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.

12/07/2023

2 Chronicles 20:1-37 When Attackers Approached Jehoshaphat & All Judah Returned to the Lord

 

When Attackers Approached Jehoshaphat & All Judah Returned to the Lord

2 Chronicles 20:1-37                    2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

It [happened] after this, that also the children [people] of Moab & Ammon, with others [in addition to] the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. [When] Jehoshaphat was told, A [large] multitude [has come] against you, [from] beyond the sea on this side [of] Syria.

[Look, they’re from] Hazazon Tamar, which is Engedi. And Jehoshaphat [was afraid & prepared] himself to seek the Lord & proclaimed a fast throughout all [of] Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask [for the Lord’s] help. They came to seek the Lord, even out of all the cities of Judah. 

And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah & Jerusalem, in the [Lords] house, [in front of] the new [courtyard] & said, O Lord God of our [forefathers], aren’t You, God, in heaven? 

[Don’t] You rule over all the kingdoms of the heathen? And in Your hand, isn’t there power & might, so that none [are] able to [stand against] You? Aren’t You our God, Who [drove] out the inhabitants of this land [in front of] Your people, Israel & gave it to [the descendants] of Abraham, Your friend forever? 

And they have [lived in it] & have built You a sanctuary [in there] for Your Name, saying, When evil comes upon us [like:] the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine & if we stand [in front of] this house, in Your presence, (for Your Name is in this house,) & cry [out] to You in our affliction, then You will hear & help [us.]

And now [see,] the children [people] of Ammon, Moab & Mount Seir, whom You wouldn’t let Israel invade, when [the Israelites] came out of the land of Egypt, but the [Israelites] turned from them & [didn’t] destroy them.

I say, [Look,] how they reward us. [They’ve] come to cast us out of Your possession, which You have given us to inherit. O our God, won’t You judge them? For we have no [strength] against this [large] company that comes against us. Neither do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.

And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives & their children. Then, in the midst of the congregation, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel, [Zechariah’s] son. [Zechariah was] the son of Benaiah. [Beniah was] the son of Jeiel. [Jeiel was] the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the [descendants] of Asaph.

And [Jahaziel] said, [Listen,] all you inhabitants of Judah & Jerusalem & king Jehoshaphat. The Lord [says this] to you, [Don’t] be afraid, nor [worried, because] of this [large] multitude; for the battle isn’t yours, but God’s. Tomorrow, go down against them. 

[Look,] they [will] come up the Cliff of Ziz & you shall find them at the end of the brook, [in front of] the Wilderness of Jeruel. You shall not need to fight in this battle. [Position] yourselves & stand still & see the Salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah & Jerusalem. [Don’t be fearful, nor worried.]

Tomorrow, go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head [facing] the ground & all Judah & the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord & [worshiped] the Lord. 

And the Levites, of the children [people] of the Kohathites, the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. And they [rose] early in the morning & went [forward] into the Wilderness of Tekoa.

And as they went [forward,] Jehoshaphat stood & said, Hear me, O Judah & inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so you shall be established. Believe His prophets, so you shall prosper.

And when [Jehoshaphat] had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the Lord, [so they could] praise the beauty of [God’s] holiness, [while] they went out, in front of] the army & [said,] Praise the Lord; for His mercy endures forever.

And when they began to sing & to praise, the Lord set [ambushes] against the children [people] of Ammon, Moab & Mount Seir, [who had] come against Judah & they were [defeated.] 

For the [people] of Ammon & Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, [totally slaying & destroying] them. And when they had [finished killing] the inhabitants of [Mount] Seir, they [destroyed each other.] 

And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked [at] the multitude & [saw] they were [all] dead bodies, fallen to the [ground] & none escaped. 

When Jehoshaphat & his people came to take away the [plunder from] them, they found among the dead bodies, an abundance of riches & precious jewels, which they [took] for themselves, more than they could carry away.

[There] was so much [plunder,] they were [there] 3 days gathering the [plunder.] And on the 4th day, they assembled themselves in the Valley of Berachah, [a.k.a. Blessing;] for they blessed the Lord [God] there. [That’s why] the name of the same place was called, The Valley of Berachah, to this day.

Jehoshaphat [was in the front of] them, [when] every man of Judah & Jerusalem returned again to Jerusalem with joy. For the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies. 

[Nehemiah 12:43 Also, that day, they offered great sacrifices & rejoiced with great joy. The wives & also the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was even heard [far away.] 

And they came to Jerusalem with [lyres,] harps & trumpets to the [Lord’s] house. And the fear [respect] of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they heard that the Lord [God had] fought against the enemies of Israel.

So, [Jehoshaphat’s kingdom] was quiet: for his God gave him [peace around him.] And Jehoshaphat [ruled] over Judah. He was 35 years old when he began to [rule] & he [ruled] 25 years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. 

And [Jehoshaphat] walked in the [paths] of his father, Asa & [didn’t] depart from doing [what] was right in the sight of the Lord. [Still] the high places weren’t taken away yet, for the people hadn’t prepared their hearts to the God of their [forefathers.]

[1 Kings 22:43 And [Jehoshaphat followed] in all the ways of Asa, his father & he [didn’t] turn aside from doing [what] was right in the eyes of the Lord. [However,] the high places weren’t taken away, [because] the people [still] offered & burnt incense in the high places.]

Now, the rest of [Jehoshaphat’s actions,] 1st & last, written in the book of Jehu, [Hanani’s] son, who is mentioned in the Book of [the] Kings of Israel. And after this, Jehoshaphat, [Judah’s] king, [joined] with Ahaziah, [Israel’s] king, who did very wickedly. 

And [Jehoshaphat] joined himself with [Ahaziah] to make ships go to Tarshish & they made ships in Ezion Gaber, [a.k.a. Ezion Geber.] 

[1 Kings 10:22 For the king had a navy at sea of Tharshish, [a.k.a. Tarshish] with the navy of Hiram, [that] came once [every] 3 years & the navy of [Tarshish] came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes & peacocks.] 

Then, Eliezer, [Dodavah’s] son, [from] Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord will [destroy what you have made] & the ships were broken, [so] that they weren’t able to go to Tarshish.