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.

12/10/2023

2 Chronicles 23:1-21 Hidden 6 Years, Joash is Made the King

 

Hidden 6 Years, Joash is Made the King     

2 Chronicles 23:1-21                       2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

In the 7th year, Jehoiada, [the priest,] strengthened himself & made a covenant [contract] with: the captains of 100’s; Azariah, [Jeroham’s] son; Ishmael, [Jehohanan’s] son; Azariah, [Obed’s] son; Maaseiah, [Adaiah’s] son & Elishaphat, [Zichri’s] son. 

And they went & gathered the Levites [throughout] all the cities of Judah & the [heads of the families] of Israel & came to Jerusalem. All the congregation made a covenant [contract] with the [rightful] king in the house of God.

And [Jehoiada, the priest] said to them, [Look,] the king’s son shall [rule, like] the Lord has said of the sons of David. You shall do this: 1/3 of the priests & Levites shall [keep watch] at the doors at the [entrance] on [the] Sabbath. 

And 1/3 shall be at the king’s [palace] & 1/3 at the Foundation Gate. And all the [other] people shall be in the [courtyards of the Lord’s] house. But [don’t] let [anyone] come into the [Lord’s] house [except for] the priests & the Levites, [who] minister. 

They shall go in, for they are holy, but all the [other] people shall keep the watch of the Lord. And the Levites shall [surround around] king, [Joash,] every man with his weapons in his hand.

[If anyone] else comes into the [Lord’s] house, he shall be put to death, but [stay] with king [Joash,] when he comes in & when he goes out. So, the Levites & all [of] Judah did according to all the things that Jehoiada, the priest, had commanded. 

Each [captain] took his men [who] were [going on duty] on the Sabbath & [those who] were [going off duty] on the Sabbath: for Jehoiada, the priest, [didn’t dismiss any of] the [divisions.]

[Also,] Jehoiada, the priest delivered to the captains: 100’s of spears & [small & large] shields that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God. 

And [Jehoiada positioned] all the people [with their weapons] in hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side & along the altar & the temple & [surrounding around king Joash.] 

Then, [Jehoiada & his sons] brought out the king’s son & put the crown upon [Joash] & gave him the Testimony & made him king. And Jehoiada & his sons anointed [Joash] & said [loudly,] God save the king.

Now, when [Queen] Athaliah heard the noise of the people running & praising the king, she came into the [Lord’s] house, to the people. And she looked & [saw] the king stood [by] his pillar at the [entrance] & the [officers & trumpeters were] by the king. 

And all the people of the land rejoiced & sounded with trumpets. Also the singers with [those who played musical] instruments & the [song leaders, who] taught [how] to sing praise. 

Then, Athaliah, [tore] her clothes & said, Treason, Treason. Then, Jehoiada, the priest, brought out the captains of 100’s, [who] were [put in charge] over the [army]  & said to them, [Take her outside away from the Lord’s house & whoever] follows her, [is to be killed by] the sword. 

For the priest said, [Don’t kill] her in the [Lord’s] house. So, they [seized] her, when she [had] come to the [entrance] of the Horse Gate, by the king’s [palace] & they [killed] her there. And Jehoiada, the priest, made a covenant [contract] between him & between all the people & the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

Then, all the people went to the house of Baal & [broke] it down & [broke] down his altars & his images [into] pieces & [killed Baal’s] priest, Mattan, [in front of] the altars. 

[Jeremiah 21:9 Then, they shall answer, Because they have [abandoned] the Covenant [contract] of the Lord, their God & worshiped other gods & served them.] 

Also, Jehoiada appointed the offices of the [Lord’s] house [into the hands] of the priests, the Levites, whom David had [assigned some] to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, with [those] singing & rejoicing, as it is written in the Law of Moses [as ordered] by David.

And [Jehoiada put the gatekeepers] at the gates of the Lord’s] house, [so] that none, which [were] unclean in anything [could] enter in.

And [Jehoiada] took the captains of 100’s, the nobles & governors, [a.k.a. rulers] of the people & all the people of the land & brought down king [Joash] from the [Lord’s] house & they came through the high gate into the king’s [palace] & set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

And all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city [had peace] after [Queen] Athaliah [was killed] with the sword.