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 7:1-16 Comparing a Gang of Robbers to a Baker of Bread

 

Comparing a Gang of Robbers to a Baker of Bread

Hosea 7:1-16                               The Book of Hosea [in Smaller Chunks]

When I would have healed Israel, then, the [sin] of Ephraim & the wickedness of Samaria was discovered, for they committed [what was] falsehood. And the thief came in & the [mob] of robbers [plundered outside.]

[2 Kings 24:11-13 And Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, came against [Jerusalem] & his servants [surrounded] it. And Jehoiachin, [Judah's] king, & his: mother; servants; princes; & officers; went out to [Babylon's] king. And [Babylon's] king [captured] him, [during] the 8th year [he ruled.] 

And he 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 gold vessels Solomon, [Israel's] king, had made, [like] the Lord had said, [that were] in the [Lord's] temple.]

And they [didn't] consider [within] their hearts, that I remember all their wickedness. Now, their own [actions] have [surrounded around] them, & they are [in front of] My face. 

With their wickedness, they make the king glad, & the princes [glad] with their lies. They are all adulterers, [like] an oven [to be] heated by the baker & after he's kneaded the dough until it's leavened, [he forgets about the oven needed to bake the raised dough.] 

[On] the day of our king, the princes have made [the king] sick [as] he stretched out his hand [for] bottles of wine, [along with those, who look down on others.] 

[Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is the crown of pride, a fading flower, [that] are on the head, [a.k.a. top] of [rich] valleys, of [those, who] are overcome with wine!]

For they have made their [hearts] ready like an oven, & their baker sleeps all the night, [while] they lie in wait, [to ambush.] In the morning, [the oven] burns [like] a flaming fire. 

They are all hot [headed] [like] an oven, & have devoured their judges, & all their kings are fallen, & there [are] none among them, [who] call to Me. Ephraim has mixed himself among the people, [like a cake is mixed.] Ephraim is a cake [half baked, that hasn't been] turned [back again.] 

[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 & their daughters to [demons.]

And 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 [deeds] & went [like an unfaithful harlot,] with their own inventions.] 

Strangers have devoured his strength, & he [doesn't] know it. [Yes,] [his] gray hairs are here & there upon him, [still] he [doesn't] know. And the pride of Israel [is] [testified by] his face. And they don't return to the Lord their God, nor [do] they seek Him [about] all this. 

[Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves, & come. Draw [close] together, you [who have] escaped [from] the nations. They have no knowledge that [put] the wood of their [carved] image up, & pray to a god that can't save.] 

Ephraim also is without a heart, like a silly dove. They call [out] to Egypt, & they go to Assyria. [Isaiah 36:6 [Look,] you, [who] trust in the staff, [a.k.a. walking stick,] of this broken reed, [from] Egypt; [upon which] if a man [leans;] it will [split &] go into his hand, & pierce it. So is Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king, to all, [who] trust in him.] 

When they shall go, I will spread [out] My net upon them. I will bring them down, [like] the [birds] of heaven. I will chastise them, [like] their congregation has heard. 

Woe to them. For they have fled from Me. Destruction [is] [for] them! Because they have [sinned] against Me, [although] I have redeemed them. [Still,] they have spoken lies against Me. 

[Micah 6:3-4 O My people, what have I done to you? And [in what] have I [tired] you? Testify against Me. For I brought you up, out of the land of Egypt, & redeemed you [from] the [servants'] house & I sent Moses, Aaron, & Miram, [in front of] you.]

And they haven't cried [out] to Me with [all] their [hearts,] when they howled upon their beds. They assemble themselves to [get:] [grain] & wine, & they rebel against Me. 

[Deuteronomy 32:36-38 For the Lord shall judge His people, & Himself [grieved] for His servants, when He sees that their power is gone, & there [are] none shut up, or left. 

And He shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, [that ate] the fat of their sacrifices & drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up & help you, & be your protection.]

[Although] I have [bandaged] & strengthened their arms, [still] they imagine 

[plots] against Me. They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a deceitful bow, [a.k.a. a bow that looks dependable, but its arrows go astray.] Their princes shall fall by the sword, [because of] the rage of their [mouths.] This shall [cause] their [ridicule] in the land of Egypt.