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.

6/09/2023

Joshua 19:1-51 The Lots for the Inheritance of the Remaining Tribes of Israel

 

The Lots for the Inheritance of the Remaining Tribes of Israel

Joshua 19:1-51               The Book of Joshua [in Smaller Chunks]

The 2nd lot came to the tribe of the children [people] of Simeon, according to their families. Their inheritance was within the [people of Judah’s] inheritance. In their inheritance, they had Beer Sheba, or Sheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

Balah, Azem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, Beth Lebaoth & Sharuhen; 13 cities & their villages. [And] Ain, Remmon, Ether & Ashan; 4 cities & their villages. 

All the villages that were [around] these cities to Baalath Beer & Ramath [on] the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the [people] of Simeon, according to their families.

The inheritance of the [people] of Simeon [was taken] out of the [people] of [Judah’s] portion, [because their inheritance was too large] for the [people] of Judah. 

Therefore, the inheritance [for the people] of Simeon [was] within [the territory] of the [people of Judah.] The 3rd lot came up for the [people] of Zebulun, according to their families. 

The border of their inheritance was [all the way] to Sarid & their border went up [westward] toward the sea [& on to] Maralah & reached to Dabbasheth & reached the river before Jokneam. 

It turned from Sarid eastward to the border of Chisloth Tabor & went out to Daberath & up to Japhia. [From there] it went east to Gittah Hepher, to Ittah Kazin & [it came] out [at] Remmon Methoar [a.k.a. Rimmon] & [curved toward] Neah.

The border [circled] on the northside to Hannathon & [ended] in the Valley of Jiphthah El [a.k.a. Iphtah El.] And Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah & Bethlehem; 12 cities & their villages. This is the inheritance [for] the children [people] of Zebulun, according to their families, these cities & their villages.

The 4th lot came out [for] the [people] of Issachar, according to their families. Their border was toward Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, Haphraim [a.k.a. Hapharaim,] Shihon, Anaharath, Rabbith, Kishion, Abez, Remeth, En-Gannim, 

En-Haddah & Beth Pazzez. [The coastal boundary] reached to Tabor, Shahazimah, Beth Shemesh & the border [ended] at [the] Jordan [River]: 16 cities & their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the [people] of Issachar, according to their families, the cities & their villages.

The 5th lot came out for the tribe of the [people] of Asher, according to their families. Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, Alammelech, Amad & Misheal & reached to Carmel westward & [on] to Shihor Libnath.

[The border] turned toward the [east] to Beth-Dagon & reached to [Zebulun’s land] & to the Valley of Jiphthah El [a.k.a. Iphtah El,] toward the north side of Beth-Emek & Niel & [passes] Cabul [a.k.a. Kabul] on the left [side] & [went on to] Hebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, even to [Greater] Zidon [a.k.a. Sidon.] 

Then the coast turns to Ramah & to the strong city [of] Tyre & the [coastal border] turns to Hosah & [comes out] at the [Mediterranean Sea] from the coast to Achzib [a.k.a. Akzib.] Also, Ummah, Aphek & Rehob: 22 cities & their villages.

This is the inheritance of the [people] of Asher, according to their families & these [are their] cities & their villages. The 6th lot came out [for] the [people] of Naptali, according to their families.

Their [coastal border] was from Heleph & from Allon to Zaanannim, Adami, Nekeb, Jabneel to Lakum & it [ended at [the] Jordan [River.] Then the [coastal boundary] turned westward to Aznoth Tabor & goes out from [there] to Hukkok  

and reaches to Zebulun on the south side & reaches to Asher on the west side & to Judah [on the east side, at the] Jordan River. The fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, & Beth Shemesh; 19 cities & their villages. 

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children [people] of Naphtali, according to their families, cities & their villages. The 7th lot came out for the tribe of the children [people] of Dan, according to their families.

The [coastal boundary] of their inheritance was: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, Shaalabbin, Ajalon, Jethlah, Elon, Thimnathah, Ekron, Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border [near] Japhon [a.k.a. Joppa.] 

The [coastal border] of the children [people] of Dan was too [small to hold all of] them: therefore the [people] of Dan went up to fight against [the] Leshem & [captured] it & [struck] it with the edge of the sword & [took] possession of it & [lived there] & called Leschem, Dan, after the name of Dan their [forefather.] 

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children [people] of Dan, according to their families, these cities & their villages. When they [finished] dividing the land for an inheritance by their [coastal borders,] the [people] of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua, [Nun’s] son, among them. 

They gave Joshua, the city [that] he had asked [for,] Timnath Serah, in Mount Ephraim, according to the Word of the Lord & [Joshua rebuilt] the city & [lived] in it. 

These are the inheritances [that] Eleazar, the priest, Joshua, [Nun’s] son & the [leaders] of the [forefathers’] tribes of the children [people] of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot [while in] Shiloh, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they [finished] dividing the country.