The Bible tells us that we are to understand what is being read. The Father God wants us to understand what we are reading here are some verses that say so.

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart I seek You;

do not allow me to wander from Your commandments.

Psalm 119:11

Your word I have hidden in my heart,

that I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:12

Blessed are You, O  LORD;

teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:130

The giving of Your words gives light;

it grants understanding to the simple.

Nehemiah 8:3

In the area in front of the Water Gate, he

read aloud from sunrise until midday to the men,

women, and those who could understand. All the people

listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:8

They read from the book, from the Law of God, with interpretation,

and they gave the sense, so that the people

understood the reading.

Nehemiah 8:13

On the second day, the chiefs of the fathers’

households of all the people, the priests, and the

Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe in order to

understand the words of the Law.