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.

1/01/2023

Genesis 47:1-31 Joseph Bought Their Lands When Their Money Ran Out

 

Joseph Bought Their Lands When Their Money Ran Out

Genesis  47:1-31               The First Book of Moses Called Genesis

Then, Joseph came to Pharaoh & [said,] I brought my father, [brothers] & their families & [livestock] & all they have out of Canaan & they are in the land of Goshen. He took 5 of his [brothers] & presented them to Pharaoh. 

And Pharaoh [asked his brothers,] What is your occupation? And they said, Your servants & our [father] are shepherds. [Also,] they said to Pharaoh, We have come to [stay] in the land, since we have no pasture for our flocks in the land of Canaan, because of the [severe] famine. 

Therefore, we now pray that you, let your servants [live] in the land of Goshen. And Pharaoh [told] Joseph, Your father & your [brothers] have come to you. The land of Egypt is [in front of] you. Make your father & [brothers] to [live] in the best of the land. Let them [live] in Goshen.  

And if you know any [competent] men among them, then, [put them in charge] over my [livestock]. Joseph brought his father, [Jacob/a.k.a. Israel] before Pharaoh & [Jacob/Israel] blessed Pharaoh. 

Pharaoh [asked,] How old are you? [Jacob/Israel told] Pharaoh, The days of the years of my [wandering] are 130 years, few & evil have the years of my life been. And [I] haven't attained to the [amount] of years of the [wandering of my forefathers.]

And Jaco blessed Pharaoh & went out [from] Pharaoh. Joseph [settled] his father & his [brothers] and gave them a possession in Egypt, in the best of the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 

Joseph [provided all this family] with bread according to [the number] in their families. There was no bread in all the land, because of the [severe] famine, so the lands of: Egypt & Canaan [became weak because of it]. 

Joseph gathered up all the money found in the lands of: Egypt & Canaan for the [grain] they bought & brought the money to Pharaoh’s house. When the money [was gone] in the lands of: Egypt & Canaan, the Egyptians came to Joseph & said, Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence?

And when the money [was gone] in the land of Egypt & Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph & said, Give us bread. For why should we die in your presence? For the money [is gone.]

And Joseph said, [If] the money [is gone] give your [livestock to Pharaoh] & I will give you [grain] for you [livestock.] They brought their [livestock ] to Joseph & [he] gave them bread in exchange] for their horses, flocks, cattle, herds, & [donkeys.]

[Joseph] fed them with bread, for all their [livestock] that year. When that year ended, [the people] came to Joseph the 2nd year & said, We won’t hide from you, that our money is spent. And you, my lord, [already have] our[ livestock.] 

There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies & our [land.] [Why should] we die before [your] eyes, both [us] & our land? Buy us & our land for bread & we & our land will be [the] servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, [so] that we may live & not die, [so] that the land may not be desolate.

Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, [because] every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was [severe]. So, the land became Pharaoh’s. [Joseph moved] them into cities from one end of the border to the other end of Egypt.

Only [Joseph] did not buy the land of the priests & the [priests] ate their [rations] assigned to them [from] Pharaoh. [They] ate their portion that Pharaoh  gave to them, so they [did not sell] their lands. Joseph [told] the people, [See,] I have bought you & [your] land this day for Pharaoh, this day.

[Look,] here is seed for you & you shall sow the land. Then, Joseph [told them,] It shall [happen at harvest time,] you shall give 1/5 to Pharaoh & 4/5 shall be their own, for seed for the field & for your food, your households & your little ones. 

They said, You have saved our lives, let us find grace in the sight of my lord & we will be Pharaoh’s servants. Joseph made it a law over all of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have 1/5 part, except for the priests [who] did not become Pharaoh’s.

Israel [a.k.a. Jacob] dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen & they had possessions there & grew & multiplied exceedingly. [Jacob/Israel] lived in the land of Egypt [for] 17 years & [lived to be] 147 years old.

[Before he died, Jacob/Israel] called his son, Joseph, to him & said, If I have now found grace in your sight, I pray, [that you] put your hand under my thigh & deal kindly with me. I pray [that] you [don’t] bury me in Egypt, but I [want you] to carry me out of Egypt & bury me in the burying place, so I lie with my [forefathers]. And [Joseph] said, I will do as you have said. [Jacob/Israel] said, Swear to me [you will do this] & [Joseph did]. And [Jacob/Israel] bowed himself upon the [head of the bed].