholah & Jerusalem [is] Aholibah. 

And Aholah played the [unfaithful] harlot, when she was Mine & she doted on, [a.k.a. showered affection on,] her lovers, the Assyrians, her neighbors, [who] were clothed with [royal] blue. All of them: captains & rulers, desirable young horse men riding upon horses. 

She committed her [infidelities] with them [like this] with all [those, who] were the chosen men of Assyria & with all [for whom she lusted.] She defiled herself with all their idols. Neither [did] she [stop] her [unfaithful harlotry] [when she was] brought from Egypt. 

For they lay with her, in her youth, & they bruised the [bosom] of her virginity & poured [out] their [unfaithful harlotries] upon her. [Exodus 32:2-4 And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your: wives; sons & daughters & bring them to me.

And all the people [broke] off the golden earrings [that] were in their ears & brought them to Aaron. And he received them [from] their [hands] & fashioned it with a [carving] tool. After he had made it a [molded] calf, they said, O Israel, these [are] your gods, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt.] 

[For this reason,] I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand, [a.k.a. under the control,] of the Assyrians, upon whom she [showers her affection.] These [uncovered] her nakedness. They took her sons & daughters & slew her with the sword. And she became famous among women.

For they had [carried out] judgment upon her. And when her sister, Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] saw this, she was even more corrupt in her [unrestrained] love & [unfaithful harlotries,] than her sister, [a.k.a. Samaria.] 

She, [a.k.a. Jerusalem, showered affection] upon the Assyrians, her neighbors, most gorgeously clothed:  captains; rulers & horsemen, all desirable young men riding upon horses. Then, I saw that she was defiled & that they both took the one [path.] 

[Ezekiel 16:29 [Also,] you have multiplied your [acts of harlotry] in the land of Canaan [all the way to] Chaldea. And [still] you weren't satisfied with [this.] 

And she increased her [infidelities:] for when she saw men, the images of Chaldeans, [drawn] upon the wall, with vermillion, [a.k.a. scarlet, strapped] with [belts] upon their [waists] & [plentiful] dyed [turbans] upon their heads. 

All of them [looked like] princes, [according to] the [customs] of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their [birth.] And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she [showered affection] upon them & sent messengers to them, to Chaldea, [a.k.a. Babylon.] 

And the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love & they defiled her with their [infidelities] & she was polluted [by] them. And her mind was alienated from them. 

[2 Kings 17:15-17 And they rejected His [mandates] & His covenant that He made with their [forefathers] & His testimonies, which He testified against them. And they followed vanity, [a.k.a. idols,] & became vain & went after the heathen, [who] were [all around] them, [about] whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them. 

And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God & made [themselves] [molded] images, even 2 calves & made a grove & worshiped all the host of heaven, [a.k.a. constellations, or stars,] & served Baal. 

And they caused their sons & daughters to pass through the fire & used divination; enchantments; & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.] 

So, she [uncovered] her [unfaithful acts of harlotry] & nakedness. Then, My mind was alienated from her, like My mind was alienated from her sister. [Still,] she multiplied her [unfaithful harlotries, by remembering] the days of her youth, [in which] she had played the [unfaithful] harlot in the land of Egypt. 

[Jeremiah 10:2-6 The Lord says [this, Don't] learn the [ways] of the heathen & [don't] be [discouraged] at the signs of heaven. For the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain, [a.k.a. worthless,] For [someone] cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the [lumberman's] hands with an ax. 

They [decorate] it with silver & gold & they fasten it with nails & hammers, [so] that it [doesn't] move. They are upright [like] the palm tree, but [don't] speak. They must be [carried,] because they can't [walk.] 

[Don't] be afraid of them: for they can't do evil & also neither is it in them to do good. [Since] there [are] none like You, O Lord; You are great & Your Name is great in [strength.] 

For she [showered affection] upon her [lovers,] whose flesh is [like] the flesh of [a donkey] & whose [offspring are] like the [offspring] of horses. [Like this,] you [remembered] the lewdness of your youth, by the Egyptians bruising the [bosom] of your youth. 

[Deuteronomy 31:20 For when I shall have brought them into the land, [that] I [swore] to their [forefathers,] that flows with milk & honey & they shall have eaten & filled themselves & [grown] fat; then, they will turn to other gods & serve them & provoke Me & break My covenant.] 

Therefore, O Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] the Lord God says [this, Look,] I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated. And I will bring them against you on every side: the Babylonians; all the Chaldeans; Pekod; Shoa; Koa; & all the Assyrians with them. 

All of them, desirable young men, riding on horses: captains; rulers & great lords [of fame.] [Ezekiel 16:37-41 Therefore, [watch,] I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure & all [those] that you have loved, with all [those] that you have hated. 

I will even gather them [all around] against you & will [uncover] your nakedness to them, [so] that they may see all your nakedness. And I will judge you, [like] women, [who commit adultery] & [those who] shed blood are judged. And I will give you [bloodshed] in fury & jealousy. 

And also, I will give you into their hand & they shall throw down your eminent place, [a.k.a. shrine,] & shall break down your high places. Also they shall strip you of your clothes & shall take your [beautiful] jewels & leave you naked & bare. 

They shall also bring up [troops] against you & they shall stone you & thrust you through with their swords. And they shall burn your house with fire & [carry out] judgments upon you in the sight of many women. And I will cause you to [stop] from playing the [unfaithful] harlot & you shall no [longer] hire anymore [lovers.]

And they shall come against you with: chariots; wagons & wheels, with [a multitude] of people, [who] shall put [armor,] shield & helmet  [all around] against you. And I will [put] judgment before them & they shall judge you according to their [own] judgments. And I will [put] My jealousy against you. [Deuteronomy 32:16 They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods & they provoked Him to anger with abominations.] 

And they shall deal with you furiously & they shall take away your nose & your ears & the [rest of you] shall fall by the sword. [Ezekiel 8:17-18 Then, He said to me, Have you seen this, O Son of man? Is it a [little] thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations that they commit here? 

For they have filled the land with violence & returned to provoke Me to anger. And, [look,] they [thumb] their nose [at Me.] Therefore, I will also [act with] fury & [My] eye shall not spare & neither will I have pity. And [although] they cry [out] in [My] ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.] 

They shall take your sons & daughters & [those remaining] shall be devoured by the fire. They shall also strip [off] your clothes & take away your [beautiful] jewels. [Like this,] I will make your [unfaithfulness] to [depart] from you & your [unfaithful harlotry] [that was] brought from the land of Egypt. 

So, you shall [no longer] lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt anymore. For the Lord God says [this, Look,] I will deliver you into the hand of [those] whom you [hate] & into the hand of [those] from whom your mind is alienated. 

And they shall deal hatefully with you & shall take away all you [worked for] & shall leave you naked & bare. And the nakedness of your [unfaithful harlotry] shall be [uncovered] & both your [lustfulness] & your [infidelities.]

I will do these things to you, because you have gone [unfaithfully, according to] the heathen & because you are [defiled] with their idols. You have [followed] the [path] of your sister. Therefore, I will give her cup into your hand. 

[Jeremiah 25:15-16 For the Lord God [said this about] Israel to me; Take the wine of this cup of fury [in] My hand & cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. And they shall drink & be [shaken] & [insane,] because of the sword that I will send among them.]

The Lord God says [this;] you shall drink of your sister's deep & [wide] cup, [that] contains much. You shall be laughed [at] & [looked down on] & [held as a mockery.] You, shall be filled with the cup of astonishment & desolation & be [drunk] with the cup of your sister, Samaria. 

You shall even drink [from] it & suck [the dregs] out & you shall it break [it into] [shards, a.k.a. slivers,] & [remove] your own [bosom.] For I have spoken it says the Lord God. 

Therefore, the Lord God says [this;] Because You have forgotten Me & [thrown] Me behind your back, Therefore, you also bear [the guilt of] your lewdness & [unfaithful harlotries.] [Nehemiah 9:26-27 [However,] they were disobedient & rebelled against You & [threw] Your Law behind their backs & [killed] Your prophets, [who] testified against them, to [return] them to You. 

And they [brought about] great provocations. Therefore, You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who [troubled] them. And in their time of trouble, when they cried [out] to You, you heard them from heaven & You gave them [deliverers,] who saved them [from] the hand of their enemies, according to Your [multitude of] mercies.] 

[Additionally,] the Lord said to me, Son of man, will you judge Aholah, [a.k.a. Samaria,] & Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem?] [Still] declare to them their abominations.

[2 Kings 21:21-22 And he [followed] all the [ways] that his father [followed] & served the idols that his father served & worshiped them. And he [abandoned] the Lord God of his [forefathers] & [didn't follow] in the [ways] of the Lord.] 

They have committed adultery & blood is on their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols. And have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [idols.] [Also,] they have done this to Me. 

They have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day & have [defiled] My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, they came the same day into My sanctuary to [defile] it. And, [look,] they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house. 

And [additionally,] you have sent a messenger for men to come from far [away] & [look,] they came. For whom did you wash yourself, paint your eyes & [decorate] yourself with ornaments? 

And [you] sat on a stately bed, [with] a table prepared before it, [upon which,] you had put [My] incense & My oil [on it.] And the common sort [of men] were brought, Sabeans, from the wilderness, [who] put bracelets upon their hands & beautiful crowns upon their heads. 

And a voice of a multitude, at ease was with her. Then, I said to her, [who] was [experienced] in adulteries, Will they now commit [unfaithful harlotry] with her & she with them? [Still] they went in [to] her, [a.k.a. the city, like] they go in [to] a woman, [who] plays the harlot. 

So, they went in [to] Aholah, [a.k.a. Samaria,] & Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] the lewd women. And they, the righteous men, shall judge them [similar to] the manner of: adulteresses & women [who] shed blood; because they are adulteresses & [bloodshed] is [on] their hands. 

For the Lord God says [this;] I will bring up [troops] upon them & will give them to be removed & [plundered.] And the [troops] shall stone them & dispose [of]  them with their swords. They shall slay their sons & daughters & burn their houses with fire. 

I will cause [this unfaithfulness,] to [stop] out of the land, [so] that all women [won't] be taught to [follow] after your [lustfulness.] And they shall [repay] you [for] your [lustfulness] & you shall bear the sins of your idols. And you shall know that I Am the Lord God. 

[Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according as 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 & makes [up lies.]