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.

Ezra 2:1-70 The Families Who Return from Captivity in Babylon

 

The Families Who Return from Captivity in Babylon 

Ezra 2:1-70                The Book of Ezra in [Smaller Chunks] 

Now, these are the children [families & descendants of those who had inhabited] the province, whom king Nebuchadnezzar had carried away to Babylon & that went up out of captivity & [all of these] came again to his city [in] Jerusalem & Judah. 

[Those who] came with Zerubabel [were:] Jehusa, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rheum & Baanah. The number of the men of Israel: 

The children [families] of: Parosh, 2,172. 

The children [families] of: Shephatiah, 372. 

The children [families] of: Arah, 775. 

The children [families] of: Pahath Moab, of the children [& families] of: Jeshua & Joab, 2,812. 

The children [families] of: Elam, 1,254. 

The children [families] of: Zattu, 945. 

The children [families] of: Zaccai, [a.k.a. Zakkai,] 760. 

The children [families] of: Bani, 642. 

The children [families] of: Bebai, 623. 

The children [families] of: Azgad, 1,222. 

The children [families] of: Adonikam, 666. 

The children [families] of: Bigvai, 2,056. 

The children [families] of: Adin, 454. 

The children [families] of: Ater of [Hezekiah's family,] 98. 

The children [families] of: Bezai, 323. 

The children [families] of: Zorah, 112. 

The children [families] of: Hashum, 223. 

The children [families] of: Gibbar, 95. 

The children [families] of: Bethlehem, 123. 

The men of Anathoth, 128. 

The children [families] of: Azmaveth, 42. 

The children [families] of: Kirjath Arim [a.k.a. Kirjath Jearim,] 743. 

The children [families] of: Ramah & Gaba, [a.k.a. Geba,] 621. 

The men of Michmas, [a.k.a. Mikmash,] 122. 

The men of BethEl & Ai, 223. 

The children [families] of: Nebo, 52. 

The children [families] of: Magbish, 156. 

The children [families] of: the other Elam, 1,254. 

The children [families] of: Harim, 320. 

The children [families] of: Lod & Hadid & Ono, 725. 

The children [families] of: Jericho, 345.  

The children [families] of: Senaah, 3,630. 

The priests of: the [families & descendants] of: Jedaiah, of [Jeshua's] house, 973. 

The [families & descendants] of: Immer, 1,052. 

The [families & descendants] of: Pashur, 1,247. 

The [families & descendants] of: Harim, 1,017. 

The Levites of: the [families & descendants] of: Jeshua & Kadmiel & the [families] of: Hodaviah, 74. 

The singers [& musicians] of: the [families & descendants] of: Asaph, 128. 

The gatekeepers of: 

the [families & descendants] of: Shallum, 

the [families] of Ater, 

the [families] of Talmon,

the [families] of Akkub, the [families] of Hatita,

the [families] of Shobai, in all 139. 

The Nethinims [the temple servants] of: 

the [families & descendants] of: Ziha,

the [families & descendants] of: Hasupha, 

the [families & descendants] of: Tabbaoth, 

the [families & descendants] of: Keros, 

the [families & descendants] of: Siaha, 

the [families & descendants] of: Padan, 

the [families & descendants] of: Lebanah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Hagabah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Akkub, 

the [families & descendants] of: Hagab, 

the [families & descendants] of: Shalmai, 

the [families & descendants] of: Hanan, 

the [families & descendants] of: Giddel, 

the [families & descendants] of: Gahar,  

the [families & descendants] of: Reaiah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Rezin, 

the [families & descendants] of: Nekoda, 

the [families & descendants] of: Gazzam, 

the [families & descendants] of: Uzza, [a.k.a. Uzzah,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Paseah,

the [families & descendants] of: Besai, [a.k.a. Beshai,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Asnah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Mehunim, [a.k.a. Meunim,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Nephusim,

the [families & descendants] of: Bakbuk, 

the [families & descendants] of: Hakupha, 

the [families & descendants] of: Harhur,  

the [families & descendants] of: Bazluth, 

the [families & descendants] of: Mehida, 

the [families & descendants] of: Harsha, 

the [families & descendants] of: Barkos,

the [families & descendants] of: Sisera, 

the [families & descendants] of: Thamah, [a.k.a. Temah,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Neziah 

& the [families & descendants] of: Hatipha. 

The children [families & descendants] of Solomon's servants: of: the [families & descendants] of: Sotai, 

the [families & descendants] of: Sophereth, [a.k.a. Hassophereth,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Peruda,

the [families & descendants] of: Jaalah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Darkon, 

the [families & descendants] of: Giddel, 

the [families & descendants] of: Shephatiah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Hattil, 

the [families & descendants] of: Pochereth of Zebaim [a.k.a. Pokereth Hazzebaim] 

and the [families & descendants] of Ami. 

All the Nethinims & the children of Solomon's servants were 392. 

These were [those who] went up from Telmelah, Teharsa, Cherub, Addon & Immer: but [these] couldn't [show proof of] their father's [family] & their [descendants & genealogy] whether they were of Israel. 

The [families & descendants] of: Delaiah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Tobiah, 

the [families & descendants] of: Nekoda, 652.

The [families & descendants] of: the priests: 

the [families & descendants] of: Habaiah, [a.k.a. Hobiah,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Koz, [a.k.a. Hakkoz,] 

the [families & descendants] of: Barzillai, the Gileadite who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai & was called [by] their name. 

These [searched for] their [family records] among those who were [registered] by genealogy, but were not found. Therefore, they were [like they were defiled & were excluded] from the priesthood. And the [governor] said to them, that they [shouldn't] eat the Most Holy things, [until] a priest stood up with [the] Urim & Thummim. 

The whole congregation together [that returned] was 42,360. [In addition to] their 7,337 servants & maids & among them were 200 [male & female singers & musicians.] [They had] 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels & 6,720 [donkeys.] 

When they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the [leaders of the father's families, gave freewill offerings] to [rebuild God's] house in [its] place. They gave to the treasure [chest] for [for the workers, according to their abilities,] 61,000 drams of gold & 5,000 [pounds] of silver & 1,000 priest's garments. So, the priests, the Levites & some of the people, the singers [& musicians] & [gatekeepers] & the Nethinims, [lived] in their cities & all Israel in their cities.