Growing up are used to watch a show called “Good Times”. During one episode it related the black people in the United States to the lost tribes of Israel (watch here). To make this comparison is often called racist an anti-sematic. However not to address this biblically would be shameful and a contradiction of 2Timothy 2:15:
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Unfortunately, instead of having confidence in what truth reveals, many of those who do decide to dig deeper are punished; to the point where we must ask the question Paul asked the Galatians…
“16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” (Galatians 4:16)
Color:
When I read the Bible many questions the rise especially concerning the color of the Israelites. Although this blog post is focused on the condition of Israelites, color is still worth mentioning. Below are a few questions and Bible verses you may want to study on your own:
- If Jewish people today are from the line of Shem… why do they resemble those from the line of Japheth in Europe and why do many of them claim to be Ashkenazi Jews when “Ashkenaz” is a descendent of Japheth according to Gen. 1:1-3?
- How did fair skinned Jewish people survive the heat? Per the book of Exodus, we know Israelites were in captivity to the Egyptians. We also know that there was no sunscreen, and the Israelites are forced to make bricks. That would not farewell for a non-melanated Jewish person today. History has proven that the Egyptian’s during this time were a dark skin group of people. So much so that Joseph’s brothers (Israelites) did not recognize him when they came to get green during a famine. (Gen. 42:6-8)
What color were Moses and his sister before the most high made them leprous? Then the LORD said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow. Exodus 4:6-7
9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them.
10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous[a]—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease
Condition:
Greater than skin color, I would like us focus on the condition of Israelites as described in the bible. Although this more be difficult for those who are not familiar with, the transatlantic slave trade and the Arabic Slave trade reading the follow passages slowly could help.
Passage you must reconcile within yourself. What group of people fit these verses today?
o Deuteronomy 28:25-28
o Leviticus 26:14-46
Which group of children have the greatest change of surviving the building of Pyramids?
