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.

10/19/2023

2 Kings 25:1-30 Nebuchadnezzar & All His Army Came Against Jerusalem

 

Nebuchadnezzar & All His Army Came Against Jerusalem

2 Kings 25:1-30                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened during] the 9th year [Zedekiah ruled,] in the 10th month, [on] the 10th day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, [a.k.a. Nebuchadrezzar,] came [with] all his [army] against Jerusalem & pitched [tents] against it.

And they built [battle mounds & surrounded it.] The city was [surrounded until Zedekiah's] 11th year [as] king. And on the 9th day of the 4th month, the famine was [so severe] in the city & there [wasn't any] bread for the people of the land. 

The [city's wall] was broken & all the men of war fled [at] night by the [road] of the gate between [the] 2 walls, by the king's garden. (Now the Chaldees, [a.k.a. Chaldeans & Babylonian's, surrounded] the city) & the king [took the road] toward the plain.

The army of the Chaldees pursued after the king & [captured] him in the plains of Jericho & all his [army had] scattered from him. So, they [captured] king [Zedekiah] & brought him up to Riblah up to [Babylon's] king & [sentenced] him.

And they [killed Zedekiah's] sons [in front of] him & put out [Zedekiah's] eyes, [blinding him.] [They] bound him in brass [shackles] & carried him to Babylon. 

In the 5th month, on the 7th day of the month, [during] the 19th year Nebuchadnezzar [ruled as Babylon's] king, Nebuzar Adan, captain of the guard, a servant of [Babylon's] king, came to Jerusalem. 

And he burnt the [Lord's] house, the king’s house & all [Jerusalem's] houses & the [houses] of the [important men] with fire. And all the [Chaldean army,] with the captain of the guard [broke] down the walls [around] Jerusalem.

Now, Nebuzar Adan, the captain of the guard, [carried] away: the rest of the people [who] were left in the city & the [deserters who joined with Babylon's] king & the [rest] of the multitude. 

But the captain of the guard left the poor of the land, to [take care of the vineyards & the fields.] The [Chaldeans broke] in pieces & carried away the brass pillars, [basins & brass] sea, that [were] in the [Lord's] house & carried the brass of them to Babylon. 

They [also] took away all of the brass [articles used for ministering:] the pots, shovels, [candle] snuffers & spoons. The captain of the guard took away the firepans, bowls & [other things of] gold [or] silver. 

The brass of all these [articles] & the 2 [brass] pillars, 1 sea, & [basins that] Solomon had made for the [Lord's] house, was [beyond measurement of its] weight. 

The height of [each of the 2 identical] pillars was 18 cubits, the brass [capital on top of the pillar,] was 3 cubits, the [decorative brass woven] work & the brass pomegranates [surrounding] the brass [capital.] The 2nd pillar [was similar to this.]

And the captain of the guard [captured:] Seraiah, the chief priest; Zephaniah, the 2nd priest & 3 [doorkeepers.] And [outside] the city, [Nebuzar Adan put] an officer over the men of war, the 5 [advisors to] the king, the [chief] scribe of the [army, who] mustered the people of the land & 60 men found in the city & Nebuzar Adan took these & brought them to Riblah, to [Babylon's] king.

And [Babylon's] king [struck them down & killed] them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath. So, Judah was carried away [captive] out of their land. 

As for the people [who] remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, had left, he made Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [who was] the son of Shaphan, [was made] the ruler [over them.]

And when all the captains of the armies & their men heard that [Babylon's] king made Gedaliah governor there, [these] came to [confront] Gedaliah [at] Mizpah: even Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son; Johanan, [Careah's] son; Seraiah, [Tanhumeth's] son, [a] Netophathite & Jaazaniah, the son of a Maachathite, [with] their men. 

And Gedaliah [swore] to them & to their men & said, [Don't be afraid] to be the servants of the [Chaldeans a.k.a. Babylonians.] [Live] in the land & serve [Babylon's] king & it shall be well [for] you. 

But it [happened] in the 7th month, that Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son, [who was] the son of Elishama, of royal [ancestors] came, with 10 men & [assassinated] Gedaliah & he died. 

And the Jews & [Chaldeans] with him in Mizpah [died.] And all the people, both [powerless & powerful] & the captains of the armies, arose & came to Egypt, [because] they were afraid of the [Chaldeans.]

And it [happened] in the 37th year [of] Jehoiachin, [Judah's king's] captivity, [on] the 12th month, on the 27th day of the month, Evil Merodach, [a.k.a. Awel-Marduk, Babylon's] king, began to [rule & he released] Jehoiachin, [Judah’s] king, [from ]prison.

And [Evil Merodach spoke] kindly to [Jehoiachin & put] his throne above the [thrones] of the kings that were with him in Babylon. 

And [Jehoiachin] changed [out of] his prison [clothing] & [ate food] continually before [Babylon's king the rest] of his life. And [Jehoiachin] was given a continual allowance [from] the king, a daily rate for every day, [the rest] of his life.