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.

Daniel 1:1-21 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon Takes Judah's King Captive

 

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon Takes Judah's King Captive

Daniel 1:1-21                   The Book of Daniel [in Smaller Chunks]

[During] the 3rd year of [Jeoiakim's rule as] king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, came into Jerusalem & besieged it. [Jeremiah 52:30 in the 23rd year Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar,] [ruled,] Nebuzar Adan, the captain of the guard, carried away captive 745 [people who were] Jews. All the [people] were 4,600 [total taken captive.]

And the Lord gave Jehoiakim, [Judah's] king, into [Nebuchadnezzar's] hand, [along] with part of the vessels [from] the house of God, that he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god. And he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. 

[2 Kings 24:13 And he carried out [from there,] all the treasures of the house of the Lord & the treasures of the king's house & cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, [that] Solomon, [Israel's] king, had made, as the Lord had said, [for] the temple of the Lord.] 

And the king [spoke] to Ashpenaz, the master of the eunuchs, [so] that he should bring [some] of [Israel's] children & [some] of the king's & [prince's] seed, [a.k.a. offspring.]

Children, in whom, was no blemish; but [were] well favored, [a.k.a. well liked;] & skillful in all wisdom; & [clever] in knowledge; & understanding science. And [those, who] had [the] ability [within] them to stand in the king's palace, [to] whom, they might teach the [Chaldean's, a.k.a. Babylonian's, knowledge & language.] 

And the king appointed them daily [provisions, from] the king's meat, [a.k.a. food,] & wine [that] he drank: [in order to] [nourish] them 3 years, [so] that at the end [of it,] they might stand before the king. 

Now, among these were the children of Judah: Daniel; Hananiah; Mishael; & Azariah: to whom, the prince, [a.k.a. leader] of the eunuchs, gave [them] names. For he gave the name of: Belteshazzar to Daniel; Shadrach to Hananiah; Meshach to Mishael; & Abed Nego to Azariah. 

But Daniel [planned within] his heart, that he wouldn't defile himself with the king's portion of meat, [a.k.a. food,] nor the wine [that] he drank. Therefore, [Daniel, requested [from] the [leader] of the eunuchs, that he might not defile himself. 

Now, God had brought Daniel into [high regard & fondness] with the [leader] of the eunuchs. And the [leader] of the eunuchs said to Daniel, [I'm afraid of] my lord, the king, who has appointed your meat & your drink.

For why should he see your faces worse [looking] than the children, [a.k.a. young men who] are [Jews?] Then, you shall make me endanger my head [before] the king. 

Then, Daniel said to Melzar, whom the [leader] of the eunuchs had [put] over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, & Azariah, I urge you to [test] your servants, 10 days; & let them give us pulse, [a.k.a. vegetables,] to eat & water to drink. 

Then, let our [faces] & the [faces] of the children, [who] eat the portion of the king's meat, be looked upon, [in front of] you. [Then,] deal with your servants, [according to what] you see. So, he [agreed] with them [about] this matter & tested them 10 days. 

And at the end of 10 days, their [faces] appeared [nicer-looking] & [more plump] than all the children, [a.k.a. young men, who ate] the king's portion of meat. [So,] Melzar took away their portion of meat & wine that they [were supposed to] drink & gave them [vegetables.]

As for these 4 [young men,] God gave them knowledge & skill in all: learning & wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions & dreams. Now, at the end of the [time] that the king had said [that] [these] should be [brought] in, then, the [leader] of the eunuchs brought them in [in front of] Nebuchadnezzar.

And the king [talked] with them. And among all [of] them, none was found like: Daniel; Hananiah; Mishael;& Azaraiah. Therefore, they stood [in front of] the king. And the king [examined] them in all matters of wisdom & understanding. 

He found them 10 times better than all the magicians & astrologers, [who] were in his realm. And Daniel, even continued [until] the first year of king Cyrus. [Daniel 6:28 So, this Daniel prospered [during] the reign of Darius & [during] the reign of Cyrus, the Persian.]