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.

Acts 26:1-32 Paul Defends Himself Openly to King Agrippa

 

Paul Defends Himself Openly to King Agrippa

Acts 26:1-32                    The Acts of the Apostles [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, [king] Agrippa said to Paul, You [are] permitted to speak for yourself. Then, Paul stretched [out] [his] hand, & answered for himself. I [consider] myself happy, king Agrippa, because this day, I shall answer for myself [in front of] you, [about] all things, [of which] I'm  accused of [by] the Jews. [Acts 21:28-29 Crying out, Men of Israel, help. This is the man, [in] this place, [who teaches] against the people [of the Jews,] & the Law [of Moses, to] all men, everywhere. [Furthermore,] [he has] also brought the Greeks, [a.k.a. Gentiles,] into the temple, & has [defiled] this Holy Place. (For they had [previously] seen [Paul] in the city [of] Trophimus, with an Ephesian, whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple.)] 

Especially, because I know you to be [an] expert in all customs & questions [that] are among the Jews. [For this reason,] I [urge] you to hear me patiently.  First, among [my] own nation, [in] Jerusalem, [as] all the Jews know, [who] knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, my [custom] of life from my youth [on, was] that [of] a Pharisee, [according] to the most [strict] sect of our religion. 

And now, I stand & am judged, [because] [of] the hope of the promise made [by] God to our [forefathers.] Our 12 tribes [served] God [earnestly] day & night, [for] [this] promise & hope to come. [Isaiah 11:1-4 *And a Rod shall come forth out of the stem of Jesse, & a Branch shall grow out of his roots. *And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him: the Spirit of wisdom & understanding; the Spirit of [advice, & strength;] & the Spirit of knowledge & of the fear, [a.k.a respect,] of the Lord. *And shall make Him of [immediate] understanding in the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord. *And He shall not judge [according] [to what] His eyes [see,] & neither [chastise according] [to what] His ears [hear.] *But He shall judge the poor with righteousness, & [repay] the meek, [a.k.a. humble,] of the earth with equity. *And He shall slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.]

I am accused [by] the Jews, king Agrippa, for [this] hope's sake. Why should it be thought [an] incredible thing [by] you, that God [would] raise the dead? [Philippians 3:10-11 That I may know Him, & the power of His Resurrection, & the fellowship of His sufferings, being made [obedient] unto His death; If by any means, I might attain the resurrection of the dead.]  

I [truly] thought [within] myself, that I [should] do many things contrary, [a.k.a. in opposition,] to the Name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which [things,] I also did in Jerusalem, having received authority from the chief priests. And I shut up in prison many of the saints, & when they were put to death, I gave my voice, [a.k.a. testified,] against them. 

And in every synagogue, I punished them [often,] & compelled them to blaspheme. And being exceedingly [angry] against them, I persecuted them even to [foreign] cities.

[When] I went to Damascus with [the] authority, & [mission] from the chief priests, at mid-day, O king, I saw [on] the [road] a light from heaven, [beyond] the brightness of the sun, shining [all around] me, & [those, who] journeyed with me.

And when we [had] all fallen to the [ground,] I heard a voice speaking to me, saying in the Hebrew tongue, [a.k.a. language,] Saul, Saul, why [do] you [persecute] Me? It is hard to kick against the pricks, [a.k.a. needles of sticker bushes.] 

And I said, Who [are] You, Lord? And He said, I Am Jesus, Whom you [persecute.] But rise, & stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this [reason:] to make you a minister & a witness both: of these things [that] you [have] seen, & those things [that] I will [make] [apparent] to you.

[Sending] you from the people [of Israel,] & [to] the Gentiles, to [whom I now send you. To open their eyes, & to turn them from darkness, to Light. [1 John 1:7 But if we walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another. And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, [cleanses us from all sin.] 

And [to turn them] from the power of Satan, to God, [so] that they may receive forgiveness of sins, & inheritance among [those, who] are sanctified by faith that is in Me. 

[For this reason,] O king Agrippa, I wasn't disobedient to the heavenly vision: but [declared] 1st to [those from] Damascus, & [in] Jerusalem, & throughout all the coasts of Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea.] And then to the Gentiles, [so] that they should repent & turn to God, & do works, [a.k.a. deeds, appropriate,] for repentance, [a.k.a. forgiveness.]

The Jews [seized] me in the temple for these [reasons,] & [plotted] to kill me.  Therefore, having obtained help [from] God, I continue to this day, witnessing to both the [powerless & powerful,] saying [only] those things [that] the prophets, & Moses [said] should [happen.] [Isaiah 42:6-8 In Righteousness, I the Lord have called You, & will hold Your hand, & will keep You, & give you for a Covenant, [a.k.a. contract, for] the people, & for a Light [for] the Gentiles. *To open the blind eyes, to bring: prisoners from the prison, & [those, who] sit in darkness, out of the prison house. I Am the Lord & that is My Name. And I won't give My Glory to another, & neither My praise to [carved] images.] 

That Christ [would] suffer, & that He [would] be the first, [Who would] rise from the dead. And [Jesus Christ,] [would [show] Light to the people, & to the Gentiles. [Acts 17:2-3 And [like Paul's custom] was, [for] 3 Sabbath Days, went in to them, & reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, opening [them,] & alleging, that [it was necessary that] Christ must have suffered. And [Christ] [rose] again from the dead. And that this Jesus, Whom I preach to you, Is Christ.]

And [while Paul spoke this] for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you [are] beside yourself. [Too] much learning makes you mad, [a.k.a. insane.] But [Paul] said, Most noble Felix, I'm not [insane,] but speak [out] the Words of Truth, [in sincerity.] 

For the king, before whom I also [now] speak freely, [knows about] these things, for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For this thing wasn't done [secretly] in a corner. [John 18:20-22 Jesus answered [the high priest, I [spoke] openly in the world. I [always] taught in the synagogue, & in the temple, [where] the Jews always [come.] And I have said nothing in secret. Why [do] you [ask] Me? Ask [those, who] heard Me, what I have said to them. [See,] they know what I said. And when [Jesus] had spoken, one of the officers, [who] stood [near] by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, And [do] You [answer] the high priest [this way?] 

King Agrippa, [do] you [believe] the prophets? I know that you [believe.] Then, Agrippa said to Paul, You [have] almost persuaded me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I [wish that] God would not only [make you believers,] but also all, [who] hear me this day, were both: almost & [totally] [believers] such as I am, except [for] these [chains.] [Luke 15:7 I say to you, that [also] joy shall be in heaven over 1 sinner, [who repents,] more than over 99 just [people, who] need no repentance, [a.k.a. forgiveness.] 

And when [Paul] had spoken [this,] the king, the governor, & Bernice rose up, & [those, who] sat with them. And when they [had] gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man [does] nothing worthy of death or [chains.] Then, Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set [free,] if he hadn't appealed to Caesar.