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.

12/11/2023

2 Chronicles 24:1-27 Joash Repairs the House of the Lord God

 

Joash Repairs the House of the Lord God

2 Chronicles 24:1-27                    2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

Joash was 7 years old when he began to [rule] & he [ruled] 40 years in Jerusalem. Also, his mother’s name was Zibiah of BeerSheba. And Joash did [what] was right in the sight of the Lord, all the [years] of Jehoiada, the priest. 

And Jehoiada [chose] 2 wives [for Joash.] And [Joash fathered] sons & daughters. And it [happened] after this, that Joash was [determined] to repair the house of the Lord [God.] And [Joash] gathered together the priests & Levites & said to them, Go into the cities of Judah & all Israel & gather money to repair the house of your God, from year to year. 

See that you [rush this] matter, [since] the Levites [haven’t moved with speed to do it.] 

Anf king [Joash] called for Jehoiada, chief [priest] & said to him, Why haven't you required the Levites to bring out the collection [of money from] Judah, Jerusalem & the congregation of Israel for the Tabernacle of Witness, according to [Moses’ command,] the servant of the Lord?

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God & also [took] all the dedicated things [from] the [Lord’s] house & [presented them for] Baalim. 

[Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make [for yourselves] any [carved] image, or any likeness of anything, that is in heaven above, in the earth [below,] or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them. 

For I, the Lord your God, am a Jealous God, visiting the [sin] of the fathers upon the children to the 3rd & 4th generation, of [those who] hated Me. And [show] mercy to 1,000’s of [those who] love Me & keep My commandments.]

And at king [Joash’s command,] they made a chest & set it [outside] at the gate of the [Lord’s] house. They made a proclamation through Judah & Jerusalem to bring the collection [money] to the Lord, that Moses, the servant of God, [had imposed] upon Israel in the wilderness. 

And all the princes, [a.k.a. officials] & people rejoiced & brought in [the money & dropped] it into the chest, until [the chest was full.] Now it [happened] at that time, that the Levites brought the chest to the king’s office. 

When they saw there was [lots of] money, the king’s scribe & the high priest’s officer came & emptied the chest & [returned it to its] place again. They did [this] day by day & gathered [an] abundance [of] money. 

And king [Joash] & Jehoiada gave it to [those who supervised] the work & [provided] the service of the [Lord’s] house. [They] hired masons & carpenters to repair the [Lord’s] house. Also, [they hired those who] work with iron & brass to [fix] the [Lord’s] house. 

So, the workmen did the work & [it] was [repaired by] them. They [got] the house of God [in its original condition] & strengthened it. And when they had finished it, they brought [& put] the rest of the money [in front of] king [Joash] & Jehoiada. 

[It was used to make] vessels for the [Lord’s] house. Vessels to minister, to [make offerings,] spoons, vessels of gold & silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the [Lord’s] house continually all the days of [the life of Jehoiada, the high priest.]

But Jehoiada [grew] old & was full of [years] when he died [at] 130 years old. And they buried [Jehoiada] in the city of David among the kings, because he [did] good in Israel, both toward God & toward [the Lord’s] house. 

Now, after [Jehoiada’s] death, the [officials] of Judah [bowed] to the king & the king [listened[ to them. And they [abandoned] the house of the Lord God of their [forefathers] & served groves & idols & [fury] came upon Judah & Jerusalem for this [sin of theirs.] 

Yet, [God] sent prophets to them, to bring them [back] to the Lord again. And they testified against [the prophets;] but they  wouldn’t [listen to them.] And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, [Jehoiada’s] son, the priest. 

[Zechariah] stood above the people & said to them, God [says this,] Why [do you sin against] the commandments of the Lord, [so] that you can’t prosper? Because you have [abandoned] the Lord, He has also [abandoned] you. 

And they conspired again [Zechariah] & stoned him [to death] at the [command] of king [Joash,] in the [courtyard] of the [Lord’s] house. [King] Joash [didn’t remember] the kindness which Jehoiada, [Zechariah’s] father, had done to [Joash,] but [killed Jehoiada’s] son, [Zechariah.] 

And when [Zechariah] died, he said, [May] the Lord look upon [this & call you to account for it.] And it [happened] at the end of the year, that [Syria’s] army came up against [Joash,] to Judah & Jerusalem & destroyed all the princes among the people & sent all [their plunder] to the king of Damascus.

For the [Syrian] army came with a small company of men, [but] the Lord delivered the very [large army of Judah & Jerusalem] into the [hands of the Syrians,] because [the Israelites abandoned] the Lord God of their [forefathers.] So, they executed judgment against Joash. 

[Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of My covenant [contract:] and when you are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you & you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.]

And when they [had] departed from him (for they left [Joash, who was very diseased,]) his own servants conspired against [Joash,] for the [bloodshed] of the [son] of Jehoiada, the priest. [They killed Joash] on his bed & he died. 

But they buried [Joash] in the city of David, but not in the [tombs] of the kings. [Those who] conspired against [Joash] are: Zabad, [Shimeath’s] son, an Ammonitess & Jehozabad, [Shimrith’s] son, a Moabitess. 

Now, [about Joash’s] sons & the [large] burdens [Joash had] laid upon him & repairing the house of God, [look] they are written in the [account] of the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah, his son [ruled] in his [place.]