About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, 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.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

2 Chronicles 12:1-16 The King of Egypt Fights Against King Rehoboam

 

The King of Egypt Fights Against King Rehoboam

2 Chronicles 12:1-16                       2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

And it [happened,] when [king] Rehoboam had strengthened himself, & established the kingdom, he, & all Israel with him [abandoned] the Law of the Lord. And it [happened,] in the 5th year king Rehoboam [ruled,] that Shishak, [Egypt’s] king, came up & [fought] against Jerusalem, because they had [sinned] against the Lord.

[1 Kings 12:28-30 [Therefore] king [Jeroboam] took counsel, & made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the people,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.] [See] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And [Jeroboam put] 1 [gold calf] in BethEl, & he put the other [gold calf] in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one [gold calf,] even to Dan.]

[Shishak] came out of Egypt with: 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, & people without number, [from:] the Lubims, Sukkiims, & the Ethiopians. And [Shishak] [captured] the fenced, [a.k.a. fortified,] cities [of] Judah, & came to Jerusalem.

Then, Shemaiah, the prophet, came to [king] Rehoboam, & to the princes of Judah, [who] were gathered together [in] Jerusalem, because of Shishak. And [Shemaiah, the prophet] said to them,The Lord [says this,] You have [abandoned] Me, & therefore, I have also left you in the hand of Shishak, [Egypt’s] king.] 

[For this reason,] the king, & the princes of Israel humbled themselves, & said, The Lord is righteous. And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the Word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves. 

Therefore, I won’t destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; & My [anger] shall not be poured out on Jerusalem [at] the hand of Shishak, [Egypt’s king.] [Still,] they shall be his servants, [so] that they may know [the difference between] [serving Me,] & [serving] the kingdoms of the [other] countries.

So, Shishak, [Egypt’s] king, came up & [fought] against Jerusalem, & took away the treasures [from] the [Lord’s] house, & the treasures [from] the king’s house. He took [it] all, & he carried [them] away, [including] the gold shields [that] Solomon had made.

Instead, king Rehoboam made brass shields, & [put] them [into] the hands of the [leaders] of the guard, [in charge of] the entrance of the king’s house. And when king [Rehoboam] entered into the [Lord’s] house, the guard came, & [got] them, & brought them into the [guard’s room] again.

And when king [Rehoboam] humbled himself, the [Lord’s anger] turned [away] from [king Rehoboam.] [So] that [the Lord God] wouldn’t [totally] destroy [Rehoboam.]

[1 Chronicles 22:9-10 [Look] a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of [peace,] & I will give him rest from his enemies [around him:] For his name shall be Solomon, & I will give peace, & quietness to Israel in his days. He shall build a house for My Name, & he shall be My son, & I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.] 

Also, things went well in Judah. So, king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, & [ruled.] For Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to [rule,] & [he ruled] 17 years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen to put His Name there, out of all the tribes of Israel.

And [Rehoboam’s] mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. And [Rehoboam] did evil, because he [hadn’t] prepared his heart to seek the Lord. Now aren’t [Rehoboam’s actions,] 1st & last, written in the book of Shemaiah, the prophet, & Iddo, the seer, [related to] genealogies?

And [before Rehoboam died,] there were wars between [king] Rehoboam, & Jeroboam continually. And Rehoboam [died,] & slept with his [forefathers,] & was buried in the city of David. And Abijah, his son, [ruled] in his [place.] 

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