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.

11/23/2023

2 Chronicles 6:1-42 King Solomon Blesses the Lord God & His House & the Congregation

 

King Solomon Blesses the Congregation & the Lord God & His House

2 Chronicles 6:1-42                       2  Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

Then, Solomon said, The Lord [God] has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness. But, I have built a house for You to [inhabit] & a place for Your dwelling forever. And king [Solomon] turned & [faced] the whole congregation of Israel & blessed [them.] And all of [Israel’s] congregation stood. 

And [Solomon] said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, Who has with His hands fulfilled [what] He [spoke] with His mouth to my father, David, saying, Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I [didn’t choose any] city among all [Israel’s] tribes to build a house in, [so] that My Name might be there.

Neither [did] I [choose] any man to be a ruler over My people, Israel. But I have chosen Jerusalem, [so] My Name might be there & have chosen David to be over My people, Israel. Now, it was in the heart of my father, David, to build a house for the Name of the Lord God of Israel.

But the Lord said to David, my father, [Since] it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you did well, in that it was in your heart. [Still] you shall not build the house, but your son, [of your own flesh & blood] shall build the house for My Name. 

Therefore, the Lord has [accomplished] His Word, that He has spoken; for I [have] risen up in [place] of my father, David & [I’m] set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. And [I’ve] built the house for the Name of the Lord God of Israel.

And in it, I have put the Ark [that holds] the Covenant of the Lord, that He made with the children [people] of Israel. And [Solomon] stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all [Israel’s] congregation & spread [out] his hands.

For Solomon had made a brass scaffold, 5 cubits long [by] 5 cubits [wide by] 3 cubits high & had it set the [middle] of the court. And [Solomon] stood upon it & kneeled down before all the congregation of Israel on his knees & spread [out] his hands toward heaven.

And [Solomon] said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven nor [on] the earth, [Who keeps His] covenant & [shows] mercy to Your servants, [who] walk before You with all their hearts.

You have kept all that You [spoke] with Your mouth & promised my father, David & [have] fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. Therefore, O Lord God of Israel, now keep [what] You [have] promised my father, David, saying, There shall not fail you [to be] a man in My sight, to sit upon the throne of Israel.

[As long as] your children [pay attention] to their [path] to [follow] in My Law, [like] you have [followed] before Me. Now, O Lord God of Israel, then let Your Word [come true, that] You have spoken to Your servant, David.

But will God [really] dwell with men on the earth? [See, if] heaven & the heaven of heavens can’t contain You; how [can] this house [that] I have built[?] Therefore, [Lord] respect [my,] Your servant's, prayer & [requests.]

O Lord my God, listen [when [I,] Your servant, [prays & cries out] before You. [and] that Your eyes [are] open [both] day & night, upon this house [where] You have said that You would put Your Name there.

[Also, to pay attention] to the [prayers, that] Your servant prays toward this place. Therefore, [listen] to [my,] [Your servant’s requests] & [to the requests] of Your people, Israel, [that] they shall make toward this place

Hear [Lord,] from Your dwelling place, even from heaven. And when You hear, forgive. If a man [sins] against his neighbor & [has sworn an] oath [that comes] before Your altar in this house, [then] You [listen & take action] from heaven & judge Your servants:

By [punishing] the wicked, by [repaying him for his evil deeds.] And by justifying the righteous, by giving him, according to his righteousness. And if Your people [are defeated by] their enemies, because they sinned against You, [like in:] [2 Kings 21:5-7 And he built a altars in the [Lord’s] house, for all the [stars & constellations] of heaven in the 2 [courtyards] of the [Lord’s] house.

And he [sacrificed] his son [by making him] pass through the fire & observed times [astrology & horoscopes] & used enchantments & dealt with familiar spirits [of the dead] & wizards, when he did much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.]

An [then they] shall return & confess Your Name & pray & make [requests] before You in this house, Then, You hear from the heavens & forgive the sin of Your people, Israel. 

And bring them again to the land [that] You gave to them & their [forefathers.] When [there is a drought] & the heaven is shut up & there [isn’t any] rain, because they have sinned against You, yet if they pray toward this place & confess Your Name & turn from their sin, when You afflict them: 

[Then] You hear from heaven & forgive the sin of Your servants & of Your people, Israel. When You have taught them the [right path,] they should walk & send rain upon Your land, which You have given to Your people for an inheritance. 

If there is [famine, plague,] pestilence, [blight,] mildew, locusts, or caterpillars [in the land] & if their enemies [attack] them, in the cities of their land; or [whatever] sore or sickness there [is,] Then, Lord, hear from heaven the [prayers & requests] of any man, or [from] all Your people, Israel.

When everyone shall know, his own sore & his own grief & [spreads out] his hands [toward] this house [in prayer,] Then, [Lord,] hear from Your dwelling place & forgive. And [give] to every man according to his [actions,] whose hearts You know.

(For only You know the hearts of the children of men:) [so] that they may fear [respect] You, to [follow] in Your ways, so long as they live in the land, which You gave to our [forefathers.]

[Additionally,  about] the stranger, [who] isn’t of Your people, Israel, but [have] come from a [distant] country to come for Your great Name’s sake & Your mighty hand & outstretched arm. 

If they come & pray in this house; Then You hear from Your dwelling place in the heavens & do according to all the stranger calls to You for, [so] all [the] people of the earth may know Your [Holy] Name & fear [respect] You as Your people, Israel, [do.] 

[So, they] may know that this house which I have built is called by Your [Holy] Name. If Your people go out to war against their enemies by the [road] that You shall send them & they pray to You toward this city, which You have chosen & the house I have built for Your Name;

Then, You hear from heaven their [prayers & requests & uphold] their cause. If they sin against You (for there is no man [who doesn’t] sin) & You [are] angry with them & deliver them over [to] their enemies & they are [taken] away [captive] to a land far or near; Yet if they [regret their actions] in the land [where] they are carried captive & [repent] & pray to You,

[from] the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned & we have [gone astray] & have [done] wickedly. If they return to You with all their heart & all their soul in the land of their captivity, 

[wherever] they have carried them [captive] & pray toward their land, which You gave to their [forefathers] & toward the city [that] You have chosen & toward the house [that] I have built for Your Name, 

Then, even from Your dwelling place, You hear their prayer & [requests] & maintain their cause & forgive Your people, [who] have sinned against You. 

Now, my God, I [beg] You, Let Your eyes be open & let Your ears be [attentive] to the prayer made in this place. Therefore, O Lord God, now arise into Your resting place, You & the Ark of Your strength.

Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation & Your saints rejoice in [Your] goodness. O Lord God, [don't] turn away the face of Your anointed & remember the mercies of David, Your servant. [Isaiah 55:3 [Lean] Your ear & come to Me. Hear & your soul shall live & I will make an everlasting covenant [contract] with you, even the sure mercies of David.]