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 27:1-36 The Sheep of Tyrus

 

The Sheep of Tyrus

Ezekiel 27:1-36            The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord came again to me, saying, Now, you, Son of man, take up [mourning] for Tyrus, [a.k.a. Tyre.] And say to Tyrus, O you, [who] are [situated] at the [entrance] of the sea, [who is] a merchant [for] the people [of] many [coastal islands,] 

The Lord God says [this;] O Tyrus, you have said, I [have] perfect beauty. Your borders are in the midst of the seas & your builders have perfected your beauty. [Ezekiel 28:7 Therefore, [watch,] I will bring strangers upon you, the terrible of the nations & they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom & shall defile your [intelligence.] 

They have made all your [ship's planks] of fir trees [from] Senir. They have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for you. They have made your oars of the oaks [from] Bashan. The company of Ashurites have made your benches of ivory, brought [from] the [islands] of Chittim. 

[What] you spread [out] to be your sail; [was] fine linen with [embroidered] work from Egypt. That which covered you, [was royal] blue & purple from the [coastal islands] of Elishah. The [residents] of Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] & Arvand were you mariners, [a.k.a. oarsmen.]

O Tyrus, your wise men that were in you, were your pilots, [a.k.a. ships' captains.] The [elders] of Gebal & [its] wisemen [there within] you, were your [caulkers for] all the ships of the sea. Their [mariners] were [within] you to [take care of] your merchandise.

[Those from:] Persia; Lud & Phut, were in your army, your men of war. They [hung their shields & helmets] in you. They [displayed] your [splendor.] The men [from] Arvad, with your army were upon your walls, [all around.] And the Gammadims were in your towers. 

They [hung] their shields [all around] upon your walls. They have made your beauty perfect. Tarshish was your merchant, [because] of the multitude of all [types] of riches: silver; iron; tin; & lead & they traded in your fairs, [a.k.a. market places.] 

Javan; Tubal; & Meshech, were your merchants. They traded for the [bodies] of men & brass vessels in your [markets.] [Joel 3:3-6 And they have cast lots for My people & have given a boy for a harlot & sold a girl, for wine, [so] that they might drink. [Yes,] what [do] you have to do with Me, O Tyre & Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] & all the coasts of Palestine? Will you [give] Me a [repayment?] 

And if you [repay] Me, I will swiftly & speedily return your [repayment] upon your own head; because you have taken My silver & My gold & have carried My [pretty] & pleasant things into your temples. 

Also, you have sold the children [people] of Judah & Jerusalem to the Grecians, [a.k.a. Greeks, so] that you might remove them far from their borders.] 

[Those who were from] the house of Togarmah, traded in your [market places] with horses; horsemen & mules. The men [from] Dedan were your merchants, [a.k.a. traders,] & many [coastal islands] [provided] the merchandise [to be sold from] your hand. 

For a present they brought you: ivory horns & ebony. Syria was your merchant, [because] of the multitude of the wares, [a.k.a. merchandise,] you [made.] They occupied your [market places] with: emeralds; purple; [embroidered] work; fine line; coral & [agates.] 

Judah & the land of Israel were your [traders.] They traded in your [market places:] wheat [from] Minnith & Pannag, & honey; oil; & balm, [a.k.a. soothing ointment.] 

Damascus was your merchant, [because of] the multitude of [merchandise you made] & for the multitude of all [the] riches & the wine of Helbon & white wool. Also, Dan & Javan going [back & forth,] [paid for wares] in your [market places:] bright iron; cassia; & calamus, were in your market.

Dedan was your merchant [with] precious [cloth] for chariots. Arabia & all [Kedar's] princes [worked & traded] with you in: lambs; rams; & goats. They were your merchants in these. 

The merchants of Sheba & Raamah, were your merchants. They [worked] in your fairs & [traded] with [the best] of all: spices; & all precious stones & gold. Haran; Canneh; & Eden, the merchants of Sheba; Asshur, [a.k.a. Assyria,] & Chilmad, were your merchants.

These were your merchants, [who traded] in all sorts of things: blue clothes; [embroidered] work; & made cedar chests; & rich [clothing tied] with cords, [were] among your merchandise. 

The ships of Tarshish [sang about] you in your [market place] & you were replenished, [a.k.a. resupplied,] & made very glorious in the midst of the seas. Your rowers have brought you into [deep, large] waters. The East wind has broken you in the [middle] of the seas. 

[2 Chronicles 20:37 Then, Eliezer, [Dodavah's] son, [from] Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken your works. And the ships were broken, [so] that they weren't able to go to Tarshish.]

Your: riches; [market places;] merchandise, mariners [captains; caulkers;] & traders of your merchandise, & all your men of war, [within] you & all your [multitude of people within] you, shall fall into the midst of the seas, [on] the day of your, [a.k.a. Tyrus',] ruin. 

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the [captains' out] cry. And all [who] handle [oars;] the mariners & all the [captains] of the sea, shall come down [off] their ships & they shall stand upon the land. 

[Revelation 18:16-17 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen; purple; scarlet & [was decorated] with gold; precious stones; & pearls! For in one hour, [such] great riches [have] come to [nothing.] And every ship master; the company [of] ships; sailors; & as many as trade by the sea, stood [far away.] 

And [they] shall cause their [voices] to be heard against you & shall cry [out] bitterly & shall [throw] up dust upon their heads & they shall wallow themselves in the ashes. [Isaiah 22:12 And [on] that day, the Lord God of Hosts [called] to: weeping, mourning; baldness; & [strapping] on sackcloth.] 

And they shall make themselves [totally] bald for you & [strap themselves] with sackcloth & shall weep [bitterly] for you [with] bitter: wailing & [hearts.] And in their wailing, they shall take up [mourning] for you & [grieve] over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, the destroyed in the midst of the sea? 

When your [merchandise] went out [on] the seas, you [filled] many people & you [enriched] the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches & your merchandise. 

[Revelation 18:19 And they [threw] dust on their heads & cried [out,] weeping & wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, [in which] all, [who] had ships in the sea were made rich, [because] of her [wealth!] For in 1 hour, she is made desolate.] 

[During] the time when you shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, your merchandise & all your [crew] in the midst of you, shall fall. [Ezekiel 26:19 For the Lord God says [this;] When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that aren't inhabited; I shall bring up the deep upon you & [large] waters shall cover you.] 

All the [residents] of the [coastal islands] shall be astonished [about] you & their kings shall be [very] afraid & shall [have] troubled [faces.] The merchants among the people, shall hiss at you. You shall be a terror & never shall be anymore.

[Zephaniah 2:15 Is this the rejoicing city, that dwelt carelessly, & said in her heart, I am & there [are] none [besides me?] How she [has] become a desolation & a place for [animals] to lie down in! Everyone, [who] passes by her, shall his & [shake] his hand.]