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 3:1-35 Jesus Heals the Man with a Shriveled Hand

 

Jesus Heals the Man with a Shriveled Hand

Mark 3:1-35          The Gospel According to Mark [in Smaller Chunks]

And [Jesus] again entered into the synagogue, & a man was there [who] had a withered hand. *And they watched Him, whether [Jesus] would heal him on the Sabbath day, [so] that they might accuse [Jesus.] And [Jesus] said to the man, [who] had the withered hand, Stand [up.] 

And [Jesus] said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do [bad?] [Is it good] to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when [Jesus] had looked [all around] in anger on them, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, Stretch [out] your hand. And he stretched it out, & his hand was restored whole, [like] the other. 

*And the Pharisees went [out, right away] & took counsel with the Herodians, against [Jesus,] & how they might destroy Him.  [Psalm 41:7 *All, [who] hate Me, whisper together against Me. They devise [plots] against Me, to My [harm.]

But Jesus withdrew Himself to the sea, with His disciples. And a [large] multitude from: Galilee, Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] Jerusalem, Idumaea, & from beyond Jordan, & [those around,] Tyre, [a.k.a. Tyrus,] & Sidon followed Him. 

When a [large] multitude had heard what great things [Jesus] did, they came to Him. And [Jesus spoke] to His disciples, [so] that a small ship should wait on Him, because of the multitude, lest they should [crush] Him. 

*For [Jesus] had healed many, [in] that they [pushed] on Him, [in order] to touch Him, [since] many had plagues. [Psalm 103:2-4 *Bless the Lord, O my soul, & [don't] forget all His benefits; Who forgives all your [sins;] Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you with loving kindness & tender mercies.] 

And when unclean spirits, [a.k.a. demons,] saw [Jesus,] fell down [in front of] Him, & cried [out] saying, You [are] the Son of God. And [Jesus strictly warned] them that they shouldn't make Him known. 

And [Jesus went] up into a mountain, & called to Him, whom [Jesus wanted;] & they came to Him. And [Jesus] ordained, [a.k.a. appointed] 12, [so] that He might send them [out] to preach, & to have power to heal sickness, & to cast out [demons.] 

And Simon, [Jesus] surnamed Peter; James, [Zebedee's] son; & John, the brother of James, [that] He surnamed Boanerges, which is, The Sons of Thunder; & Andrew; Philip, Bartholomew, [a.k.a. Nathanael;] & Matthew, [a.k.a. Levi;] & Thomas, [a.k.a. the Twin, & Doubting Thomas;] & James, the son of Alphaeus; & Thaddaeus, [a.k.a. Lebbaeus Thaddaeus;] & Simon, the Canaanite, [a.k.a. the Zealot;] & Judas Iscariot, [who] also betrayed [Jesus.] 

And they went into [a] house. And the multitude [came] together again, so [many,] that they couldn't eat bread. And when [Jesus'] friends heard [about] it, they went out to [catch] Him, for they said, He is beside Himself. 

And the scribes, [who] came down from Jerusalem said, He [has] Beelzebub, & He casts out [demons] by the prince of [demons.] And [Jesus] called them to Him, & said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 

And if a kingdom [is] divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand. And if a house [is] divided against itself, that house can't stand. And if Satan [rises] up against himself, & [is] divided, he can't stand, but [has] an end. 

No man can enter into a strong man's house, & [plunder] his goods, [unless,] he will first [tie up] the strong man. And then he will [plunder] his house. [Truly,] I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, & blasphemies, [with whatever] they shall blaspheme. 

But he, [who] shall blaspheme the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. the Holy Spirit,] never [has] forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal [condemnation,] because they said [Jesus] had an unclean spirit. 

Then, [Jesus'] brethren, [a.k.a. brothers,] & mother, came there. And standing [outside,] sent to [Jesus,] calling Him. And the multitude sat [around Jesus,] & they said to Him, [See,] Your mother & Your [brothers outside, seeking] for You. 

And [Jesus] answered them, saying, Who is My mother, or My [brothers?] And [Jesus] looked [all around] on them, [who] sat [around] Him, & said, [See,] My mother, & My [brothers!] For [whoever] shall do the will of God, the same is My brother, & My sister, & My mother.