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.

3/22/2023

Numbers 10:1-36 Breaking Camp

 

Breaking Camp

Numbers 10:1-36                   The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers  

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Make 2 trumpets of silver, [all of] 1 piece, [so] you may use them for calling the assembly & [to journey out] of the camps. When they shall blow [the trumpets] all the assembly shall [gather together] to you at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

If they [only] blow 1 trumpet, then the princes [who] are heads of the 1,000’s of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. When you blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east, shall go forward. When you blow an alarm the 2nd time, the camps that lie on the south side, shall [begin] their journey.

[When] they blow [the trumpet,  it]  shall be an alarm for their journeys. When you [just want] the congregation to be gathered together, blow [the trumpet, but don’t] sound an alarm. It shall be a [rule for] you throughout your generations, that the sons of the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets.

You shall blow an alarm with the trumpets if you go to war in your land against the enemy [who oppresses] you. You shall be remembered before the Lord, your God & you shall be saved from your enemies.

Also, [on]the day of your your [rejoicing] & [on] & [on]your solemn days, in the [beginning] of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings & over the sacrifices of your Peace Offerings, [so] they may be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord, your God.

It [happened] on the 20th day, [in] the 2nd month, in the 2nd year, the cloud [was lifted] up, from off the tabernacle of the Testimony. The children [people] of Israel [started] their journey out of the Wilderness of Sinai. The cloud rested in the Wilderness of Paran.

They took their 1st journey, according to the [Lord’s command]] by the hand of Moses. The [banner] of the camp of the children [people] of Judah, went 1st, according to their armies. Over his [division] was Nashon, [Amminidab’s] son. 

Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Issachar was Nethaneel, [Zuar’s] son. Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Zebulun was Eliab, [Helon’s] son. The tabernacle was [disassembled] & [Gershon’s] sons & [Merari’s] sons [set out, carrying] the tabernacle. 

The [banner] of the camp of Reuben [set out] according to their armies. Over his [division] was Eliizur, [Shedeur’s] son. Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Simeon was Shelumiel, [Zurishaddai’s] son. Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of, the son of Deuel [a.k.a. Reuel.]

The Kohathites set forward, [carrying] the sanctuary. And the [others were to] set up the tabernacle [before] they [got there.] The [banner] of the camp of the [people] of Ephraim [set out] according to their armies. Over his [division] was Elishama, [Ammihud’s] son. 

Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Manasseh was Gamaliel, [Pedahzur’s] son. Over the [division] of the tribe of Benjamin was Abidan, [Gideoni’s] son. 

The [banner] of the camp of the [people] of Dan set [out,] which was the [rear guard] of all the camps throughout their [divisions.] Over his [division] was Ahiezer, [Ammishaddai’s] son. Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ocran [a.k.a Okran.] 

Over the [division] of the tribe of the [people] of Naphtali was Ahira, [Enan’s] son. [This was the order] of the [journeys] of the [people] of Israel, according to their armies, when they set forward. 

Moses said to Hobab, [Raguel’s] son, the Midianite, [who was] Moses’ father-in-law, We are [taking our journey] to the place the Lord said, I will give it to you. Come with us & we will do good [to] you. For the Lord has spoken [of] good [things] concerning Israel. 

[Hobab] said to [Moses,] I won’t go, but I will [go] to my own land & my [family.] [Moses] said, I pray [that] you don’t leave us. You know [much about camping] in the wilderness & you might be [like our] eyes to us.

If you should go with us, it shall be, that [whatever good] the Lord does to us, we will do the same to you. They departed from [Sinai a.k.a. Horeb] the Mount of the Lord & [went] 3 days’ journey, [but] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord went [first] in their journey, to search out a resting place for them.

The cloud of the Lord was upon them by day & when they [left] the camp. It [happened,] when the Ark set forward, Moses said, Lord, rise up & let Your enemies be scattered. Let [those who] hate You, flee before You. When [the Ark was in its resting place,] Moses said, Return, O Lord, to the many 1,000’s of Israel.