About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

5/30/2023

Joshua 9:1-27 Being Fooled into a Treaty with the City of Gibeon of the Hivites

 

Being Fooled into a Treaty with the City of Gibeon of the Hivites

Joshua 9:1-27               The Book of Joshua [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened,] when all the Hittite, Amorite, Canaanite, Perizzite, Hivite & Jebusite kings on this side [of] Jordan, in the hills, valleys & coasts of [the Mediterranean Sea up to] Lebanon heard [of it, a.k.a. the Israelites destruction of the city of Ai & all the people.] 

They gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua & Israel, with 1 accord, [a.k.a. united like 1 army.] When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho & Ai, they worked [deceitfully] & [acted] as if they had been ambassadors & [put] old sacks upon their [mules with] old [torn & mended] wine bottles.

[They had] old [patched] shoes upon their feet, & [wore] old [clothing,] & all the bread of their provisions [they brought,] [were] dry & [moldy.] They went to the camp at Gilgal, to Joshua & said to him & the men of Israel, We [have] come from a [distant] country. You, therefore, make a league, [a.k.a. treaty,] with us now. 

The [Israelite] men said to the Hivites, [from Gibeon,] [If] you [live] among us, how shall we make a [treaty] with you? They said to Joshua, We are your servants. 

Joshua said to them, Who are you? [Where] [did] you come from? They said to [Joshua,] Your servants [have] come from a very [distant] country, because of the Name of the Lord your God.

For we have heard of [His] fame & all He did in Egypt & all He did to the [Amorites'] 2 kings beyond [the] Jordan, to Sihon, [Heshbon’s] king & Og, [Bashan’s] king, [who] was at Ashtaroth.

[For this reason,] our elders & all the inhabitants of our country [said] to us, Take [food] with you for the journey & go & meet them & say to them, We are your servants, therefore make a [treaty] with us.

We took this bread hot for our [provisions from] our [homes] the [day we left to come] to you; but now, [look,] it’s: dry & [moldy.] And we filled these bottles of wine, [when they] were new & [look,] they [are torn.] 

Our [clothing] & shoes [have become] old, [because of] the very long journey. The men took [some] of their [food & didn’t] ask [for guidance from] the mouth of the Lord. 

Joshua made peace with them & made a [treaty] with them, to let them live & the princes of the congregation [swore] [in agreement with] them. 

It [happened,] at the end of 3 days, after they had made a [treaty] with [the Gibeonites,] the [Israelites] heard that they were their [neighbors, who lived] among them.

The children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, journeyed 3 [days,] & came to their cities: Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth & Kirjath Jearim. The [people] of Israel [didn’t attack] them, because of the [treaty] the princes, [a.k.a. leaders,] of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. 

All the congregation [grumbled] against the princes. But all the princes said to the congregation, We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel: therefore we may not touch them. 

We will do this to them; & we will even let them live, lest anger [is] upon us, because of the oath [that] we [swore] to them. The princes said to them, Let them live; but [also we] will let them be our wood [cutters] & [those who] draw [our] water & [carry it] to all the congregation; as the [Israelite] princes had promised them. 

Joshua called for them & [spoke] to [the Gibeonites,] saying, [Why] have you [deceived] us, saying, We are very far [away] from you, when you [live] among us? Therefore, you are now cursed & none of you shall be freed from being bondmen & wood [cutters] & [draw] water for the house of my God.

[The Gibeonites] answered Joshua, & said, Because, [we,] your servants, were certainly told, that the Lord your God commanded Moses to give you all the land; & to destroy [its] inhabitants before you. 

Therefore, we were [very] afraid [for] our lives, because of you & have done this thing. Now [look,] we are in your [hands.] Do as it [seems] good & right to you to do to us.

[Joshua  did this] to them & delivered them out of the hand of the [people] of Israel, [so] they [didn’t kill] them. That day, Joshua made [the Gibeonites] wood [cutters] & [those who] [draw] water for the congregation & for the altar of the Lord, in the place which He [would] choose, even [until] this day.