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.

12/21/2023

2 Chronicles 34:1-33 Young King Josiah Removes the Idols & the Places They Were Worshiped

 

Young King Josiah Removes the Idols & the Places They Were Worshiped

2 Chronicles 34:1-33                    2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

Josiah was 8 years old when he began to [rule] & he [ruled] in Jerusalem 31 years. And [Josiah] did [what] was right in the sight of the Lord [God] & [followed] in the ways of David, his [forefather.] He [didn’t turn aside] to the right hand, nor to the left.

While he was [still] young, in the 8th year he [ruled, Josaiah] began to seek the [Lord] God of David, his [forefather.] In the 12th year, [Josiah] began to [get rid of] the high places, groves, carved images & [molded] images from Judah & Jerusalem.

[2 Kings 21:21-22 And [Manasseh] [Josiah's father] [followed] in all the [ways] that his father [followed] in & served the idols, that his father served & worshiped them: and he [abandoned] the Lord God of his [forefathers] & didn’t [follow] in the way of the the Lord.] 

And they [broke] down the altars of Baalim, the images that were high above them, & he cut down the groves & the carved images & [molded] images in [Josiah’s] presence & he [broke] them into pieces, [like] dust & [sprinkled] it upon the graves of [those who] sacrificed to them. 

[Josiah] burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars & cleansed Judah & Jerusalem. And [Josaiah] did [the same] in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon & even Naphtali, with their [tools with picks & blades, around them.]

And when [Josiah] had broken down the altars & the groves & had beaten the [carved] images into powder & cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, [Josaiah] returned to Jerusalem.

Now, in the 18th year [Josiah ruled,] when he had purged the land & the [Lord’s] house, [Josaiah] sent Shaphan, [Azaliah’s] son; Maaseiah, the governor, [a.k.a. the city’s ruler;] & Joah, [Joahaz’] son, the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 

And when they came to Hilkiah, the high priest & delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, [that] the Levites, [who] kept the doors had gathered [from] the [hands] of the [tribes of:] Manasseh, Ephraim & all the [rest] of Israel, all Judah & Benjamin. And they returned to Jerusalem.

And they put [the money into] the [hands] of the workmen [who] had oversight of the house of the Lord [God.] And they gave [the money] to the workmen [who worked] in the [Lord’s] house, to repair & [restore] the house. 

[They also gave money to the carpenters] & builders to buy [cut] stone & [lumber] for [the beams] & to floor the [buildings that] the kings of Judah had destroyed. 

And the men [worked] faithfully [under the supervision] of Jahath & Obadiah, the Levites, of the [descendants] of: Merari, Zechariah & Meshullam, [from] the [descendants] of Kohathites, [to move the work] forward & other Levites, all [who were skillful with musical] instruments. 

They were also [in charge of those who carried] burdens & [supervised those who did] the work in any [type] of service & there were scribes, officers & [door keepers] of the Levites. 

And when they brought out the money that [had been] brought into the [Lord’s] house, Hilkiah, the priest, found [the] Book of the Law of the Lord, given by Moses. 

And Hilkiah said to Shaphan, the scribe, I have found the Book of the Law in the [Lord’s] house. And Hilkiah [gave] the book to Shaphan & Shaphan carried the book to king [Josaiah] & [brought] back word again, saying, All your servants [are doing what] was [appointed for them to do.] 

And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord & delivered it into the [hands of those who have oversight & into the hands] of the workmen. 

Then, Shaphan, the scribe told king [Josiah,] saying, Hilkiah, the priest, has given me a book. Shaphan read it [in front of] king [Josaiah.] And it [happened,] when the king heard the words of the Law, he [tore] his clothes.

And king [Josiah] commanded Hilkiah; Ahikam, [Shaphan's] son; Abdon, [Micah's] son; Shaphan, the scribe & Asaiah, the [king's] servant, saying, Go [inquire] of the Lord for me & for [those who] are left in Israel & Judah, [about] the words of the book that is found. 

For great is the [anger] of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our [forefathers] haven't kept the Word of the Lord, to do all that is written in this book. 

And Hilkiah & [those] the king had appointed, went to Huldah, the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, [who was] the son of Tikvath. [Tikvath was the] son of Hasrah, [the] keeper of the wardrobe. (Now, [Huldah lived] in Jerusalem in the college:) & they [spoke] to her [about what Josiah wanted her to know.] 

And she answered them, The Lord God of Israel [says this,] Tell the man [who] sent you to me, The Lord [God said this, Watch,] I will bring [destruction] on this place & upon [its] inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book [that] they have read before the king of Judah:

Because they have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works [made] of their hands. Therefore, My [anger] shall be poured out upon this place & shall not be quenched. 

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

As for [Judah’s] king, who sent you to [inquire] of the Lord, you shall say to him, the Lord God of Israel says [this about] the words you have heard; Because your heart was tender & you [humbled] yourself before God, when you heard His Words against this place & [its] inhabitants, 

and [humbled] yourself before Me & [tore] your clothes & [wept] before Me, I have even heard you also, [said] the Lord.  [Look,] I will gather you to join your [forefathers] to the grave in peace.

Neither shall your eyes see all the [destruction] that I will bring upon this place & [its] inhabitants. So, they brought [this] word to king [Josaiah.] Then, king [Josaiah,] sent [for] & gathered together all the elders of Judah & Jerusalem. 

And king [Josaiah] & all the men of Judah & the inhabitants of Jerusalem & the priests & Levites & all the people [powerful & powerless] went up into the [Lord's] house. 

And [king Josiah,] read in their ears all the Words of the Book of the Covenant [contract] that was found in the [Lord's] house. And the king stood in his place & made a covenant [contract] before the Lord, 

to [follow] after the Lord & to keep His commandments, His testimonies, & His [mandates,] with all his heart & with all his soul & to perform the Words of the covenant [that] are written in this book. 

And [king Josaiah] caused all [who] were present [from] Jerusalem & Benjamin to [stick] to it. And all [Jerusalem's] inhabitants did according to the Covenant of God, the God of their [forefathers.] 

And Josaiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children [people] of Israel & made all [who] were present in Israel to serve the Lord their God. And all [Josiah's] days, they [didn't] depart from following the Lord, the God of their [forefathers.]