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.

Obadiah verses 1-21 The Vision of Obadiah

 

The Vision of Obadiah

Obadiah verses 1-21              The Book of Obadiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord God [said, This] [is] the vision of Obadiah, [about] Edom. We have heard a rumor, [a.k.a. a report,] from the Lord, [that] an ambassador is sent among the heathen. You, arise, & let us rise up against her in battle. 

[Look,] you are greatly despised, & I have made you [insignificant] among the heathen [nations.] The pride of your heart has deceived you, you, [who] dwell in [cracks] of the [rocks.] Whose [residence] is high; & [who] says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

[Revelation 6:15-17 And the: kings of the earth; great men; rich men; [head] captains; mighty men, every man [bound in chains;] & every free man, hid themselves in the dens & in the rocks of the mountains. 

And said to the mountains & rocks, Fall on us, & hide us from the face of Him, [Who] sits on the throne, & from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of His wrath [has] come, & who shall be able to stand?]

[Although] you: exalt yourself [like] the eagle, & you [put] your nest among the stars, I will bring you down [from] [there,] says the Lord. [Malachi 1:4-5 [Since,] Edom says, We are [poor,] but we will return & [rebuild] the desolate places, The Lord of Hosts says [this,] They shall [rebuild,] but I will throw [it] down. 

And they shall call them, The Border of Wickedness & The people against whom, the Lord [is indignant] forever.] And your eyes shall see, & you shall say, The Lord will be magnified from [beyond] the border of Israel.]

If thieves & robbers came to you [at] night, (how you are cut off!) Wouldn't they have stolen [until] they had enough? If the grape gathers came to you, wouldn't they leave some grapes? [Jeremiah 49:9-10 If grape gatherers come to you, wouldn't they leave some grapes [for] gleaning?

If thieves [come at] night, they will destroy [until] they have enough. But I have made Esau, [a.k.a. Edom,] bare, & I have uncovered his secret places. He shall not be able to hide himself. His seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] & his brethren, & his neighbors [are plundered] & he no [longer exists.]

How the things of Esau are searched out! How his hidden things are sought [after!] And all the men of your [alliance] have even brought you to the border. The men, [who] were at peace with you, have deceived you, & prevailed against you. 

[Those, who] eat your bread, have laid a [trap] under you. There isn't [any] understanding in him. [Psalm 41:9 *[Yes, my] own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, [who ate] my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.]

The Lord says, Shouldn't I [on] that day, even destroy the wise men [from] Edom, & [destroy] understanding [from] the [Mountain] of Esau? [Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, [look,] I will proceed to do a marvelous work, among this people, even a marvelous work & a wonder, [a.k.a. a miracle.] For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, & the understanding of their [cautious] men, shall be [hidden.] 

O Teman, & your mighty men shall be [distressed in order] that, everyone from the [Mountain] of Esau, may be cut off [& slaughtered.] Shame shall cover you, for your violence against your brother, Jacob. And you shall be cut off forever. 

[Ezekiel 25:12-13 The Lord God says [this;] Because [what] Edom has [done] by taking vengeance against the house of Judah & has offended greatly, & avenged himself upon them. 

Therefore, the Lord God says [this;] I will also stretch out [My] hand upon Edom, & will cut off man & [animal] from it. And I will make it desolate from Teman, & [those] of Dedan shall fall by the sword.] 

You [were] even [like] them, [on] the day that you [stood] on the other side, & [on] the day that the stranger carried his [troops] away captive, & foreigners entered into his gates, & cast lots upon Jerusalem. 

[Psalm 83:4-5 They have said, Come & let's cut them off from being a nation; [so] that the name of Israel, may no [longer] be [remembered.] For they have consulted together [in agreement,] & they are [in alliance] against you.]

But you shouldn't have [just] [watched] on the day [that] your brother became a stranger. Neither should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah, [on] the day of their destruction. Neither should you have spoken proudly [on] the day of distress. 

[Micah 4:11-12 Now, many nations [have] also gathered against you, [who] say, Let her be defiled, & Let our eye look upon Zion. But they [don't] know the thoughts of the Lord, & neither [do] they understand His [advice.] For He shall gather them [like] the [wheat] sheaves [onto] the floor.] 

You shouldn't have entered into the gate of My people [on] the day of their clamisty. [Yes,] you shouldn't have [just watched,] their affliction, on their day of calamity, nor [should you] have [seized] their [possessions on] the day of their calamity. 

Neither should you have stood in the [crossroads,] to cut off those of his, [who escaped.] Neither should you have delivered up those of his, [who remained on] the day of distress. For the day of the Lord is [close] upon all the heathen. [Just like,] you have done, it shall be done to you.

Your reward shall [be] [returned] upon your own head. [Revelation 18:4-6 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, [so] that you [aren't participants in] her sins, & that you [don't] receive of her plagues. 

For her sins have reached to heaven, & God has remembered her [sinfulness.] Reward her even [like] she rewarded you, & double to her, double according to her works, [a.k.a. deeds.] In the cup which she has filled, fill to her double.]

For [like] you have drunk upon My holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually. [Isaiah 5:22-24 Woe to [those, who] are mighty to drink wine, & men of strength, to [mix] strong [drinks. Who] justify the wicked for reward, [a.k.a. bribes,] & take away the [rights] of the righteous from him! 

Therefore, [like] the fire devours the stubble, & the flame consumes the [debris,] so their root shall be [rotten,] & their blossom shall go up [like] dust; because they have cast away the Law of the Lord of Hosts, & despised the Word of the Holy One of Israel.] 

[Yes,] they shall drink & they shall swallow down, & they shall be [like] they hadn't [existed.] But deliverance shall be upon Mount Zion. And there shall be holiness. And the house of Jacob shall possess [Edom's] possessions. 

[Amos 9:8 [Look,] the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom & I will destroy it, from off the [surface] of the earth; [except] that I won't [totally] destroy the house of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] says the Lord.]

And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, & the house of Joseph shall be a flame. And the house of Esau [shall be like] stubble, & they shall [start a fire within] them, [that] [devours] them. And there shall not be any remaining [from] the house of Esau; for the Lord has spoken it. 

[Isaiah 9:18 For wickedness burns [like] the fire. It shall devour the [sticker bushes] & the thorns & shall [start a fire] in the thickets of the forest. And they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.] 

And [those] of the South shall possess the [Mountain] of Esau. And [those] of the plain, [shall possess] the Philistines. And they shall possess the fields of: Ephraim & Samaria. And Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 

[Isaiah 11:14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines, toward the West. They shall [plunder those] of the East together. They shall lay their hand upon Edom & Moab. And the children [people] of Ammon shall obey them.] 

And [those] [from] captivity of this [army] of the children [people] of Israel, shall possess [what belongs to] the Canaanites, even [all the way] to Zarephath. And [those] [from the] captivity of Jerusalem, [who are] in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South. 

[Jeremiah 32:44 Men shall buy fields for money, & [sign deeds,] & seal them, & [get] witnesses in the land of Benjamin, & in the places [around] Jerusalem & in the cities of Judah. And in the cities of the mountains, & in the cities of the valley, & in the cities of the South. For I will cause [them] to return [from] their captivity, says the Lord.]

And [deliverers] shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the [Mountain] of Esau. And the kingdom shall be the Lord's. [Revelation 11:15 And the 7th Angel sounded [a trumpet,] & there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world [have] become the kingdoms of our Lord & of His Christ. And He shall [rule] forever & ever.]