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.

Amos 3:1-15 Israel Shall be Removed, Like Pieces of Lamb from a Lion's Mouth

 

Israel Shall be Removed, Like Pieces of Lamb from a Lion's Mouth

Amos 3:1-15                        The Book of Amos [in Smaller Chunks]

Hear this Word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children [people] of Israel. Against the whole family, [that] I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, I have only known you, of all the family of the earth. Therefore, I will punish you for all your [sins.] 

[Psalm 106:34-39 They didn't destroy the nations, [about] whom the Lord commanded them. But were [mixed] among the heathen, & learned their works. And they served their idols: [that] were a snare to them. 

[Yes,] they sacrificed their sons & daughters to [demons,] & shed [the] blood [of the] innocent, even the blood of their sons & daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. And the land was [defiled] with [bloodshed.] [Like this,] they were defiled with their own works, & went [like unfaithful harlots] with their own inventions.] 

Can 2 walk together, [unless] they are agreed? Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out [in] his den, if he [hasn't captured anything?] Can a bird fall into a snare upon the [ground,] where no [trap] is for him? 

Shall [someone] take up a [trap] from the [ground,] & [has caught] nothing at all? Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, & the people [aren't] afraid? Shall there be [calamity] in a city, & the Lord hasn't done it? Surely, the Lord God will do nothing, [unless] He [reveals] His secret to His servants, the prophets. 

The lion has roared & who wouldn't [be afraid?] The Lord God has spoken, Who can [help,] but [to] prophesy? [Declare] in the palaces [of] Ashdod, & in the palaces in the land of Egypt, & say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, & [watch] the [large chaos] & oppression in the midst [of it.] 

The Lord says, For they [don't] know to do [what is] right. [Those,] who store up [plunder from] violence & robbery in their palaces. [2 Kings 24:12-13 And Jehoiachin, [Judah's] king, went out to the king of Babylon, he; his: mother; servants; princes; & officers. And the king of Babylon, [captured] him in the 8th year [he ruled.] 

And he, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar,] carried out [from there,] all the treasures of the [Lord's] house, & the treasures of the king's house, & cut in pieces all the vessels of gold [that] Solomon, [Israel's] king, had made, [like] the Lord had said, [for] the temple of the Lord.] 

The Lord God says [this;] Therefore, an [enemy] shall be there, even [all around] the land. And he shall bring down your strength from you, & your palaces shall be [plundered.] 

The Lord says [this; Like] the shepherd takes 2 legs, or a piece of an ear; out of the mouth of the lion; so shall the children [people] of Israel, [who] dwell in Samaria, be taken out, [from:] the corner of a bed, & [those] in Damascus, [from] a couch. 

The Lord God, the God of Hosts says, You hear [this] & testify in the house of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] On that day that I shall visit, [a.k.a. punish,] the [sins] of Israel, upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth El, [a.k.a. Beth Aven.] And the horns of the altar shall be cut off, & fall to the ground. 

[2 Kings 23:14-15 And he [broke] in pieces the images, & cut down the groves, & filled their places with the bones of men. [Also,] the altar that was at Beth El, & the high place [that] Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, had made, who made Israel sin, he [broke] down, both that altar & the high place, & burned the high place & [stomped] it to small powder, & burned the grove.] 

And I will [strike] the winter house, [along] with the summer house, & the houses of ivory shall perish, & the [large] houses shall have an end, says the Lord.