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.

Mark 12:1-44 The Owner of the Vineyard Rented It Out & They Killed His Only Son

 

The Owner of the Vineyard Rented It Out & They Killed His Only Son

Mark 12:1-44          The Gospel According to Mark [in Smaller Chunks]

And [Jesus] began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, & [put a] hedge [around] it. And [he] [dug] a place for a [wine vat,] & built a tower, & [rented] it out to [farmers,] & went into a [distant] country. 

And [during] the season [to harvest the vintage,] he sent a servant to the [farmers, so] that he might receive [some] of the fruit from the [farmers,] of the vineyard. And they caught him, & beat him, and sent him away empty [handed.] 

And again, he sent to them another servant, & they cast stones at him, & wounded him in the head, & they sent him away [treated] shamefully. And he again sent another, & they killed him. And [he sent] many others, [& they] [beat] some & [killed] some. 

[2 Chronicles 36:15-16 And the Lord God of their [forefathers,] sent by His messengers, rising up [early] to [warn] them, & [sent] [them,] because He had compassion on His people, & on His dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, & despised His Words, & misused His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, [until] there was no remedy.]

*Therefore, [still] having One Son, His well-beloved, He also sent Him last to them, saying, They will [respect] My Son. But those [farmers] said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let's kill Him, & the inheritance shall be ours. 

And they took Him, & killed Him, & cast Him out of the vineyard. [Hebrews 13:12 *[For this reason,] Jesus suffered [outside] the gate, [so] that He might sanctify the people with His Own blood.] 

Therefore, what shall the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come & destroy the [farmers] & give the vineyard to others. [Acts 13:46-49 Then, Paul & Barnabas [grew] bold, & said, It was necessary that the Word of God, should 1st have been spoken to you.

But [since] you [refuse] it, & judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, [see,] we turn to the Gentiles. For the Lord [has] commanded us so, saying, I have [put] you to be a Light [for] the Gentiles, [so] that you [should] be for Salvation to the ends of the earth. 

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, & glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were ordained, [a.k.a. appointed,] to eternal life, believed. And the Word of the Lord was [proclaimed] throughout the region.] 

*And haven't you read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected [has] become the head of the corner. [Acts 4:10-12 *Be it known to all [of] you, & to all the people of Israel, that this man [stands] here before you whole by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Whom you crucified, Whom God raised from the dead, even by Him. *This is the stone which was set at naught, [a.k.a. treated as of no importance,] [by] you builders, [Who has] become the Head of the Corner.] 

This is the Lord's doing, & [isn't] it marvelous in our eyes? And they sought to [seize Jesus,] but feared the people. For they knew that He had spoken the parable against them. And they left Him, & went [on] their way. 

And they sent [some] of the Pharisees, & [some] of the Herodians to [Jesus,] to catch Him in His Words. And when they [had] come, they [said] to Him, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] we know that You [are] true, & care for no man, [a.k.a. are impartial.] 

For you [don't regard] the [status] of men, but [teach] the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute, [a.k.a. taxes,] to Caesar, or not? Shall we [pay,] or shall we not [pay?] But [Jesus,] knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why [do] you [test] Me? Bring Me a penny, [so] that I may see it. 

And they brought it. And [Jesus said] to them, Whose image & [inscription] is this? And they said to Him, Caesar's. And Jesus answering said to them, [Give] to Caesar, the things that are Caesar's, & to God the things that are God's. And they [marveled] at Him. 

Then, the Sadducees, [who] say there is no resurrection [came] to [Jesus.] And they asked Him, saying, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother [dies,] & leaves his wife behind him, & leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, & raise up [offspring,] to his brother. 

Now, there were 7 brethren, [a.k.a. brothers,] & the 1st took a wife, & dying left no [offspring.] And the 2nd took her, & died. Neither [did] he [leave] any [offspring,] & the 3rd [did the same.] And the 7 had her [as their wife,] & left no [offspring.] Last of all, the woman also died. 

Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be, of them? For the 7 had her [as a] wife. And answering Jesus said to them, Therefore, don't you [go astray,] because you [don't] know the Scriptures, [nor] the power of God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage. But are [like] the Angels, [who] are in heaven. 

And [about] the dead, [& whether] they rise: haven't you read in the Book of Moses, how God [spoke] to him in the bush, saying, I Am the God of Abraham, & the God of Isaac, & the God of Jacob? He isn't the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Therefore you do greatly err.

And 1 of the scribes came, & having heard them reasoning together, [realized Jesus] had answered them well, & asked Him, Which is the 1st commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, Hear, O Israel, the 1st of all the commandments is: The Lord our God is One Lord. 

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, & with all your soul, & with all your mind, & with all your strength. This is the 1st commandment. And the 2nd is [similar,] namely this, You shall love your [neighbor] as yourself. 

There [are no] other [commandments] greater than these. And the scribe said to [Jesus,] Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] You have said the truth, well. For there is One God, & there is [no] other, but He. 

And to love Him with all [your] heart, & with all understanding, & with all the soul, & with all the strength, & to love his [neighbor] as himself, is more [important] than all burnt offerings & sacrifices.

And when Jesus saw he answered [wisely, Jesus] said to him, You aren't far from the Kingdom of God. And after that, no man [dared] ask Him any [questions.]  

And while He taught in the temple, Jesus [asked] & said, How [do] the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David? *For David, himself, said by the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. The Holy Spirit,] The Lord said to my Lord, You, sit on My right hand [side,] [until] I make Your enemies, Your footstool. Therefore, David, himself, called Him Lord; Then, [how] is He, his Son?

And the common people gladly heard [Jesus.] And [Jesus] said to them in His doctrine, [a.k.a. teaching,] Beware of the scribes, [who] love to go in long clothing, & love [greetings] in the market places, & the [best] seats in the synagogues, & the [highest] rooms at feasts: [who] devour widow's houses, & make long prayers for a pretense. These shall receive greater [condemnation.] 

And Jesus sat over [across from] the treasury, & [saw] how the people [threw] money into the treasury. And many [who] were rich [threw] in much. And a certain poor widow came there, & she threw in 2 mites, which make a farthing. 

And [Jesus] called His disciples to Him, & [said] to them, [Truly,] I say to you, That this poor widow [has] cast more in, that all [those, who] have cast into the treasury.

For all [those] cast in, [from] their abundance, but she [from] her want, [a.k.a. poverty,] cast in all that she had, even all her living. [2 Corinthians 8:12 For if [there's] 1st a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man [has,] & not according to [what] he [doesn't have.]