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.

6/03/2023

Joshua 13:1-33 The Lord God Tells Joshua, the Land Still Needs to Be Conquered

 

The Lord God Tells Joshua, the Land Still Needs to Be Conquered

Joshua 13:1-33               The Book of Joshua [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, Joshua was old & stricken in years. The Lord said to him, You are old & stricken in years & there [still] remains much land to be possessed. This is the land that remains: 

All the borders of the Philistines & all Geshuri, from Sihor, [east in front of] Egypt, to the borders of Ekron [on the north,] which is [considered] to [be the territory of] the [Canaanites, of the 5 Philistine rulers of Gaza of:] the Ashdothites, Eshkalonites, Gittites, Ekronites & also the Avites.

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, [from] Mearah that is [next to] the Sidonians, to Aphek, [as far as] the borders of the Amorites. And the land of the Giblites & all Lebanon [eastward,] from Baal Gad [beneath] Mount Hermon to the [entrance] of Hamath.

All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim & all the Sidonians. I will drive them out before the children [people] of Israel. [Joshua,] only divide [the land] by lot to the Israelites for an inheritance, [like] I have commanded you. 

Therefore, divide this land now for an inheritance to the 9 tribes & the 1/2 tribe of Manasseh. With whom the Reubenites & Gadites have [already] received their inheritance, [that] Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them  [past] Jordan,[on the east side,] even [like] Moses, the servant of the Lord gave them.

[The land] from Aroer, upon the [river] bank of the Arnon River & the city that is [at] the middle of the river & [to] all the [plains] of Medeba to Dibon. All the cities of Sihon, the [Amorite’s] king, [who ruled] in Heshbon, [all the way to] the border of the [people] of Ammon.

And Gilead & the border of the Geshurites & Maachathites & all [of] Mount Hermon & all [of] Bashan to Salcah. All the kingdom of Og, in Bashan, [who ruled] in Ashtaroth & Edrei, of the giants [who remained.] For Moses [struck] these & [drove them] out. 

[Still] the children [people] of Israel [didn’t drive out] the Geshurites & Maachathites, [who continue to live] among the Israelites [to] this day. [Moses didn’t give] the tribe of Levi [an] inheritance [of land because] the sacrifices [to] the Lord God of Israel made by fire, are their inheritance, [like] He said to them.

Moses gave to the tribe of the children [people] of Reuben [their] inheritance according to their families. Their [coastal border] was from Aroer, on the [river] bank of the Arnon River & the city [at the middle] of the river & all the [plains] by Medeba; 

Hesbon & all [its] cities in the plain; Dibon & Bamoth Baal & Beth Baal Meon & Jahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath, Kirjathaim [a.k.a. Kiriathaim] & Sibmah, Zareth Shahar in the [mountains] of the valley & Beth Peor, Ashdoth Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth

And all the cities of the plain & all of the kingdom of Sihon, the [Amorite’s] king, [who ruled] in Heshbon, whom Moses [struck down along] with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur & Reba, [who] were [Sihon’s] dukes [who lived] in the country. 

The [Israelites,] also [killed with the sword,] Balaam, the son of Beor, among the others [who were killed] by them. [Deuteronomy 23:45 Because they [didn’t meet] you with bread & water [on the road] when you came out of Egypt & because they hired against you, Balaam, [Beor’s] son, of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. 

[Still,] the Lord your God wouldn’t [pay attention] to Balaam; but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing [for] you, because the Lord your God loved you.] 

The border of the inheritance [of the people] of Reuben, according to their families, was Jordan & [the coastline] border [of the Jordan River] & [its] cities & villages. Moses gave [this] inheritance to the [people] of the tribe of Gad, according to their families. 

Their [coastal border] was Jazer & all the cities of Gilead & 1/2 of the land of the [people] of Ammon, to Aroer, [that is in front of] Rabbah & from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh & Betonim & from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;

And in the valley, Beth Aram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon & the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, [Hesbon’s] king, Jordan & [its] border, even to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of Jordan eastward. 

This is the inheritance of the cities & villages [for] the children [people] of Gad, [according to] their families. Moses gave [an] inheritance to 1/2 [of] the tribe of [the people of] Manasseh. and this was the possession of the 1/2 tribe  of Manasseh, [according to] their families. 

[Their coastal border] was from Mahanaim, all [of] Bahsan, all the kingdom of Og, [Bashan’s] king & all of [Jair’s] towns, which are 60 cities in Bashan & 1/2  [of] Gilead, Ashtaroth, Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og, in Bashan, [belonged to 1/2 of] the [people] of Machir [a.k.a. Makir,] the son of Manasseh, by their families. 

These are the countries [that] Moses distributed for [an] inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side [of] Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. Moses [didn’t give] any inheritance to the tribe of Levi, [because the sacrifices of] the Lord God of Israel, [were] their inheritance, like] He said to them.