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 15:1-47 The Questioning & Crucifixion of Jesus

 

The Questioning & Crucifixion of Jesus

Mark 15:1-47          The Gospel According to Mark [in Smaller Chunks]

*And the chief priests held a consultation [right away] in the morning, with the elders, scribes, & the whole council, & bound Jesus, & carried Him away, & delivered Him to Pilate. [Psalm 2:2-7 *The kings of the earth [installed] themselves & the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, & against His Anointed. 

*Let's break Their bands [into pieces,] & cast away Their cords from us. He, [Who sits] in the heavens shall laugh. The Lord shall [ridicule] them. Then, He shall speak to them in His wrath, & [trouble] them in His sore displeasure. *[Still,] I have [installed] My King upon My Holy Hill of Zion.] 

And Pilate asked [Jesus, Are] You the King of the Jews? And [Jesus] answering, said to them, [It's] [as] you [say.] *And the chief priests accused [Jesus] of many things: but [Jesus] answered nothing.

[Isaiah 53:7 *He was oppressed, & He was afflicted, [still] He [didn't open] His mouth. He is brought [like] a lamb to the slaughter, & [like] a sheep is [mute] before [its] shearers, so He [didn't] open His mouth.] 

And Pilate asked [Jesus] again, saying, [Do] You [answer] nothing? *[See,] how many things they witness against You. [Psalm 27:12 *[Don't] deliver Me over to the will of [My] enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against Me, & as such, breathe out cruelty.] 

But Jesus [still] answered nothing, [in] that, Pilate [marveled.] Now, at the feast, [Pilate] released to them one prisoner, [whomever] they desired. And there was [someone] named Barabbas, [who] lay bound with [those, who] had made [a riot] with him, & who had committed murder in the [riot.] 

And the multitude crying [out] [loudly,] began to [request Pilate] to do as he had [always] done [for] them. But Pilate answered them, saying, [Do] you [want] that I release to you, the King of the Jews? For [Pilate] knew that the chief of priests had delivered [Jesus, because of] envy. 

*But the chief priests moved the people, that [Pilate] should [instead] release Barabbas to them. [Psalm 35:20-21 *For they [don't] speak peace: but they devise deceitful [plots] against [Those, Who] are [peaceful] in the land. [Yes,] they opened their [mouths] wide against Me, & said, Aha, aha, our [eyes have] seen it.] 

*And Pilate answered & said again to them, Then, what [do] you [want] that I shall do to Him, Whom you call the King of the Jews? [Jeremiah 23:5-6 *[Watch,] the days come, says the Lord, that I will raise to David, a righteous Branch, & *a King shall [rule] & prosper, & shall [carry out] judgment & justice [on] the earth. 

*[During] His days, Judah shall be saved, & Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His Name [by which] He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.] 

*And they cried out again, Crucify Him. [Isaiah 53:3 *He is despised & rejected [by] men; a Man of sorrows, & acquainted with grief. And we hid, [like] it were our faces from Him. He was despised, & we [didn't hold] Him [in high regard.]  

Then, Pilate said to them, Why, what evil [has] He done? And they cried out [exceedingly] more, Crucify Him. [Isaiah 53:8 *He was taken from prison, & from judgment. And who shall [proclaim] His generation? For He was cut off out of the land of the living: & for the [sins] of My people, He was [afflicted.] 

*And so, Pilate, willing to [satisfy] the people, released Barabbas to them, & delivered Jesus, when [Pilate] had Him scourged, [a.k.a. whipped,] Him, to be crucified. [Isaiah 53:5-6 *But He was wounded for our [sins,] & He was bruised for our iniquities. 

The [discipline for] our peace was upon Him. And with His stripes, [a.k.a. whip marks,] we are healed. *All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have, everyone, turned to his own way, & the Lord has laid on Him the [sin] of us all.] 

And the soldiers led [Jesus,] away into the hall, called Praetorium, & they [called] together the whole [unit,] *And they clothed [Jesus] with purple, & [wove] a crown of thorns, & put it [around] His head, & began to salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews! [Psalm 69:19-20 *You [have] known My [disgrace,] My shame, & My dishonor. [My] enemies are all before You. 

*[Disgrace has] broken My heart; & I'm full of heaviness. And I looked for [someone] to take pity, but there [were] none; [& looked] for comforters, but I found none.] 

*And they [struck Jesus] on the head with a reed, & spit upon Him. And bowing their knees, worshipped Him. [Isaiah 50:5-6 *The Lord God [has] opened [My] ear, & I wasn't rebellious, & neither [did I] turn away [My] back. *I gave My back to the [hitters,] & My cheeks to [those, who pulled out] the hair. I [didn't hide] My face from shame & spitting.] 

*And when they had mocked [Jesus,] they took off the purple from Him, & put His Own clothes on Him, & led Him out to crucify Him. [Isaiah 53:4 *Surely, He has [carried] our griefs, & our sorrows, & [still] we [didn't respect] Him, [suffering, struck,] & afflicted [by] God.] 

And they [compelled] to [carry Jesus'] cross, one, Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander & Rufus, who coming out of the country passed by. And they [brought Jesus] to the place: Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The Place of a Skull. 

And they gave [Jesus] wine, [a.k.a. vinegar, mixed] with myrrh to drink: but He [didn't receive] it. *And when they had crucified [Jesus,] they [divided] His garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. [Psalm 22:18 *They [divide] My garments among them, & cast lots upon My vesture.]

*And it was the 3rd hour, & they crucified [Jesus.] [Psalm 22:16 *For dogs have [surrounded] Me. The assembly of the wicked have [enclosed] Me: & they pierced My hands & My feet.]

And the [inscription] [on Jesus' cross] of His accusation, was written [overhead,] THE KING OF THE JEWS. *And with [Jesus,] they [crucified] 2 thieves. The one on His right hand [side,] & the other on His left. *And the Scripture was fulfilled, [that said,] And He was numbered with the transgressors. 

[Isaiah 53:12 *Therefore, I will divide Him a portion with the great, & He shall divide the [plunder] with the strong; because He [has] poured out His soul, [a.k.a. life,] unto death. And He was numbered with the transgressors; & He [bore] the sin of many, & made intercession for the transgressors.] 

*And [those, who] passed by [ridiculed] Him, wagging their heads, & saying, Ah, You, [Who] destroy the temple, & [rebuild] it in 3 days, save Yourself, & come down from the cross. 

[Psalm 22:7-8 *All [those, who] see Me, laugh Me to scorn. They shoot out [their] lip, & shake [their] head, saying, *He trusted [in] the Lord, that He would deliver Him. Let Him deliver Him, [since] He delighted in Him.] 

*Also, the chief priests [did the same,] mocking & said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others. He can't save Himself. [Psalm 31:13 *For I have heard the slander of many; & fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against Me, & they devised [plots] to take away My life.] 

*Let Christ the King of Israel now descend from the cross, [so] that we may see & believe. [Psalm 35:19 *Let not [those, who] are [My] enemies wrongfully rejoice over Me. Neither let them wink with the eye, [who] hate Me without a [reason.] 

*And [those, who] were crucified with [Jesus, ridiculed] Him. [Psalm 22:6 *But I am a worm, & [not] a man; a [disgrace to] men, & despised [by] the people.] 

*And when the 6th hour [had] come, there was darkness over the whole land until the 9th hour. [Amos 8:9-10 *The Lord God [said,] And it shall [happen on] that day, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, & I will darken the earth [on] a clear day. 

And I will turn your feasts into mourning, & all your songs into [grieving.] And I will bring up sackcloth upon all [waists,] & baldness upon every head. And I will make it [like] the mourning of an only Son, & the end [of it like] a bitter day.] 

*And at the 9th hour, Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why [have] You forsaken Me? [Psalm 22:1 *My God, My God, why [have] You forsaken Me? Why [are] You so far from helping Me, & from the Words of My roaring?] 

And some of them, [who] stood by, said when they heard it, [See,] He calls [Elijah.] *And [someone] ran & filled a [sponge] full of vinegar, & put it on a reed, and gave to [Jesus] [to] drink, saying, Let alone, [a.k.a. Never mind,] let's see whether [Elijah,] will come to take Him down. [Psalm 69:21 They also gave Me gall for My meat, [a.k.a. food;] & in My thirst, they gave Me vinegar to drink.] 

And Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, & gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was [torn] in [two,] from the top to the bottom. And when the Centurion, [who] stood over [next to Jesus,] saw that [Jesus] cried out & gave up the ghost, he said, Truly, this Man was the Son of God. 

*There were also women looking on [at a distance;] among whom was: Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James the less, & of Joses, [a.k.a. Joseph,] & Salome, & many other women, [who] came up with [Jesus into] Jerusalem.  (Who when [Jesus] was in Galilee, also followed Him, & ministered, [a.k.a. served,] Him.) [Psalm 38:11 *My lovers, [a.k.a. Those who love Me,] & My friends, stand aloof, [a.k.a. distant,] from My [pain,] & My [relatives] stand [far away.] 

And now, when the [evening had] come, because it was the [day of] preparation, that is the day before the Sabbath. An honorable [counselor, who] also waited for the Kingdom of God, Joseph of Arimathaea, went boldly to Pilate, & [desired] the body of Jesus. 

And Pilate [marveled] if [Jesus was] already dead. And calling the Centurion to him, & [Pilate] asked him whether [Jesus] had been dead [a] while. And when [Pilate] knew it [from] the Centurion, [Pilate] gave the body to Joseph. 

*And [Joseph] bought fine linen, & took [Jesus] down, & wrapped Him in the linen, & laid [Jesus] in the [tomb,] which was [cut] out of rock, & rolled a stone, [a.k.a. boulder, onto] the door of the [tomb.] 

[Isaiah 53:9 *And He made His grave with the wicked, & with the rich in His death, because He had done no violence, & neither was any deceit in His mouth.] 

And Mary Magdalene, & Mary, the mother of Joses, [a.k.a. Joseph, saw] where [Jesus] was laid.