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.

12/18/2023

2 Chronicles 31:1-21 The Congregation Brings the First Fruits to Feed the Priests & Levites

 

The Congregation Brings the First Fruits to Feed the Priests & Levites

2 Chronicles 31:1-21                     2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

When all [of] this was finished, all [of] Israel, [who] were present, went [into] the cities of Judah & [broke] the images in pieces. [They] cut down the groves & threw down the high places & altars out of all [of] Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim & also Manasseh, until they had [totally] destroyed all [of] them. 

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

Then, all the children [people] of Israel returned, every man to [their] possession, into their own cities. And [king] Hezekiah appointed the [divisions for] the priests & Levites, every man according to his service.

The priests & Levites [were in charge of:] burnt offerings & for Peace Offerings, to minister, to give thanks & to praise [within] the gates of the tents of the Lord.

[Hezekiah] also appointed [from] the king’s [possessions a] portion for the morning & evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings [on:] the Sabbaths, the New Moons & the [appointed] feasts, as it is written in the Law of the Lord.

[Also, Hezekiah] commanded the people, [who] dwelt in Jerusalem, to give [of the first fruits due to] the priests & Levites, [so] that they might [devote themselves to] the Law of the Lord. 

[Ezekiel 45:28-30 And it shall be to them for an inheritance. I Am their inheritance & you shall give them no possession in Israel. I AM their possession. They shall eat the meat offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering & every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 

And the first of all the first fruits of all things & every [sacrifice] of all, of every [type] of your [sacrifices,] shall be the priest’s. You shall also give to the priest, the first of your [bread] dough, [so] that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house.]

And as soon as the [command] came [around,] the children [people] of Israel brought in abundance the first fruits of: corn, wine, oil, honey & the increase of [produce] of the field. And they brought in the [10%] tithe of all things abundantly.

And [about] the children [people] of Israel & Judah, [who] dwelt in the cities of Judah, also brought the tithe of: oxen, sheep & holy things [that] were consecrated to the Lord their God, & [they] laid them [in] heaps.

In the 3rd month, they began to lay [& organize them in heaps] & finished them in the 7th month. And when Hezekiah & the princes came & saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord & His people, Israel. 

Then, Hezekiah questioned the priests & Levites [about] the heaps. And Azariah, the chief priest of [Zadok’s] house, answered [Hezekiah] & said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the [Lord’s] house, [we’ve] had enough to eat [with] plenty left. For the Lord has blessed His people. 

And this [large amount] is [what] is left. Then, Hezekiah commanded [them] to prepare [store rooms] in the [Lord’s] house [& they did.] And [they] brought in the: offerings, tithes & dedicated things faithfully. Cononiah, the Levite, was [in charge] over [these] & his brother, Shimei, was next [in charge.]

And Jehiel, Azariah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath & Benaiah, were overseers under the [supervision] of Cononiah & his brother, Shimei, at the [command] of king Hezekiah & Azariah, the [official in charge] of the house of God.

And Kore, [Imnah’s] son, the Levite, the [gatekeeper] toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the [contributions made to] the Lord & [also] the Most Holy things.

And [assisting] him were: Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah & Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests in their [appointed] office, to give to their brethren by [divisions,] to the [large divisions,] as well as [to the] small.

[In addition to] their genealogy of males, from 3 years old & [older, they gave] everyone, [who] entered the [Lord’s] house, his daily portion for their service, [in their duties,] according to their [divisions.]

Both to the genealogy of the priests, by their [father’s families] & the Levites from 20 years old & [older,] in their [duties,] by their [divisions.] 

And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, sons & daughters, through all the congregation: they sanctified themselves in holiness in their [appointed] office.

And also, [Aaron’s descendants,] the priests, [who] were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every [single] city, the men [who were named,] to give portions to all the the males among the priests & to all [who were recorded] by genealogies among the Levites.

And Hezekiah [did this] throughout all Judah & [did what] was good & right & [truthful,] before the Lord his God. And [Hezekiah accomplished everything] he began [for] the service of the house of God, in the Law, in the commandments & to seek his God. He did it with all his heart & prospered.