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 7:1-17 The Lord Puts a Plumbline in the Midst of Israel

 

The Lord Puts a Plumbline in the Midst of Israel

Amos 7:1-17                        The Book of Amos [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord God has [declared this] to me; & [saw,] He formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the [late crop's sprouting] up. And, [look,] it was the [late crop] after the king's mowings. 

And it [happened,] that when they had [finished] eating the grass of the land, I then said, O Lord God, I [urge] you, [to] forgive. By whom shall Jacob arise? For he is small.

[Micah 5:2 *But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, [although] you [are small] among the 1,000's of Judah, [still] He, [Who] is to be ruler in Israel, shall come forth to me, out of You. Whose goings out have been from of old, from everlasting.] 

The Lord [withdrew] for this. The Lord says, It shall not be. [Amos 5:15 Hate the evil; love the good; & establish [justice] in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the [rest] of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.]

The Lord God [has declared this] to me: & [saw] the Lord God called to [fight with] fire, & it [dried up] the great deep & [ate] up a part, [a.k.a. portion,] [of it.] [Joel 1:19-20 O Lord, I will cry [out] to You. 

For the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, & the flame has burned all the trees of the field. The [animals] of the field also cry [out] to You,: for the rivers of waters are dried up, & the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.] 

Then, I said, O Lord God, I [beg] You, [to stop.] By whom shall Jacob arise? For he is small? The Lord [withdrew] for this. The Lord [said,] This also shall not be. He [showed] me [this;] & [look,] the Lord stood [with] a plumbline in His hand, upon a wall [that was] made by a plumbline.

And the Lord said to me, Amos, what [do] you see? And I said, A plumbline, [a.k.a. a weight suspended on the string to make sure a structure is centered.] Then the Lord said, [Watch,] I will [put] a plumbline in the midst of My people, Israel. I won't pass by them, again, anymore.

[Micah 7:18 Who to you, is [similar] [to] God, [Who pardons sin] & passes by  the transgression of the [rest] of His heritage? He [doesn't hold on to] His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.]

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, & the sanctuary of Israel, shall be laid [to] waste. And I will rise [up] against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. [1 Kings 12:28-30  [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] [got advice,] & made 2 calves of gold. 

And said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.] [See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up, out of the land of Egypt. And he [put] 1 in Beth El, & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.] 

Then, Amaziah, the priest of Beth El, [a.k.a. Beth Aven,] sent to Jeroboam, [Israel's] king, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For Amos says [this;] Jeroboam shall die by the sword & Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 

[Amos 5:26-27 But you have [carried] the tabernacle of your: Moloch & Chiun, your images & the star of your god, [that] you made [for] yourselves. Therefore, I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the Lord, Whose Name Is The God of Hosts.]

Also, Amaziah said to Amos, O you Seer, go, flee [& get yourself] away into the land of Judah, & eat bread there & prophesy there. [1 Samuel 9:9 (Before [that] time, in Israel, when a man went to [inquire] of God, he [said this,] Come, & let's go to the Seer: for he, is now called a Prophet, [who] was [before this,] called a Seer.)]

But [don't] prophesy any more [in] Beth El: for it is the king's chapel, & it's the king's court, [a.k.a. royal house.] Then, Amos answered & said to Amaziah, I [wasn't a] prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a [herder,] & I gathered fruit [from] the [sycamore] [tree.] 

And the Lord took me [like] I followed the flock, & the Lord said to me, Go, & prophesy to My people, Israel. Therefore, you, now hear the Word of the Lord. You [say, Don't] prophesy against Israel, & [don't preach] your Word against the house of Isaac. 

[Isaiah 30:8-11 Now go, & write it [in front of] them [on] a [tablet] & note it in a book, [so] that it may be for the time to come forever & ever: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that won't hear the Law of the Lord. 

Which say to the Seers, [Don't] see; & the prophets, [Don't] prophesy to us [righteous] things. Speak to us, [pleasant] things, & prophesy [what is:] [deceitful.] You, [go astray off] the [road,] & turn aside out of the path & cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.]

Therefore, the Lord says [this;] Your wife shall be an [unfaithful] harlot in the city, & your sons & daughters shall fall by the sword. And your land shall be divided by [a] line; & you shall die in a [defiled] land. And Israel shall surely go into captivity [from] his land. 

[2 Kings 17:16-18 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. stars or constellations,] & 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. Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel, & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, [except] only the tribe of Judah.]