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.

11/03/2023

1 Chronicles 15:1-29 Bringing the Ark of God to the City of David

 

Bringing the Ark of God to the City of David

1 Chronicles 15:1-29      1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

David made [himself] houses in the city of David & prepared a place for the Ark of God & pitched a tent for it. Then, David said, [No one should] carry the Ark of God, [except] the Levites.

For the Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of God & to minister to Him forever. And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring the Ark of the Lord [into its] place, which he had prepared for it.

And David assembled the [descendants] of Aaron & the Levites. [From Kohath's descendants:] Uriel, the chief [leader] & 120 [of] his [relatives.] [From Merari’s descendants:] Asaiah, the chief [leader] & 120 [of] his [relatves.] [From  the descendants of Gershom, a.k.a. Gershon:] Joel, the chief [leader] & 130 [relatives.] 

[From Elizaphan's descendants;] Shemaiah, the chief [leader] & 200 [relatives.] [From Hebron's descendants;] Eliel, the chief [leader] & 80 [relatives.] [From [Uzziel's descendants;] Amminadab, the chief [leader] & 112 [relatives.] 

And David called for Zadok & Abiathar, the priests, [& called] for the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel & Amminadab & said to them, You are the chief [leaders] of the [Levite’s forefathers.] 

Sanctify yourselves, both you & your [relatives, so] you may bring up the Ark of the Lord God of Israel [into] the place that I have prepared for it. [Since,] you didn't [do] it the 1st [time] & the Lord, our God [broke out in anger] upon us, [because we didn't seek] Him [about how to do it properly.] 

So, the priests & Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the Ark of the Lord God of Israel. The children [people] of the Levites [carried] the Ark of God upon their shoulders with the [poles upon them, like] Moses commanded according to the Word of the Lord.

And David [spoke] to the chief [leaders] of the Levites to appoint their [relatives] to be the singers with the [musicians] of instruments, [lyres,] harps & cymbals [& singing,] by lifting up [their voices] with joy [loudly.] 

So, the Levites appointed Heman, [Joel's] sons & [from] his [relatives:] Asaph, son of Berechiah, [a.k.a. Berekiah] & [from their relatives] of the sons of Merari, Ethan, [Kushaiah's] son. 

And with them, their [relatives next in rank:] Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Uni, [a.k.a. Unni,] Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, [a.k.a. Eliphelehu,] Mikneiah, Obed Edom & Jeiel, the [gate keepers.] 

So, the singers: Heman, Asaph & Ethan were appointed to [play] the brass cymbals. And Zechariah, Aziel, [a.k.a. Jaaziel,] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, [a.ka. Uni,] Eliab, Maaseiah, [a.k.a. Manasseh,] Benaiah [were to play a song upon] Alamoth with [lyres.] 

And Mattithiah, Elipheleh, [a.k.a. Eliphelehu,] Mikneiah, Obed Edom, Jeiel & Azaziah, [played] with harps [while the men excel by singing the lowest notes possible.] And Chenaniah, [a.k.a. Kenaniah, the Levite music director,] he instructed about [singing,] because he was skilful. 

And Berechiah, [a.k.a. Berekiah] & Elkanah, [a.k.a. Elkanan,] were [the] door keepers for the Ark. and Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, [a.k.a. Joshaphat,] Nethaneel, [a.k.a. Nethanel,] Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah & Eliezer, the priests, [were to blow] the trumpets [in front of] the Ark of God.

And Obed Edom & Jehiah were [also the] door keepers for the Ark. So, David & the elders of Israel, the captains over 1,000's, went to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed Edom with joy. 

And it [happened,] when God helped the Levites [who carried] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, they offered 7 bulls & 7 rams.

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen & [also] all the Levites [who carried] the Ark, the singers [& musicians] & Chenaniah, [a.k.a. Kenaniah,] the [music director, in charge of the choir of] singers.

David also [wore] a linen ephod. All Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord [like this] with shouting & [sounds] of [cornets,] trumpets, cymbals, [lyres] & harps [making music.] 

And it [happened,] as the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal, [Saul's] daughter, [looked] out a window & saw king David dancing & [celebrating] & she despised him in her heart.