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.

1/02/2024

Ezra 10:1-44 About Those Returned From Captivity Who Worshiped Their Wife's False gods

 

About Those Returned From Captivity Worshiped Their Wive's False gods

Ezra 10:1-44     The Book of Ezra in [Smaller Chunks]

Now, when Ezra had prayed & confessed & weeping & [had cast] himself down [in front of God's] house & a very [large] congregation of men, women & children assembled [themselves to Ezra,] for the people wept very [much.]

And Shechaniah, [Jehiel's] son, 1 of the sons of Elam, answered & said to Ezra, We have [sinned] against our God & have taken strange wives of the people of the land. [Still,] now there is hope in Israel [about] this thing.

[Ezra 9:1-2 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, the priests & Levites haven’t separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the: Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, the Egyptians & the Amorites. For they have taken of their daughters for themselves & for their sons. So that the Holy Seed  have [mixed] themselves with the people of those lands. [Yes,] the hand of the princes & rulers have been [leaders] in this [sin.]

Therefore, let us now make a covenant [contract] with our God to [send] away all the wives & [those] born [to] them, according to the [advice] of my lord & those [who] tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the Law. 

Arise, for this matter belongs to you. We also will be with you. Be of good courage & do it. Then, Ezra arose & made the chief priests, the Levites & all Israel swear that they should do according to this word & they [swore.]

Then, [in front of God's] house, Ezra rose up & went into the [room] of Johanan, [Eliashib's] son & when he came [there,] he [didn't] eat [any] bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the [sins of those who] had been carried away.

And they made [a] proclamation throughout Judah & Jerusalem, to all the children [people] of captivity, that they should gather themselves together [in] Jerusalem.

And that [whoever] wouldn't come within 3 days, all his [property] should be forfeited & [he would] be separated from the congregation of those [who] had been carried away, according to the counsel of the princes & elders. 

Then, all the men of Judah & Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem, within 3 days. It was the 9th month, on the 12th day of the month, & all the people sat in the street of [God's] house, trembling, because of this matter & the [heavy] rain.

And Ezra, the priest, stood up & said to them, You have [sinned] & have taken strange wives, to increase the [sins] of Israel. [Psalm 106:35-38 But [they] were mingled among the heathen & learned their [deeds.] And they served their idols: which were a snare to them.

[Yet,] they sacrificed their [daughters] to devils & shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons & daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan & the land was polluted, [a.k.a. defiled] with blood.] 

Therefore, now, make confession to the Lord God of your [forefathers] & do His [will] & separate yourselves from the people of the land & from the strange wives.

Then, all the congregation answered & said with a loud voice, We must do as you have said. But [there] are many people & it's a time of much rain & we aren't able to stand [outside] & neither is this work [able to] be done in 1 or 2 days: for we, [who] have [done this sinful] thing are many. 

Now, let our rulers of all the congregation stand & let all [those] in our cities [who] have taken strange wives, come at [scheduled] times with [their city's] elders & judges, until the fierce [anger] of our God [has] turned [away] from us for this matter.

Only Jonathan, [Asahel's] son & Jahaziah, [Tikvah's] son, were employed [to handle] this matter. And Meshullam & Shabethai, the Levite, helped them. And the children [people] of captivity did [this.] 

And Ezra, the priest, with [some leaders of their [forefather's families, according to] their names, were separated & sat down [on] the 1st day, of the 10th month, to examine the matter. 

And they [had finished on] the 1st day, of the 1st month, with all the men, [who] had taken strange wives. And [those] found among the sons of the priests, [who] had taken strange wives:

Namely [from the descendants] of Jeshua, [a.k.a. Joshua, Jozadak's] son & his [brothers:] Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib & Gedaliah.  And they [shook] their hands, that they would [send] away their wives. And being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their [sins.] 

And [from] the [descendants] of Immer: Hanani & Zebadiah. And [from the descendants] of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel & Uzziah. And [from the descendants] of Pashur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, [a.k.a. Nethanel,] Jozabad & Elasah.

Also, [from] the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah, [a.k.a. Kelita,] Pethahiah, Judah & Eliezer. [From] the singers [& musicians] also: Eliashib. And [from the gatekeepers:] Shallum, Telem & Uri.

[Additionally, from the Israelites:] [From the descendants] of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, [a.k.a. Izziah,] Malchiah, [a.k.a. Malkijah,] Miamin, [a.k.a. Mijamin,] Eleazar, Malchijah, [a.k.a. Malkijah] & Benaiah. And [from the descendants] of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth & Eliah, [a.k.a. Elijah.] 

And [from the descendants] of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad & Aziza. Also, [from the descendants] of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai & Athlai. 

And [from the descendants] of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, [a.k.a. Malluk,] Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal & Ramoth, [a.k.a. Jeremoth.] And [from the descendants] of Path Moab: Adna, Chelal, [a.k.a. Kelal,] Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, [a.k.a. Bezalel,] Binnui & Manasseh.

And [from the descendants] of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, [a.k.a. Malkijah,] Shemaiah, Shimeon, Benjamin, Malluch, [a.k.a. Malluk,] & Shemariah. [From the descendants] of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattathah [a.k.a. Mattatha & Mattattah,] Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, [a.k.a. Jeremiah,] Manasseh & Shimei. 

[From the descendants] of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, [a.k.a. Cheluhi & Keluhi,] Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Mattenai & Jaasau, [a.k.a. Jaasu & Joissu.] 

And [from the descendants] of Bani & Binnui, [a.k.a. Binui:] Shimei, Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, Machnadebai, [a.k.a. Maknadebai,] Shashai, Sharai, Azareel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, Shallum, Amariah & Joseph. 

[From the descendants] of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, [a.k.a. Jaddai,] Joel & Benaiah. All these had taken strange wives & some of them had wives by whom they had children.