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.

10/09/2023

2 Kings 15:1-38 Azariah Ruled 52 Years in Judah

 

Azariah Ruled 52 Years in Judah

2 Kings 15:1-38                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

In the 27th year Jeroboam [ruled as] [Israel's] king, Azariah, [Amaziah's] son, began [to rule as Judah's] king, at 16 years old. And [Amaziah ruled for] 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah, [from] Jerusalem. 

And [Azariah] did [what] was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all his father, Amaziah, had done, [except] that the high places [where] the people still sacrificed & burnt incense on weren't removed. And the Lord [struck] the king, so that he was a leper, & [stayed] in a [separate] house, [until] the day of his death.

And the king's son, Jotham, was over the house, judging the people of the land. And aren't the rest of the [actions] of Azariah, & all he did, written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 

So, Azariah [died,] & slept with his [forefathers;] & they buried him with his [forefathers] in the city of David. And Jotham, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]

[Prior to Azariah's death,] in the 38th year Azariah [ruled as] [Judah's] king, Zachariah, [a.k.a. Zechariah, Jeroboam's] son, [ruled] over Israel in Samaria [for] 6 months.

And [Zachariah] did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord, [like] his [forefather's] had done. He [didn't depart] from the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, who [caused] Israel to sin.

[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, & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even to Dan.]

And Shallum, [Jabesh's] son, conspired against him, & [struck] him [in front of] the people, & [killed] him, & [ruled] in his [place.] And [see,] the rest of the [actions] of Zachariah are written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 

This was the Word of the Lord, [that] He [spoke] to Jehu, saying, Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the 4th generation. And so, it [happened.] Shalllu, [Jabesh's] son, began to [rule] in the 39th year of Uzziah [a.k.a. Azariah,] king of Judah. He [ruled] a full month in Samaria.

[Since,] Menahem, [Gadi's] son, went up from Tirzah, & came to Samaria, & [killed] Shallum, [Jabesh’s] son, in Samaria, & [ruled] in his [place.] And the rest of the [actions] of Shallum, & his conspiracy [that] he made, are written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

Then, Menahem [attacked] Tipshah, & all [who] were [in there,] & [those] from the coasts [of] Tirzah: because they [didn't open] [their gates] to him. Therefore, he [attacked] it; & ripped up all the [pregnant] women [in it.]

In the 39th year [that] Azariah [ruled,] [as] [Judah's] king, Menahem, [Gadi's] son, began to [rule] over Israel, & [ruled] 10 years in Samaria. And he did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord. [Menahem didn't depart] all his days from the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, [who caused] Israel to sin.

And Pul, [a.k.a. Tiglath-pileser III, Assyria's] king, [invaded] the land, & Menahem gave [Pul] 1,000 talents of silver, [so] that [Pul] might be [aligned] with him, & confirm [Menahem's] [control of] the kingdom [into] his hand.

[To get that money he gave Pul,] Menahem [taxed] every man of Israel 50 shekels of silver, even all the mighty, [wealthy] men, to give to [Assyria's] king. So, [Assyria's] king turned back, & [didn't stay] in the land.

And aren't the rest of the [actions] of Menahem, & all that he did, written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? And Menhahem [died,] & slept with his [forefathers.] And Pekahiah, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]

In the 50th year [that] Azariah [ruled, as] [Judah's] king, Pekahiah, [Menahem's] son, began to [rule] over Israel in Samaria, & [he] [ruled] 2 years. And [Pekahiah] did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord.

He [didn't depart] from the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, who [caused] Israel to sin. But [Pekahiah's] captain, Pekah, [Remaliah's] son, conspired against [Pekahiah,] with Argob & Arieh, & with 50 [Gileadite] men, & [struck Pekahiah] in the palace of king's house in Samaria, & [Pekah] killed [Pekahiah.]

And [Pekah] [ruled] in [Pekahiah's place.] And [see,] the rest of the [actions] of Pekahiah, & all that he did, are written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. In the 52nd year [that] Azariah [ruled] [as] [Judah's] king, Pekah, [Remaliah's] son, began to [rule] over Israel in Samaria, & [ruled] 20 years.

[Pekah] did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord. And he [didn't depart] from the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, who [caused] Israel to sin.

[During] the days of Pekah, [Israel's] king, Tiglath-pileser III, [a.k.a. Pul, Assyria's] king, came, & [captured:] Ijon, & Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, & all the land of Naphtali, & carried them captive to Assyria. 

And [Hosea, a.k.a. Hoshea, Elath’s] son, made a conspiracy against Pekah, [Remaliah's] son, & [struck] him, & [killed] him, & [ruled] in his [place,] in the 20th year of Jotham, [Uzziah’s] son [ruled.] 

And [see,] the rest of [Pekah's actions,] & all that he did, are written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. In the 2nd year of Pekah, [Remaliah's] son, [ruled as] [Israel's] king, Jotham, [Uzziah's] son, began to [rule] [as] [Judah’s] king. 

[Jotham] was 25 years old when he began to [rule,] & he [ruled] 16 years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, [a.k.a. Jerushah, Zadok's] daughter. And [Jotham,] did [what] was right in the sight of the Lord, & he did according to all his father, Uzziah, had done.

[But] the high places weren't removed. The people still sacrificed & burned incense in the high places. [Jotham] built the [upper] gate of the [Lord's] house. [Deuteronomy 12:2-3 And you shall [totally] destroy all the places, [in which] the nations [that] you shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, hills, & under every green tree. 

And you shall overthrow their altars, & break their pillars, & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods, & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

Now, aren't the rest of the [actions] of Jotham, & all that he did, written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In those days, the Lord began to send Rezin, [Syria's] king, & Pekah, [Remaliah's] son, against Judah. 

And Jotham [died,] & slept with his [forefathers,] & was buried with his [forefathers,] in the city of David, his [forefather.] And Ahaz, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]