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.

Jonah 1:1-17 Jonah Tries to Flee from the Lord's Request

 

Jonah Tries to Flee from the Lord's Request

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

Now, the Word of the Lord came to Jonah, [Amittai's] son, saying, Arise & go to Nineveh, that [large] city, & cry [out] against it. For their wickedness [has] come up before Me. But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord & went down to Joppa. 

And [Jonah] found a ship going to Tarshish, so he paid the fare [for it,] & went down into [the] [ship,] to go with them to Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord. But the Lord sent out a [enormous] wind [onto] the sea. And there was a mighty [storm on] the sea, so that the ship was [likely] to be broken. 

[Psalm 107:25-27 For He commands, & raises the stormy wind, [that] lifts up [its] waves. [The waves] mount up to the heaven, & they go down again to the depths. Their soul [melts,] because of trouble. They reel [back & forth] & stagger like a [drunk] man, & are at their wit's end.]  

Then, the mariners were afraid, & every man cried [out] to his god. [1 Chronicles 16:26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.] 

And [they] [threw out] the [cargo] into the sea, that was in the ship, to lighten [it.] But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship. And he lay [down] & was fast asleep. So, the ship masters, [a.k.a. captain,] came to [Jonah,] & said to him, What [do you] mean [by sleeping,] O you sleeper?

Arise, & call upon your God, if [perhaps] that God will think [about] us, [so] that we [don't] perish. [Psalm 107:28-30 Then, they cry [out] to the Lord in their trouble, & He brings them out of their [distress.] He makes the storm calm, so that [its] waves are still. Then, they are glad, because [the waves] are [peaceful,] so He brings them to their desired [harbor.]

And everyone said to his fellow [sailor,] Come, & let us [draw] lots, [so] that we may know for [whom,] this evil [has] come upon us. So, they [drew] lots, & the lot fell upon Jonah. Then, they said to him, We pray [that] you tell us, for [what reason,] is this evil upon us? 

What is your occupation? And [where] [do] you [come] [from?] What is your country? And what people are you [from?] And [Jonah] said to them, I am a Hebrew. And I fear [respect] the Lord, the God of heaven, [Who] has made the sea & the dry land. 

[Genesis 1:9-10 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place, & let the dry land appear. And it was so. And God called the dry land: Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters: Seas. And God saw that it was good.]

Then, the men were exceedingly afraid & said to [Jonah,] Why [have] you done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. Then, they said to [Jonah,] What shall we do to you, [so] that the sea may be calm [for] us? For the sea [was growing more] tempestuous. 

And [Jonah] said to them, [Pick] me up, & [throw] me [overboard] into the sea, so the sea shall be calm [for] you. [Because] I know that this [large storm] is upon you for my sake. [Still,] the men rowed hard to bring [the ship] to the [shore,] but they couldn't. 

For the sea [was growing more] tempestuous against them. [Acts 5:39 But if it [is] of God, you can't overthrow it; lest [by chance] you are even found to fight against God.]

[For this reason,] they cried [out] to the Lord, & said, We [beg] You, O Lord, we [beg] You, [don't] let us perish for this man's life & [don't] lay upon us innocent [bloodshed.] For You, O Lord, [have] done as it pleased You. 

So, they [picked] up Jonah, & [threw] him [overboard] into the sea. And the sea [stopped] from [is] raging. [Psalm 89:8-9 O Lord God of Hosts, who is a strong Lord [similar] to You? Or [similar] to Your faithfulness [all around] You?You [rule] the raging of the sea. When [its] waves arise, you [still] them.] 

Then, the men exceedingly feared [respected] the Lord, & offered a sacrifice to the Lord, & made vows. [Matthew 14:30-33 But when [Peter] saw the boisterous wind, he was afraid; & beginning to sink, he cried [out,] saying, Lord, save me. 

And immediately Jesus stretched [out] His hand, & caught him, & said to him,

O you of little faith, [for what reason] did you doubt? And when they [came] into the ship, the wind ceased. Then, [those, who] were on the ship came & worshiped Him, saying, [Truthfully,] You are the Son of God.] 

Now, the Lord had prepared a [large] fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish 3 days & 3 nights.