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.

10/28/2023

1 Chronicles 9:1-44 Israel's Genealogies Written in the Book of Kings, Carried Away to Babylon

 

Israel's Genealogies Written in the Book of Kings, of those Carried Away to Babylon

1 Chronicles 9:1-44        1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

So, all Israel were [recorded] by genealogies & [recorded] in the Book of the Kings of Israel & Judah. [Those] who were carried away captive to Babylon for their transgression.

[Jeremiah 11:10 They [have] turned back to the [sins] of their forefathers, [who] refused to hear My Words & they went after other gods to serve them. The [houses] of Israel & Judah have broken My covenant [contract] which I made with their [forefathers.]

Now, the 1st inhabitants [to resettle in their own property] in their cities were the: Israelites, priests, Levites & the Nethinims. [Ezra 8:20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David & the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, 220 Nethinims: all of them [designated] by name.]  

The children, [a.k.a. people,] of Judah [from:] Benjamin, Ephraim, Manasseh, [who] [lived] in Jerusalem [were:] Uthai, [was Ammihud's] son. [Ammihud was Omri's] son. [Omri was Imri's] son. [Imri was] the son of Bani, [from] the children, [a.k.a. descendants,] of Pharez, [a.k.a. Perez, [who was Judah's] son.

And [from] the Shilonites, [a.k.a. Shelanites,] [were:] Asaiah, the first born & his sons. And [from Zerah's] sons [were:] Jeuel & 690 of their [relatives.] [From Benjamin's] sons: Sallu, [who] [was Meshullam's] son. And [Meshullam was] the son of Hodaviah. [Hodaviah was] the son of Hasenuah. 

And [also,] Ibneiah, [Jeroham's] son, & Elah, [Uzzi's] son, [who was] the son of Michri, & Meshulam, [who was] the son of Hodivah, [who was] the son of Hasenuah. 

And Ibneiah, [who was] the son of Jeroham, & Elah, [who was] the son of Uzzi. [Uzzi,] [who was] the son Michri. And Meshullam, [who was] the son of Shephathiah, [a.k.a. Shephatiah]. [Shephathiah was the] son of Reuel. [Reuel was the] son of Ibnijah.

And [also] their brethren, [a.k.a. relatives,] 956, according to their generations. All these men were [leaders] of their [forefathers] in their [fathers’ families.]

And [from] the priests [were:] Jedaiah, Jehoiarib & Jachin, and Azariah son of Hilkiah. [Hilkiah] son of Meshullam. [Meshullam] son of Zadok. [Zadok] son of Meraioth. [Meraioth] son of Ahitub, [a.k.a. Ahitub,] the [official in charge] of the house of God.

And Adaiah, the son of Jeroham. [Jeroham] son of Pashur, [a.k.a. Pashhur.] [Pashur] son of Malchijah, [a.k.a. Malkijah.] And Maasiai, [a.k.a. Massai, & Maasai,] son of Adiel.

[Adiel] son of Jahzerah, [a.k.a. Jahzarah.] [Jahzerah] son of Meshullam. [Meshullam] son of Meshillemith, [a.k.a. Meshullemeth.] [Meshillemith] son of Immer. And 1,760 [of] their [relatives, leaders] of their [forefathers' families.] [They were] very able men [to do] the work [& the] service of the house of God.

And [from] the Levites: Shemiah the son of Hasshub. [Hasshub the] son of Azrikam. [Azrikam the] son of Hashabiah. [Hashabiah the] sons of Merari. And Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal & Mattaniah, [who was the] son of Micah, [a.k.a. Mika.] 

[Micah was] the son of Zichri, [a.k.a. Zikri.] [Zichri was] the son of Asaph. And  Obadiah [was] the son of Shemaiah. [Shemaiah was] the son of Galal. [Galal was] the son of Jeduthun. 

And Berechiah [was] the son of Asa. [Asa was] the son of Elkanah, [who lived] in the villages of the Netophathites. 

And the porters, [a.k.a. gatekeepers] were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman & [their relatives.] Shallum was the chief, [a.k.a. leader,] who [in the past] waited in, [a.k.a. served in,] the King's Gate eastward. 

They were [gatekeepers] in the [camps] of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Levi. And Shallum [was] the son of Kore. [Kore was] the son of Ebiasaph. [Ebiasaph was] the son of Korah & [the relatives of the family] of his father, the Korahites, were [in charge] over the work of the [gatekeepers for] the tabernacle. 

And their [forefathers were] gatekeepers over the [entrance of Lord's house.] And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was [in charge of the gatekeepers] in [the] past & the Lord was with him. 

And Zechariah, [Meshelemiah's] son was [the keeper] of the door of the Tabernacle of the congregation. All these 212 were chosen to be [gatekeepers.] These were [recorded] by their genealogy in their villages, whom David & Samuel, the seer, [assigned them to their positions.] 

[1 Samuel 9:9 ([Previously] in Israel, when a man went to [inquire] of God, he [said,] Come, let’s go to the Seer: for he is now called a Prophet, [who] was [previously] called a Seer.)]

So, they & their children, [a.k.a. descendants were in charge] of [guarding] the gates of the [Lord's] house, [specifically,] the house of the Tabernacle, [by sections.] The [gatekeepers were [positioned in each of] the 4 quarters, toward the East, West, North & South. 

And their [relatives, who] were in their villages, were to come after [their] 7 days to [relieve them from their posts, when it was] time. These 4 chief [gatekeepers,] [who were] Levites, were in their [assigned] office, & were over the [rooms] & treasuries of [God's] house. 

And they [slept in the rooms around the outside portion of God's] house, because [they were in] charge [of them] & opening [them] every morning, & [everything related] to them. And [some] of them [were in] charge of the vessels, [a.k.a. articles,] [for] ministering & [counted them & would keep track of them & [when] they should [be] [brought] in or out. 

Also, some of them were appointed to oversee the [articles] & all the instruments & [furnishings used for] the sanctuary & the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense & spices. Some of the priest's sons made the ointment [mixed from] the spices. [Exodus 30:25 And you shall make it an oil of holy ointment. An ointment compound after the art of the apothecary. It shall be a holy anointing oil.]

And Mattithiah, a Levite & first born of Shallum, the Korahite, [was appointed to the] office [of] the things made [with] pans. [Others] of their [relatives] [who were] the sons, [a.k.a. descendants,] of the Kohathites were [in charge] over [preparing] the shewbread every Sabbath. 

These are the chief, [a.k.a leaders,] of the [musicians &] singers [of the Levite forefathers] who [remained] in the [Tabernacle] chambers & were free [from other other work, because their] work [was related to music] day and night. 

These were the chief, [a.k.a. leaders,] of the [Levite forefathers' families] throughout their generations, [who lived in] Jerusalem. The father of Gibeon, Jehiel, [a.k.a. Jeiel,] whose wife's name was Maachah, [a.k.a. Maakah & Makkah, lived] in Gibeon.

His first born son [was] Abdon, then, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, [a.k.a. Zecher,] & Mikloth. Mikloth [fathered] Shimeam, [a.k.a. Shimeah.] They also [lived] with their [relatives in] Jerusalem. 

And Ner [begot, a.k.a. fathered] Kish. Kish [fathered] Saul. Saul [fathered] Jonathan, Malchi Shua, [a.k.a. Malki Shua,] Abinadab, [a.k.a. Ishui,] & Esh Baal. [Jonathan's] son was Merib Baal. Merib Baal [fathered] Micah. 

[Micah's] sons were: Pithon, Melech, [a.k.a. Melek,] Tahrea, [a.k.a Tarea,] & Ahaz. And Ahaz [fathered] Jarah, [a.k.a. Jehoadah & Jehoaddah.] Jarah [fathered] Alemeth, Azmaveth & Zimri. Zimri [fathered] Moza. Moza [fathered] Binea. 

[Binea fathered] Rephaiah, [a.k.a. Raphah, who was] his son. [Rephaiah fathered] Eleasah, [a.k.a. Elasah, who was] his son. [Eleasah fathered] Azel [who was] his son. Azel had 6 sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, [a.k.a. Bokeru,] Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah & Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.