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.

1/12/2024

Nehemiah 10:1-39 Those Who Sealed the Covenant with the Lord God

 

Those Who Sealed the Covenant with the Lord God

Nehemiah 10:1-39           The Book of Nehemiah in [Smaller Chunks]

Now those [who] sealed [the covenant, a.k.a contract] were: Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, [a.k.a. governor;] the son of Hachaliah, [a.k.a. Hakaliah;]

And Zidkijah, [a.k.a. Zedekiah,] Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, [a.k.a. Malkijah,] Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, [a.k.a. Malluk,] Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: therese were the priests.

And the Levites: both Jeshua, [Azaniah's] son; Binnui, the [descendants of] Henadad, Kadmiel & their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, [a.k.a. Hodiah,] Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Micha, [a.k.a. Mika,] Rehob, Hashabiah, Zaccur, [a.k.a. Zakkur,]  Sherebiah, Shebaniah, Hodijah, [a.k.a. Hodiah,] Bani, Beninu.

The chief, [a.k.a. leaders] of the people: Parosh, Pahath Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hizkijah, [a.k.a. Hezekiah,] Azzur, Hodijah, [a.k.a. Hodiah,] Hashum, Bezai, Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, Meshezabeel, [a.k.a. Meshezabel,] Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, [a.k.a. Hasshub,] Hallohesh, Pileha, [a.k.a. Pilha,] Shobek, Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, Malluch, [a.k.a. Malluk,] Harim, and Baanah. 

And the rest of the people, priests, Levites, [gate keepers,] singers [& musicians,] Nethinims & all [those who] had separated themselves from the people of the lands, [according] to the Law of God, [including] their wives, their sons & daughters, everyone having knowledge & understanding.

[Deuteronomy 12:30-31 [Pay attention] to yourself that you not be snared by following them, after they [have been] destroyed from before you & that you not [inquire] after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? I will do the same [to you.] You shall not do so to the Lord your God: for every abomination to the Lord, [that] He hates, they have done to their gods. For they have even burnt their sons & daughters in the fire to their gods.]

They [joined with] their brethren, their nobles & entered into a curse & into an oath, to [follow] God's Law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God & to observe & do all the commandments of the Lord our [God] & His judgments & His [mandates.] 

And we wouldn't give our daughters to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons. [Exodus 34:16-17 And you [shall not] take their daughters to your sons & their daughters go [like unfaithful harlots] after their gods & make your sons [also] go [like unfaithful harlots] after their gods. You shall not make [yourselves any molded] gods.]

And if the people of the land bring [any merchandise or food] on the Sabbath day to sell, we wouldn't buy it [from] them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And [in] the 7th year we would [release] every debt.

Also, we made [rules] for us, [as a responsibility for us to pay each year] 1/3 of a shekel for the [expenses] of the house of our God: for the [showbread,] the continual meat offering, continual burnt offering, [for] the Sabbaths, the New Moons & for the [scheduled] feasts, for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel & for all the work of the house of our God.

And we cast lots among the priests, Levites & the people, to bring [the wood] for the wood offering, into the house of our God, [like] our [forefathers’ families,] at appointed times, year by year, to burn [wood] upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law.

And to bring the first fruits of our ground & the first fruits of all fruit trees, year by year to the [Lord's] house. Also, the first born of our sons & our cattle, herds & flocks, as it is written in the Law, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests, [who] minister in the house of our God. 

And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough & our offerings & all fruit from all [types] of trees & wine & oil to the priests, to the [storage rooms] of the house of our God. 

And [bring our] tithes of our ground to the Levites, [so] the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our [harvests.] And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes.

And the Levites shall bring up the tithe [portion, from] the tithes to the house of our God, to the [rooms,] into the treasure house. [Numbers 18:26 [Say this] to the Levites, When you take the tithes of the children [people] of Israel, which I have given you from them, for your inheritance then you shall offer up a heave offering of it for the Lord, even a 1/10 part of the tithe.]

For the children [people] of Israel & children [people] of Levi, shall bring the offering of [grain,] new wine & oil to the [rooms] where the vessels, [a.k.a. articles for:] the sanctuary, the priests, [gate keepers,] singers [& musicians,] [who] minster & we will not [abandon] the house of our God.