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 48:1-35 The Names & Borders of the Tribes of Israel

 

The Names & Borders of the Tribes of Israel

Ezekiel 48:1-35            The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, these are the names of the tribes. For these are a portion  for Dand, [from its] East sides & [to its] West [side] From the [northern] [border's] end, to the [road] of the coast of Hethlon, [headed toward] Hamath, & [to] Hazar Enan & the border of Damascus, toward the [North] coast of Hamath. 

And [next to] the border of Dan, from the East to the West [sides,] [is] a portion for Asher. And by the border of Asher, from the East side, even to the West side, [is] a portion for Naphtali. And by the border of Naphtali, from East to the West [sides,] [is] a portion for Manasseh. 

And by the border of Manasseh, from the East side to the West side, [is] a portion for Ephraim. And by the border of Ephraim, from the East side, even to the West side, [is] a portion for Reuben. And by the border of Rueben, from the East side to the West side, [is] a portion for Judah. 

And by the border of Judah, from East side to the West side, shall be the offering [of land] [that] you shall offer of 25,000 reeds, [a.k.a. 25,000 cubits,] in [width] & in length. [Like] 1 of the other [portions,] from the East side to the West side. And the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 

[Ezekiel 45:1-2 [Also,] when you shall divide the land for [an] inheritance by lot, [a.k.a. randomly,] you shall offer and [offering] to the Lord, a holy portion of the land. The length shall be the length of 25,000 reeds, & [its width] shall be 10,000 [reeds.]

This shall be holy in all [its] borders, [all around it.] [From] this, there shall be [set aside] [a] square [portion] for the sanctuary: 500 [cubits] in length & 500 [cubits] in [width.] And 50 cubits [all around it] for [its] suburbs, [a.k.a. open spaces.] 

The [portion of land] you shall offer to the Lord, shall be 25,000 [long] & 10,000 [wide.] And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy [offering portion, extending] toward the North: 25,000 [long] & [extending] toward the West: 10,000 [wide.] 

And [extending] East: 10,000 [wide] & [extending] toward the South: 25,000 in length. And the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst of it. It shall be for the priests, [who] are sanctified [from] the sons, [a.k.a. descendants] of Zadok, which have kept My [assigned duties] & [didn't go] astray, when the children [people] of Israel went astray, [like] the Levites went astray. 

[Ezekiel 44:10 And the Levites, [who have] gone away far from Me, when Israel went astray & [those, who] went astray from Me, after their idols. They shall even bear [the guilt] of their [sins.] 

And this [offering] of the land, by the border of the Levites, that is offered, shall be to them a thing Most Holy. And [next to] the border of the priests, the Levites shall have 25,000 [cubits] in length & 10,000 in [width.] All [of its] length shall be 25,000 & [its width:] 10,000. 

And they shall not sell it, [nor] exchange [it,] nor [transfer ownership of] the first fruits of the land: for it is holy to the Lord. And the [remaining] 25,000 left [of] the [width, beside] the 25,000 [length,] shall be a [common] place for the city, for [dwellings] & suburbs. And the city shall be in the [middle of it.] 

And these shall be the [measurements of it:] the North side: 4,500; & the South side: 4,500; & on the East side: 4,500 & the West side: 4,500. And the suburbs, [a.k.a. open spaces,] of the city shall be 250 [cubits] toward the North & toward the South: 250, & toward the East: 250 & toward the West: 250.

And the [rest of its] length [next to] the [offering of land,] the holy portion, shall be 10,000 [cubits] eastward, & 10,000 westward. And it shall be over [next to] the [offering] of the holy portion [of land offered.] 

And the [increased produce of it,] shall be for food [for those, who work for] the city. And [from] all of the tribes of Israel, [of those, who work for] the city, shall [cultivate] it. All [the portion of land offered to the Lord,] shall be 25,000 [cubits] by 25,000. 

You shall [set aside from the offering, a square] holy [portion] with the possession [for] the city. And the [rest] shall be for the prince, on one side of the holy [portion offered] & on the other [side] & the [city's] possession, over [next to] 25,000 [cubit portion offered extending] toward the East border. 

And [extending] westward over [next to] the 25,000 [cubit portion extending] toward the West border, [next to] the portions for the prince. And it shall be the holy [portion of land offered.] And the sanctuary of the [Lord's] house shall be in the [middle of it.] 

[Also,] [apart:] from the possession [for] the Levites & from the possession [for] the city, [which are] in the midst of [what belongs to the prince,] between the border of Judah & the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. As for the rest of the tribes, from the East side to the West side, Benjamin shall have a portion. 

And by the border of Benjamin, from the East side to the West side, Simeon shall have a portion. And by the border of Simeon, from the East side to the West side, Issachar, [shall have] a portion. And by the border of Issachar, from the East side to the West side, Zebulun, [shall have] a portion. 

And by the border of Zebulun, from the East side to the West side, Gad [shall have] a portion. And by the border of Gad, at the South side, [extending] southward, the border shall even be from Tamar, [all the way] to the Waters of Strife, [a.k.a. The Waters of Meribah,] in Kedesh, [along] the river toward the Great Sea, [a.k.a. The Mediterranean Sea.] 

This is the land, [that] you shall divide by lot [among] the tribes of Israel for [an] inheritance. And these are their portions, says the Lord God. And these are [their exits] out of the city on the North side: [a measurement of] 4,500 [cubits.] 

And the gates of the city shall be [named] after [all] the tribes of Israel: 3 gates northward: 1 gate [for] Reuben; 1 gate [for] Judah; & 1 gate [for] Levi. And on the East side, 4,500 [cubits] & 3 gates: 1 gate [for] Joseph; 1 gate [for] Benjamin; & 1 gate [for] Dan. 

And at the South side, 4,500 [cubits] & 3 gates: 1 gate [for] Simeon; 1 gate [for] Issachar; 1 gate [for] Zebulun. At the West side, 4,500 [cubits] & 3 gates; 1 gate [for] Gad; 1 gate [for] Asher; & 1 gate [for] Naphtali.

[All around,] [the inheritance,] it was the measurement of] 18,000 [cubits.] And the name of the city from that day shall be: The Lord Is There.