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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.

9/18/2023

1 Kings 16:1-34 King Baasha Does Wickedly Like Jeroboam Did

 

King Baasha Does Wickedly Like Jeroboam Did

1 Kings 16:1-34                               1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, the Word of the Lord came to Jehu, [Hanani’s] son, against Baasha, saying, [Since,] I exalted you out of the [dirt,] & made you prince over My people, Israel, you have walked, [a.k.a. followed,] in the [ways] of Jeroboam.     [1 Kings 12:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] took counsel, & made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the Israelites,] It’s too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice:]

[See] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And [Jeroboam put] one [gold calf] in BethEl, & the other he put in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even to Dan.]

[You] have [caused] My people, Israel, to sin, & to provoke Me to anger with their sins. [Watch,] I will take away the [descendants] of Baasha, & the [descendants] of his house; & will make your house like the house of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son.

The dogs shall eat [those of Baasha's] [family who] [die] in the city; & the [birds] of the air shall eat [those] of [his who die] in the fields. Now, aren't the rest of [Baasha's actions,] & what he did, & his might, written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 

So, Baasha [died,] & slept with his [forefathers,] & was buried in Tirzah. And Elah, his son, [ruled] in his [place.] And also [at] the hand of the prophet, Jehu, [Hanani's] son, the Word of the Lord came against Baasha, & his house, [a.k.a family.]

Even [because of] all the evil that [Baasha] did in the sight of the Lord, in provoking [the Lord God] to anger with the work of his hands, & being like the house of Jeroboam; & because [Baasha] killed [Nadab, a.k.a. Jeroboam's son.]  [1 Kings 14:9 But [you] have done evil above all [who] were before you. For you have gone, & made [yourself] other gods, & [molded] images, to provoke Me to anger, & you have [turned] your back [on] Me.]

[During] the 26th year Asa [ruled] [as] [Judah's] king, Elah, [Baasha's] son, began to [rule] over Israel in Tirzah, [for] 2 years. And [Elah's] servant, Zimri, captain of 1/2 [of] his chariots, conspired against him, [while Elah] was in Tirzah, [getting] drunk in the house of Arza, [the] steward of his house in Tirzah.

And Zimri went in & [killed Elah, during] the 27th year Asa [was] [Judah's] king, & [Zimri ruled] in his [place.] And it [happened,] when [Zimri] began to [rule,] as soon as he sat on his throne, he [killed] all the house, [a.k.a. family,] of Baasha; & [didn't leave] [even] 1 [male] of [Baasha's family, relatives, or] friends [alive.] 

[Like this,] Zimri [destroyed] all of [Baasha's family,] according to the Word of the Lord, which He [spoke] against Baasha by Jehu, the prophet. For all the sins of Baasha, & the sins of Elah, his son, by which they sinned, & [caused] Israel to sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities, [a.k.a. idols.]

Now, aren't the rest of [Elah's actions,] & all that he did, written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? [During] the 27th year Asa, [Judah's] king, [ruled,] Zimri [ruled] 7 days in Tirzah.

And the people, [a.k.a. Israelites, camped] against Gibbethon, [that] belonged to the Philistines. [When] the [Israelites who camped,] heard, Zimri [had] conspired, & [had] also [killed] the king, [for this reason,] all Israel made Omri, the captain of the [army,] & [Israel's] king, that day in the camp. 

And Omri & all Israel with him, went up from Gibbethon, & they [attacked] Tirzah. And it [happened,] when Zimri saw that the city was [captured,] he went into the palace of the king's house, & [burned] the king's house, with fire, [with him inside,] & died.

[Because of] his sins [that] he [did,] in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking, [a.k.a. following,] in the [ways] of Jeroboam, & in his sin [that] he did, to [cause] Israel to sin. Now, aren't the rest of [Zimri's actions,] & his treason that he [brought about,] written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Then, the people of Israel were divided into 2 [groups.] Half the people followed Tibni, [Ginath's] son, to make him king; & 1/2 followed Omri. The people [who] followed Omri prevailed against the people [who] followed Tibni, [Ginath's] son. So, Tibni died, & Omri [ruled.]

[During Asa's] 31st year [as] [Judah's] king, Omri began to [rule] over Israel [for] 12 years, & he [ruled] in Tirzah [for] 6 years. And [Omri] bought the Hill [of] Samaria [from] Shemer for 2 talents of silver. And [Omri] built [a city] on the hill, & [named] the city [that] he built, after the name of Shemer, [the] owner of the hill, Samaria. 

But Omri [worked] evil in the eyes of the Lord, & did worse than all [who] were before him. For he walked, [a.k.a. followed,] in the [ways] of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, & in his sin [with which] he made Israel to sin, provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their [vain idols.] 

Now, aren't the rest of [Omri's actions that] he did, & his might that he [displayed,] written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? So, Omri [died,] & slept with his [forefathers,] & was buried in Samaria. And Ahab, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]

[During] the 38th year Asa, [Judah's king,] [ruled,] Ahab, [Omri's] son, began to [rule] over Israel. And Ahab, [Omri's] son, [ruled] in Samaria over Israel [for] 22 years. And Ahab, [Omri's] son, did evil in the sight of the Lord, [worse than] all [who] were before him.

And it [happened,] as if it had been a [small] thing for [Ahab] to walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, that [Ahab] took Jezebel, [to marry as his] wife, the daughter of Ethbaal, the [Zidonian's] king, & went & served Baal, & worshiped [it.]

And [Ahab put] up an altar for Baal in the house, [a,k.a. temple,] of Baal, [that Ahab] had built in Samaria. And Ahab made a grove; & Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel, [who] were before him. 

In [Ahab's] days, Hiel, the Bethelite, [rebuilt] Jericho. And [Hiel] laid [its] foundation [of it] in Abiram, his firstborn [son.] And [Hiel put] up the gates [of it] in his youngest son, Segub, according to the Word of the Lord, [that] He [spoke] by Joshua, the son of Nun. 

[Joshua 6:26 And Joshua [warned] them at that time, saying, Cursed [is] the man before the Lord, [who] rises up & [rebuilds] this city, Jericho. He shall lay the foundation [of it] in his firstborn, & his youngest son shall set up the gates of it.]