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.

1/10/2024

Nehemiah 8:1-18 Ezra Reads the Book of the Law of the Lord God to All the People

 

Ezra Reads the Book of the Law of the Lord God to All the People

Nehemiah 8:1-18           The Book of Nehemiah in [Smaller Chunks]

And all the people gathered themselves together [united like] one man, in the street before the Water Gate. They [spoke] to Ezra, the scribe [& also is a priest,] to bring the Book of the Law of Moses [that] the Lord had commanded to Israel.

Upon the 1st day of the 7th month, Ezra, the priest, brought the Law before the congregation of both men, women & all those [who] could understand & all the ears of the people were attentive to the Book of the Law, [as Ezra] read [there in front of the] street that was before the Water Gate from morning until [noon.] 

And Ezra stood upon a wood pulpit, made for [this] purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah & Maaseiah stood beside [Ezra] on his right. On his left, [stood] Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchiah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah & Meshullam. 

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people. ([Since] he was [higher than] all the people;) they stood up when he opened it. Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, [while] lifting their hands. They bowed their heads & worshiped the Lord, [facing] the ground.

And the Levites: Jeshua, [a.k.a. Joshua,] Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah & the Levites [helped] the people understand the Law, [as] the people stood in their place. 

So, they read the Book of the Law of God distinctly [to] make sense [of it & they helped] them understand [what was read.] And Nehemiah, [the governor,] Ezra, the priest & scribe, the Levites [who] taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord, your God. [Don’t] mourn, nor weep. 

For all the people [had] wept when they heard the words of the Law. Then, He said to them, Go [on] your way & eat the fat & drink the sweet & send portions [of food, to those] for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy unto our Lord. Neither [shall] you be sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

So, the Levites [quieted] all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither [shall] you be grieved. And all the people went their way, to eat, drink, to send portions & to make great [joy,] because they understood the words that were declared to them. 

On the 2nd day the [leaders of the forefather’s families] of all the people, the priests & the Levites gathered to Ezra, the scribe, to understand the words of the Law. 

In the written Law [that] the Lord had commanded Moses, they found that the children [people] of Israel should dwell in booths [wooden huts,] in the feast of the 7th month. 

And that they should [publicize it & declare] it in all their cities & in Jerusalem, saying, Go [out] to the [mountain] & [get] olive branches, pine branches, myrtle branches, palm branches & branches of [big] trees, to make booths, [like] it is written. 

So, the people went [out] & brought them & made themselves booths, everyone upon the [top] of his roof of his house & in their [courtyards & the courtyards] of [God’s] house & in the street of the Water Gate & in the street of the Gate of Ephraim. 

And all the congregation of [those who had returned] again out of captivity, made booths & sat under the booths. For since the days of Jeshua [a.k.a. Joshua,] the son of Nun, [until] this day, the children [people] of Israel hadn’t done [this.] 

Also, day by day, from the first day [until] the last day, [Ezra] read the Book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast [for] 7 days. And on the 8th day, [there] was a solemn assembly according to the manner [prescribed.]