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.

6/14/2023

Joshua 24:1-33 Joshua’s Passing

 

Joshua’s Passing

Joshua 24:1-33               The Book of Joshua [in Smaller Chunks]

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem & called for the elders, their heads, [a.k.a. leaders,] judges & officers of Israel, & they presented themselves before God. 

And Joshua said to all the people, The Lord God of Israel [says this,] Your [forefathers lived] on the other side of The [Euphrates River] in [ancient times, including] Terah, the father of Abraham, & the father of Nachor & they served other gods.

I took your [forefather,] Abraham, from the other side of [The Euphrates] & led him throughout all the land of Canaan, & gave him Issac, & multiplied his seed, [a.k.a. descendants.]

I gave to Isaac: Jacob & Esau, & I gave to Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it. But Jacob & his children went down into Egypt. I also sent Moses & Aaron, & I plagued Egypt, according to [the 10 plagues] I did among them & afterward, I brought you out. 

I brought your [forefathers] out of Egypt; & you came to the [Red Sea;] & the Egyptians pursued after your [forefathers] with chariots & horsemen to the Red Sea.

When [the Israelites] cried [out] to the Lord, He put darkness between you & the Egyptians & brought [back] the sea  upon [the Egyptians,] & covered them.

Your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt & you [stayed] in the wilderness a long [time.] And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, [who lived] on the other side [of the] Jordan [River;] & they fought with you.

And I [delivered] them into your [hands, so] that you might possess their land & I destroyed them from before you. Then, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose & warred against Israel & [sent for] Balaam, [Beor’s] son, to curse you.

But I [wouldn't listen] to Balaam; therefore he still blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand.

You went over [the] Jordan [River,] & came to Jericho, & the men of Jericho fought against you, the: Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites & the Jebusites & I delivered them into your hand.

I sent the [hornets in front of] you, which [drove the other nations] out from before you, but not with a sword, nor with your bow, [& I] even [delivered you from] the 2 kings of the Amorites. [Numbers 21:33-35 And they, [a.k.a Israelites,] turned & went up by the [road] of Bashan. And Og, [Bashan's] king, & all his people, went out against them, [in] the battle at Edrei. And the Lord said to Moses, [Don't] fear him. For I have delivered him; all his people; & his land, into your hand. And you [shall] do to him, [like] you [did] to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, [who] dwelt in Heshbon. So, [the Israelites attacked Og,] & his sons, & all his people, until there [were] none left alive [to] him, & they possessed his land.] 

I have given you a land [that] you didn’t have to [work for,] & cities that you [haven’t] built, & you [live] in them & [have] vineyards & [olive groves that] you [haven’t] planted, [but] you eat [from them.]

Now, fear, [a.k.a. respect,] the Lord, & serve Him in sincerity & Truth. And put away the gods [that] your [forefathers] served on the other side of the [Euphrates River,] & in Egypt & you serve the Lord.

If it [seems undesirable] to you to serve the Lord, choose whom you will serve this day: whether the gods [that your forefathers] served on the other side of the [Euphrates River,] or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you [live.] 

But for me & my house, we will serve the Lord. And the people [of Israel] answered & said, God forbid that we should [abandon] the Lord, to serve other gods.

For the Lord our God, is He, [Who] brought us up & our [forefathers] out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage & [Who] did those great signs, [a.k.a. miracles,] in our sight. [The Lord God] preserved us in all the [paths in which] we went, & [preserved us,] among all the people, whom we passed through. 

And the Lord [drove] out from before us all the people, even the Amorites, [who lived] in the land. Therefore, we will also serve the Lord; for He is our God.

And Joshua said to the people, You cannot serve the Lord: for He is [a] Holy God. He is a jealous God; & He won’t forgive your transgressions, nor sins. [Deuteronomy 6:14-15 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people, [who] are [all around] you. (For the Lord your God Is a Jealous God among you,) lest the anger of the Lord your God [grows] against you, & [destroys] you from off the [surface] of the earth.]

If after He has done [all this] good [for] you, & you [abandon] the Lord & serve strange, [a.k.a. foreign,] gods, then, He will turn & do you [harm,] & [destroy] you, And the people said to Joshua, [No,] we will serve the Lord. 

And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen [to serve] the Lord & [only] Him. And they said, We are witnesses. [Joshua said,] Therefore, now put away the [foreign] gods [that] are among you & [lean] your [hearts] to the Lord God of Israel. 

And the people said to Joshua, We will serve the Lord our God & we will obey His voice. So, Joshua made a covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] with the people that day, & [put] [in place] a [mandate] & [rules] [for] them, in Shechem. 

Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God & took a [large rock] & set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. And Joshua said to all the people, [Look,] this [rock] shall be a witness to us; for it [has] heard all the Words of the Lord [that] He [spoke] to us.

Therefore, it shall be a witness to us, lest you deny your God. So, Joshua let the people [leave,] every man to his inheritance. It [happened] after these things, that Joshua, [Nun’s] son, died [at] 110 years old. 

They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Serah, which is in Mount Ephraim, on the North side of the Hill of Gaash. Israel served the Lord all of [Joshua’s] days & all the days of the elders [who outlived] Joshua & [who] had known all the [Lord’s] works, [a.k.a. miracles,] that He had done for Israel.

And the bones of Joseph, [that] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in a parcel of [land that] Jacob bought [from] the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for a 100 pieces of silver & it became the inheritance of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Joseph.

And Eleazar, [Aaron’s] son, died & they buried him in a hill, [that] was given [to] him in Mount Ephraim, that pertained to Phinehas, his son.