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.

1/09/2024

Nehemiah 7:1-73 Those Who Had Been Taken Captive Return to Live in Rebuilt Jerusalem

 

Those Who Had Been Taken Captive Return to Live in Rebuilt Jerusalem

Nehemiah 7:1-73         The Book of Nehemiah in [Smaller Chunks]

Now, it [happened,] when the wall was [rebuilt] & I had [put] up the [gate] doors & the [gate keepers,] singers & Levites were appointed, I [put] in charge [of Jerusalem: my brother, Hanani, [plus] Hananiah, the [official over] the palace, for he was a faithful man [who] feared [respected] God above many. 

I said to them, [Don't] open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. And while they stand [guard, keep] the [gate] doors shut & [barred] & appoint [residents of] Jerusalem to [stand watch,] everyone [scheduled for] his watch & everyone [to stand guard by] his house. 

Now, the city was large & [covered an immense amount of land,] but the people were few [there] & the houses weren't [rebuilt.]

[Deuteronomy 28:64 And the Lord shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth, even to the other. And there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your [forefathers] have known, even wood & stone.] 

And my God put [it on] my heart to gather together the: nobles, rulers & the people, [so] they might be [registered] by genealogy. And I found written in a register of the genealogy, [those who] came up first. 

These are the children [people] of the province, [who came] up out of captivity, of those whom Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king carried away & [who returned] again to Jerusalem & Judah, everyone to his city. 

[Those] who came with Zerubbabel, Jehusa [a.k.a. Joshua,] Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum & Bannah. I say, The number of men [from] the people of Israel was this: 

The children [people] of Parosh, 2,172. The children [people] of Shephatiah, 372. The children [people] of Arah, 652. The children [people] of Pahath Moab & of the [people] of Jeshua & Joab, 2,818. The children [people] of Elam, 1,254. 

The children [people] of Zattu, 845. The children [people] of Zaccai, 760. The children [people] of Binnui, 648. The children [people] of Bebai, 628. The children [people] of Azgad, 2,322. The children [people] of Adonikam, 667. The children [people] of Bigvai, 2,067. The children [people] of Adin, 655. The children [people] of Ater of Hezekiah, 98. The children [people] of Hashum, 328. The children [people] of Bezai, 324. The children [people] of Hariph, 112.

The men of Ramah & Gaba, 621. The men of Michmas, 122. The men of BethEl & Ai, 123. The men of the other Nebo, 52. 

The children [people] of the other Elam, 1,254.  The children [people] of Harim, 320. The children [people] of Jericho, 345. The children [people] of Lod, Hadid & Ono, 721. The children [people] of Senaah, 3,930.

The priests: [who were] of the children [people] of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. The children [people] of Immer, 1,052. The children [people] of Pashur, 1,247. The children [people] of Harim, 1,017. 

The Levites: [who were] of the children [people] of Jeshua, of Kadmiel & of Hodevah, 74. 

The singers: [who were] the children [people] of Asaph, 148.

The [gate keepers: who were] the children [people] of Shallum & [people] of Ater, the [people] of Talmon, the [people] of Akkub, the [people] of Hatita, the [people] of Shobai, 138. 

The Nethinims: [who were] the children [people] of Ziha, the [people] of Hashupha, the [people] of Tabbaoth, the [people] of Keros, the [people] of Sia, the [people] of Padon, the [people] of Lebana, the [people] of Hagaba, the [people] of Shalmai, the [people] of Hanan, the [people] of Giddel, the [people] of Gahar, the [people] of Reaiah, the [people] of Rezin, the [people] of Nekoda, the [people] of Gazzam, the [people] of Uzza, the [people] of Phaseah, the [people] of Besai, the [people] of Meunim, the [people] of Nephishesim, the [people] of Bakbuk, the [people] of Hakupha, the [people] of Harhur, the [people] of Bazlith, the [people] of Mehida, the [people] of Harsha, the [people] of Barkos, the [people] of Sisera, the [people] of Tamah, the [people] of Neziah, the [people] of Hatipha [a.k.a. Hatipah.]

The children [people] of Solomon's servants: [who were] the children [people] of Sotai, the [people] of Sophereth, the [people] of Perida, the [people] of Jaala, the [people] of Darkon, the [people] of Giddel, the [people] of Shephatiah, the [people] of Hattil, the [people] of Pochereth [from] Zebaim, the [people] of Ammon. All the Nethinims & the children [people] of Solomon's servants were 392.

And these [are those who] also went up [from captivity] from [the families of] Telmelah, Tel Haresha, Cherub, Addon & Immer; but they could not [show proof of] their father's house, nor their [lineage,] whether they were from Israel. The children [people] of Delaiah, the [people] of Tobiah, the [people] of Nekoda, 642.

[Also] of the priests: [who were] of the children [people] of Habaiah, the [people] of Koz, the [people] of Barzillai, [who married] one of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite & was called [by] their name. These [searched for] their register, among those [who] were [registered] by their genealogy, but it wasn't found. Therefore, they were [considered] as [defiled] & [were excluded] from the priesthood. And the [governor] said to them, that they shouldn't eat of the Most Holy Things, [until] a priest stood up [with them,] with the Urim & Thummim. 

The whole congregation together 42,360. [In addition to:] their [male servants & maid servants, of whom there were 7,337 and 245 male & [female singers.] [They also had:] 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels & 6,720 [donkeys.]

Some of the [leaders of their forefather's families] gave [toward] the work. The [governor,] gave to the [treasury] 1,000 drams [a.k.a. drachmas] of gold, 50 [basins] & 530 priests' garments. 

Some of the [leaders]of their forefather's families] gave to the [treasury for] the work: 20,000 drams of gold & 2,200 pounds [a.k.a minas] of silver. 

And [what] the rest of the people gave was 20,000 drams of gold, 2,000 pounds of silver & 67 priests' garments. 

So, the priests, Levites, the [gate keepers,] singers, some of the people & Nethinims & all Israel [lived] in their cities. And when the 7th month came, the children [people] of Israel were in their cities.