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.

11/11/2023

1 Chronicles 23:1-32 The Levites Were Counted in Groups

 

The Levites Were Counted in Groups

1 Chronicles 23:1-32     1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

When David was old & full of [years,] he made his son, Solomon, king over Israel. And [David] gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests & the Levites. 

Now, the Levites were [counted] from the age of 30 years & [older.] They were [counted 1 by 1 & were registered & their total was:] 38,000. [There] were 24,000 [Levites who] were [to look after] the work of the [Lord's] house. And 6,000 were officers & judges. 

[Also,] 4,000 were [gate keepers.] 4,000 were [musicians to praise] the Lord with the instruments [that] I made to praise with, said David. And David divided the sons of Levi into [family groups] among [the descendants of:] Gershon, Kohath & Merari.

Of the Gershonites were: Laadan [a.k.a. Ladan] & Shimei. [Ladan's] sons [were:] Jehiel, the [leader,] Zetham & Joel, 3. [Shimei's] sons: Shelomith, [a.k.a. Shelomoth,] Haziel & Haran, 3. These were the [heads of the families] of Laadan. 

[Some of Shimei's other descendants were:] Jahath, Zina, [a.k.a. Ziza & Zizah,] Jeush & Beriah. These 4 were [Shimei's descendants.] And Jahath was the [leader,] Zizah [2nd,] but Jeush & Beriah [didn't have] many sons. [so,] they were [counted as 1 family,] according to their father’s house. 

[Kohath's sons:] Amran, Izhar, Hebron & Uzziel, 4. [Amram's] sons [were:] Aaron & Moses. Aaron [& his descendants were] separated, [so] he & his sons [could] sanctify the Most Holy Things forever & to burn incense before the Lord, to [serve] Him & to bless the [Lord God's] Name forever. 

Now, [about] Moses, the man of God. [Moses'] sons were [considered as part] of the tribe of Levi. [Moses'] sons were: Gershom, [a.k.a. Gershon] & Eliezer. [Gershom's descendants were:] Shebuel, [a.k.a. Shubael, who] was the [leader.]

[Eliezer's descendant was:] Rehabiah, the [leader.] Eliezer [didn't] have [any] other sons, but Rehabiah [had] many sons. Of [Izhar's] sons: Shelomith [was the leader.] 

Of [Hebron's] sons: Jeriah, [leader;] Amariah, 2nd; Jahaziel, 3rd; Jekameam, 4th. [Uzziel's] sons: Micah, [leader;] & Jesiah, [a.k.a. Ishiah,] 2nd. [Merari's] sons: Mahli & Mushi. [Mahli's] sons: Eleazar & Kish. And Eleazar died & [didn't have] sons, but [only] daughters. 

Their [relatives of] the sons of Kish [married] them. [Mushi's] sons: Mahli, Eder & Jeremoth, [a.k.a. Jerimoth,] 3. 

These were [Levi's descendants, according to their father's families & even their leaders,] as they were counted by the number of names [individually registered, who] were [to look after] the work of the [Lord's] house from the age of 20 years & [older.] 

For David said, The Lord God of Israel [has] given rest [from war] to the people, [so] they may [live] in Jerusalem forever. And also, to the Levites, [so] they [no longer have to] carry the tabernacle or any [of its articles] of it for the service [related to it.]

By the [the time of the] last words of David, the Levites were [counted] from 20 years old & [older.]  [Since] their [duty] was to [assist Aaron's] sons for the service of the [Lord's] house. 

[They were in charge of] the [courtyards,] the [side rooms] & purifying all the holy things & [doing all the other] work & service of the [Lord God's] house.

[They were in charge of] both the shewbread & the fine flour for [the meat/grain] offering, the unleavened cakes & [for the baking, mixing & types of measurement] & size of all that is baked in a pan or fried. 

[Also,] they were to stand every morning & [evening] to thank & praise the Lord; to offer all [the] burnt sacrifices to the Lord [on] the Sabbaths, New Moons & on [regularly scheduled] feasts, [in the proper way prescribed,] by number, continually before the Lord [like they were] commanded [to do.] 

[So, the Levites were in] charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, the Holy Place, & [in] charge of Aaron & their [priest descendants for] the service of the [Lord's] house.