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.

Luke 5:1-39 Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Let Down Through the Roof

 

Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Let Down Through the Roof

Luke 5:1-39          The Gospel According to Luke [in Smaller Chunks

And it [happened,] that [Jesus] stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, as the people pressed, [a.k.a. crowded] upon [Jesus] to hear the Word of God. And [Jesus] saw 2 ships standing [still] by the lake, [because] the fishermen [had] gone out of them, & were washing their nets. 

And [Jesus] entered into 1 of the ships, [that] was Simon's, & [requested] that [Simon] would [push] out a little from the land. And [Jesus] sat down, & taught the people out of the ship. Now, when [Jesus] had [stopped] speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep [waters,] & let down your nets for a [large] [catch.] 

And Simon answering, said to [Jesus,] Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] we have [worked hard] all night, & have [caught] nothing. [Still,] at Your Word, I will let down, [a.k.a. lower,] the net. And when they had done this, they [enclosed] a [large] multitude of [fish,] & their net [broke.] 

And they beckoned, [a.k.a. motioned,] to their partners, [who] were in the other ship, [so] that they should come & help them. And they came, & filled both ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, [Leave] from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 

For [Peter] was astonished, & all [those, who] were with him, at the [large] [catch] of [fish] they had [caught.] And also James, & John, [Zebedee's] sons, [who] were [Simon's] partners, [were astonished.] And Jesus said to Simon, [Don't] fear. From [now on,] you shall catch men. 

And when they had brought their ships to land, they [abandoned] all, & followed [Jesus.] And it [happened,] when [Jesus] was in a certain city, [saw] a man full of leprosy, who [saw] Jesus & fell on his face, & [begged Jesus,] saying, Lord, if You [will,] You can make me clean. 

*And [Jesus] put [out] his hand, & touched him, saying, I will, you [will] be clean. And immediately, the leprosy [left] from him. [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 [Jesus] charged him to tell no man. But go, & [show] yourself to the priest, for a testimony to them, & offer according as Moses commanded for your cleansing. But fame went [out even] more [about] [Jesus.] And [large] multitudes] came together to hear, & to [have] their infirmities, [a.k.a. illnesses,] to be healed by [Jesus.] 

And [Jesus] withdrew Himself into the wilderness, & prayed. And it [happened] on a [particular] day, as [Jesus] was teaching, that there were Pharisees & doctors of the law, sitting [near] by, [who had] come out of every town of: Galilee, Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & Jerusalem. 

And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. And, [saw,] men brought in a bed [with] a man, [who was paralyzed.] And they [searched] [for] means to bring him in, & lay him [in front of Jesus.] 

And when they couldn't find [a] way by [which] they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, & let down, [a.k.a. lowered,] him with his couch, through the tiling, & into the [middle in front of] Jesus. 

*And when [Jesus] saw their faith, [Jesus] said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you. [Isaiah 49:7-8 *The Lord [says this,] the Redeemer of Israel, & His Holy One, to Him, Whom man [despises,] to Him, Whom the nations [loathe,] to a Servant of rulers. Kings shall see & arise, & princes shall also worship, because of the Lord, [Who] is faithful. 

And He, the Holy One of Israel, shall choose You. *The Lord [says this,] In an acceptable time, I have heard You, & [on] a day of Salvation, I have helped You. And I will preserve You, & give You for a covenant, [a.k.a. contract for] the people, to establish the earth, & to cause the desolate heritages, to [be] [inherited.]

And the scribes & Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who can forgive sins, but God alone? [Matthew 20:28 *Even [like] the Son of Man [didn't come] to be ministered to, but to minister, & to give His life, [as] a ransom for many.] 

But when Jesus [realized] their thoughts, He [answered] & said to them, What [do] you reason in your hearts? [Which] is easier to say, Your sins [are] forgiven you; or to say, Rise up & walk? *But [so] that you may know that the Son of Man [has] power upon earth to forgive sins, ([Jesus] said to the sick, [paralyzed] [man,]) I say to you, Arise, & take up your couch, & go to your house. 

And immediately he rose up, [in front of] them, & took up [what] he lay [on,] & [left] to his own house, glorifying God. [Isaiah 35:5-6 *Then, the eyes of the blind shall be opened, & the ears of the deaf shall be [unplugged.] *Then, the lame man shall leap [like a deer,] & the tongue of the [mute] [shall] sing. For waters shall break out in the wilderness, & streams in the desert.] 

And they were all amazed, & they glorified God, & were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today. And after these things, [Jesus] went [out,] & saw a publican, [a.k.a. tax collector,] named Levi, sitting at the [customs office.] 

And [Jesus] said to [Levi,] Follow Me. And [Levi] left all, rose up, & followed [Jesus.] And Levi made [Jesus] a [large] feast in his own house. And there was a [large] company of publicans, & others [who] sat down with them. But their scribes & Pharisees [grumbled] against [Jesus'] disciples, saying, Why do you eat & drink with publicans & sinners? 

And Jesus, answering, said to them, [Those, who] are whole [don't] need a physician; but [those, who] are sick. I [didn't come] to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance. And they said to [Jesus,] Why do the disciples of John, fast often, & make prayers, & [also] the [Pharisees'] disciples, but [Yours] eat & drink? 

*And [Jesus] said to them, Can you make the children of the [bride's chamber, a.k.a. friends of the bride,] fast, while the bridegroom is with them? *But the days will [happen,] when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, & they shall fast in those days. [Mark 16:10-11 *And she, [a.k.a. Mary Magdalene,] went & told [those, who] had been with [Jesus,] as they mourned & wept. And when they had heard that [Jesus] was alive, & had been seen [by] her, [didn't believe.]

*And [Jesus] also [spoke] a parable to them. [Psalm 78:1-4 [Listen,] O My people, to My Law. [Lean] your ears to the Words of My mouth. *I will open My mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old, [that] we have heard & known, & our [forefathers] have told us. We won't hide them from their children, [declaring] the praises of the Lord, His strength, & His wonderful works, [a.k.a.miracles,] He has done, to the generation to come.] 

No man [puts] a piece [from] a new garment, [into] an old [garment.] If otherwise, then, both the new [material] makes a [tear,] & the piece that was taken out of the new [garment] doesn't agree with the old. 

And no man [puts] new wine into old bottles, else the new wine will burst the bottles, & be spilled, & the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles, [so] both are preserved. Also, no man having drunk old wine, [immediately desires] new [wine,] for he [says,] The old [wine] is better.