Dispelling African Slavery

The constant misinterpretation of the words of the Most High has been done for centuries. Ever since we started our journeys in and out of captivity because of the breaking of the Most High’s holy commandments, the Israelites – so-called Blacks, Native Americans, and Hispanics – have been misguided and lied to. Theologians, religious leaders, and self-proclaimed leaders of communities have collectively gathered to create a unified string of lies that create utter confusion, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the communities of the children of the Bible, the Israelites.

These endless scenarios that have been created in constant repetition. Every manner of wickedness has come against the true people of the Bible. However, it is no surprise as the word of the Most High tells us that the nations have joined together to create a false narrative of confusion against the children of Israel. Psalms 83:2, “For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.” By definition, a tumult is a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

When examined closely it is always the joining together of the other nations that make noises of confusion to continue to keep the children of Israel in confusion about who they truly are according to the scriptures. That is how Rabbi Morris Raphall of New York boldly spoke in confident arrogance that the slaves in 1861 were in slavery because of the curse of Ham. Raphall was a prominent American rabbi and the leaser of the B’nai Jeshurun congregation in New York.

The Rev. M.J. Raphall, D.D, 1850 Library of Congress

He delivered a hateful sermon called “Bible View of Slavery” that was utterly false and miscategorized the children of Israel as the descendants of Ham, the youngest of Noah’s son who saw him naked after falling asleep drunk (Genesis 9:22).

On January 4, 1861, Raphall started his message of hate and lies by saying “God and his holy word…” Keep that in mind because Raphall never gave, in this speech or subsequent rhetoric, an accurate account of who the slaves were. Instead, he said with bold arrogance that the curse of the slaves, “remains in full force to this day (slavery),” thousands of years later the unfortunate negro is indeed the meanest of slaves and that the perpetual black slavery emerged from beneath the waters of wrath. Referring Noah’s curse on Ham.”

He even attempted to rationalize his biased thoughts by asking that if it were untrue, why has it remained in force for four, or three or even two thousand years? And like many insidious Jewish leaders, Raphall spewed his hatred for Black slaves by adding “that much has been said respecting the inferiority of Black intellectual powers, and that no man of his race had ever inscribed his name on the Pantheon of huma excellence, either mental or moral.”

Raphall’s hate speech rhetoric against the Israelites, God’s chosen seed, went on as he attempted to unify the Union. He compared heathen slaves (the Israelites) to property such as an ox or an ass and boldly stated that the slave’s master may inflict chastisement short of an injury to life and limb. But in true orthodox contradiction he also advised listeners to be kind to their slaves.

Now, let’s look at the absolute absurdity of this speech.

Glaring is that correlation of the Israelites to being the descendants of Ham. If we look in the book of Genesis it states that Ham is the father of Canaan – Genesis 9:18, “And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.” And in the Zondervan Bible Dictionary it clearly states that:

“Ham: The youngest son of Noah, born probably about 96 years before the Flood; and one of eight persons to live through the Flood. He became the progenitor of the dark races; not the Negroes, but the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans, and Canaanites.”

NOT THE NEGROES.
NOT THE NEGROES.

But rather the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans, and Canaanites, who are primarily a race of dark people. If Ham is not the father of the enslaved negroes, then who are their father? Japheth or Shem?

Let’s look at Japheth.

In Genesis 10:2-5, the lineage of Noah’s son Japheth is defined, and his sons were spread throughout a land that correlates to what is now Europe (<a href="www.geni.com/people/Japheth" target="_blank">www.geni.com/people/Japheth</a>). Japheth was a Black man who Esau pushed out of the European nations and took over names such as Ashkenaz. Japheth has no ties to the children of Israel outside of being an uncle.

According to the 1925 Jewish Encyclopedia Volume 5, Page 41, ‘the modern Jews are not Israelite but Esau-Edom.

Ham is off the list as being the father of the Negro slaves.

Japheth is off the list as being the father of the Negro slaves.

So now we look at the lineage of Noah’s son Shem. The only other son mentioned to belong to our forefather Noah. Shem has a very healthy lineage of sons, who also begat sons. In Genesis 11:10-26 the breakdown of Shem’s line identifies Abram. Abram was given a promise by God in Genesis 12:2 “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:” That promise was an inheritance to receive the kingdom of God in rulership.

But how does a nation promised with greatness receive the tragedy of slavery. Simply put, Deuteronomy 28:15-68 heavily outlines the curses that would fall upon the Israelites if they strayed away and broke the commandments of God. Slavery was an inclusion in those curses. However, it was not slavery for the descendants of Ham, but rather for the descendants of Shem.

Now, if the slaves were cursed by God and given into the hands of another nation then why weren’t the so-called Jews sent into slavery? Why didn’t they experience the same hardships as the Negro slaves if they were the people of the Bible? How and why did distinguish between one form of slavery of people over the other?

Raphall attempted miserably to distinguish that Hebrew bondsmen and heathen slaves. He stated in his appalling speech that “former were not property and had to be well treated and were to be freed after seven or fifty years. His or her privileges as a “Hebrew citizen” could only be suspended.” This makes absolutely makes no sense. Who were the heathen slaves that were allowed to be free? Where is the documentation in biblical history or American history of the 1800 that showed that White Jewish people (Edomites of the lineage of Esau) were even enslaved in any part of the country and subjected to hard bondage?

There are no records that show this. There is only biblical proof that the Negro slaves were not from Ham. Not from Japheth. But rather from Shem, who’s lineage was given a promise to be above all nations regardless of the conditions of slavery. Ham’s only promise is to serve the descendants of Shem, who are the Israelites, as are those of all other nations that had a hand in the destruction and degradation of the so-called Blacks, Native Americans, and Hispanics.

Who is Esau? In Genesis 25:25 “And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.” Esau was the eldest twin son of Isaac and Rebekkah. Isaac is the son of Abraham who is from the line of Shem. That’s right. The sons of Esau and Jacob are from the line of Shem. One was the oppressor and the other the oppressed, which makes sense that Raphall would slander the name of the Israelites and deem slavery fit for us.

“I am the Lord, thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

The communities of the Israelites are still in bondage in America and across the globe. We are in the ghettos of the world, and we are hostage to the thinking that slavery was inflicted upon us because we were cursed as Africans. While we dwelt in the lands of Africa, our heritage starts with the promise to Abraham, we were promised greatness and once the elect of the Most High are sealed we will return to our land in Jerusalem and reign over all nations.

We are not Africans. We are not descendants of Ham. We are the descendants of Shem. We are Semetic. We are the Jews of the bible. We are the Israelites.

This is written in response to the theTorah.com article:
Noah’s Curse: On the Eve of the Civil War, a Rabbi Declares Black Slavery Biblical