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.

Hosea 13:1-16 Ephraim Did What Was Offensive with Baal

 

Ephraim Did What Was Offensive with Baal

Hosea 13:1-16                   The Book of Hosea [in Smaller Chunks]

When Ephraim [spoke] trembling, he exalted, [a.k.a. elevated,] himself in Israel. But when [Ephraim] offended [through] Baal, he died. [Hosea 12:14 Ephraim provoked Him to [very bitter] anger. Therefore, He shall leave his [bloodshed] upon him. And his Lord shall return his [disgrace] to him.]

And now they sin [even] more, & have made [themselves molded] images [from] their silver, & idols according to their own [skill.] All of it, the work of craftsmen. They say [about] them, Let the men, [who] sacrifice, kiss the calves. 

[1 Kings 17:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] took [advice,] & made 2 calves of gold, & said to them, 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, [a.k.a. Beth Aven,] & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin. For the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.]

Therefore, they shall be [like] the morning cloud, & [like] the early dew that [pass] away. [Like] the chaff, [a.k.a. hulls of grain,] that [are blown away by] the whirlwind [from] the floor [for threshing,] & [like] the smoke [drifts away] [from] the chimney. 

[Still,] I Am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, & you shall know no god, but Me. For there is no Savior beside Me. [Titus 2:13-14 [While] looking for that blessed hope & the glorious [appearance] of the great God & our Savior Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us, from all [sinfulness.] And purify to Himself a [special] people, zealous [for] good works.]

I [knew] you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. [Deuteronomy 32:10 He found them in a desert land, & in the [wastelands] howling [in the] wilderness. He led them [around] & He instructed them & He kept them as the apple of His eye.] 

So, they were filled, according to their pastures, & their heart was exalted. Therefore, they have forgotten Me. [Deuteronomy 8:15-18 Who led you through that [large] & terrible wilderness, [in which] were fiery serpents, scorpions, & drought, where there was no water. 

Who brought water out of the rock of flint [for] you. Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, [that] your [forefathers didn't know, so] that He might humble you, & that He might [test] you, to do you good at your [final] end. 

And you [said] in your heart, My power & the [strength] of [my] hand has gotten me this wealth. But you shall remember the Lord your God. For it is He, [Who] gives power to get wealth, [so] that He may establish His covenant [contract, that] He [swore] to your [forefathers,] as it is this day.] 

Therefore, I will be [like] a lion to them, & [like] a leopard by the [road.] I will [watch] them. I will meet them [like] a bear, that is bereaved of her [cubs] & will [tear open] their heart. And the wild beast shall tear them & I will devour them like a lion there. 

[Jeremiah 17:9-10 Above all things, the heart is deceitful, & desperately wicked. Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, & I [test] the [heart strings,] even to give every man, according to his ways, & the fruit [produced by] his [actions.] 

O Israel, you [have] destroyed yourself, but in Me, is your help. I will be your King. Where is any other, [who] may save you in all your cities? And [where are] your judges, [to] whom you said, Give me a king & princes? [1 Samuel 8:6-7 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. 

And Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, [Pay attention] to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For they haven't rejected you, but they have rejected Me, [so] that I shouldn't [rule] over them.] 

In [My] anger, I gave you a king & took him away in My [fury.] [1 Samuel 15:22-23 And Samuel said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings & sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? [Look,] to obey is better than [to] sacrifice, & to [listen] [is better] than the fat of rams. For rebellion is [like] the sin of witchcraft. 

And stubbornness is [like sinfulness] & idolatry. Because you have rejected the Word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.] 

The [sinfulness] of Ephraim is [tied] up, & his sin is [hidden.] The sorrows of a woman [in labor] shall come upon him. He is an unwise son. For he [won't] stay long in the place for the [delivery] of children. I will ransom them from the power of the grave & I will redeem them from death. [Matthew 20:28 *Even [like] the Son of Man [didn't] come to be ministered to, but to minister, & to give His life [as] a ransom for many.] 

O death, I will be your [affliction,] O grave, I will be your destruction. [John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, [so] that [whoever] believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God [didn't] [send] His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.] 

[Regret] shall be [hidden] from [My] eyes. [Although] he [is productive] among his brethren, an East wind shall come. The wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, & his spring [of water,] shall become dry, & his fountains shall be dried up. He shall [plunder] the treasure of all the pleasant vessels.

[2 Kings 24:13 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. And cut in pieces all the vessels of gold [that] Solomon had made, [like] the Lord had said, [that were] in the [Lord's] temple. ]

Samaria shall become desolate, [because] she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword & their infants shall be dashed [to] pieces, & their [pregnant] women shall be ripped [open.] 

[2 Kings 8:12 And Hazael said, Why [do you] weep my lord? And [Elisha] said to him, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children [people] of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, & you will slay their young men with the sword, & will dash their children & rip up their [pregnant] women.]