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7APRIL2013BODYOFCHRISTNEWSSCRIPTUREAndHesaiduntoAbramKnowofasuretythatthyseedshallbeastrangerinalandthatisnottheirsandshallservethemandtheyshallafflictthemforfourhundredyears.Genesis1513ThisprophecywasgiventoAbrahambyAlmightyGodYahwehconcerningthechil-drenofIsraelGodschosenpeo-ple.WeknowthechildrenofIsraelwereinEgyptianbondageorslaveryfourhun-dredyearsbasedonthebiblicalaccountrecordedinthebookofExodus.Theprophecyandfulfill-mentresultedduetoIsraelsdisobedi-enceandidolatry.ThishappeningwasthefirstfulfillmentoftheGenesis1513prophecy.Prophecycanberepeatedbytherecur-renceofdisobedienceandidolatry.WewitnessthistruthbythesecondfulfillmenttakingplacewhentheBabyloniansandAssyrianstookIsraelintocaptivity.TheBabyloniansseizedtheSouthernKingdomandtheAssyrianscap-turedtheNorthernKingdom.AlthoughtheSouthernKingdomJudahBenjaminandonehalfofthetribeofLevispentseventyyearsinbondagetheyreturnedtotheNationofIsraelaftertheyweresetfree.TheNorthernKingdomtheremainingtribeswhenreleasedfromAssyriancaptivityweredis-persedthroughouttheworld.ThisdispersionoftheNorthernKingdombecameknownasthelosttribesofIsrael.InterestinglyenoughwhilethetenlosttribestheNorthernKingdomwerescatteredthroughouttheworldtheLordJesusYeshuasentthedisciplestoministertothem.ThissuggestsYeshuaknewexactlywhereHischosenpeopleweresituatedinspiteofthembeinglost.Exodus12412Kings1811-1211Kings25Matthew106AnotherfulfillmentoftheGenesis1513prophecytookplaceafterasegmentofthetenlosttribessettledinAfricawheretheyweretakenintocaptivitybyotherAfricans.SubsequentlyweweresoldtoEuropeansandherdedontoslaveshipswhichboughtustotheWesternHemisphere.Itsapparentthatwehadonceagainfallenintodisobedienceandidolatrypriortoourcaptivity.ItisalsoobviousthatthesehappeningsarealignedwithDeuteronomy2868whichstatesandtheLordshallbringtheeintoEgyptagainsymbol-icofoppressionwithshipsbythewaywhereofIspakeuntotheethoushallseeitnomoreagainandthereyeshallbesolduntoyourenemiesforbondmenandbondwomenandnomanshallbuyyou.Thinkaboutitwewereactu-allybroughtfromAfricatoAmericaaboardshipsandafterarrivinginAmericawewereonceagainsoldintoslavery.Whiletheseeventsarefulfillmentsofprophecytheyalsoportrayimageryofouridentity.AscertainasJesusChristYeshuaHaMashiachisJewishofthetribeofJudahweareJewishorIsraelitesofthetenlosttribesofIsrael.AsprophesiedthemajorityofBlackAmericanshavenevergonebacktoAfricaorIsrael.InsteadwehavesubmittedourselvesandacceptedtheraciallabelingofbeingcalledNegroscoloredpeo-pleandmostrecentlyBlackAmericans.Thisrecentlabelingismoreaccuratethantheoth-ersbutweareactuallyIsraelites.CenturiesagoIsraelandEgyptweresitu-atedontheAfricancon-tinent.RemembertheangelofYahwehwassenttoJosephtotellhimtotakeMaryandthebabyYeshuatoEgyptforrefuge.EgyptandIsraelwereneighboringcountriesthesameasUnitedStatesandMexico.WhenourancestorsreturnedtoAfricaduringthedisper-sionitwasahomecomingtothemeventhoughtheywerenotinIsrael.Whenourancestorsweretakenintocaptivityandsoldintotheslavetrademarketbeforeenteringtheshipswewerecursed.Oneofthecurseswasforustoforgetouriden-tityandthatcursehastrulybeenarealityformostBlackAmericans.AlsoinDeuteronomyitwasproph-esiedthatwewouldnotseeourhomelandagain.Theseprophesiescouldhaceasedtooccurifwehadhumbledour-selvesandbeenobedienttothecommandmentsofYahwehandhadplacednoothergodsbeforeHimbutwedidnotdothat.Uponarrivalinthiscountryweweresoldintoslaverytoapeoplewhoselanguagewedidnotunder-stand.Inmanyinstancesourances-torssonsanddaughtersweretakenfromthemandsoldtootherslavemasterswhiletheirpaternalparentswatchedhelplesslyandpainstak-inglylongingfortheirchildren.Ourancestorslaboredbrokenheartedandwiththeirspiritsbroken.WhenIthinkofbrokenspiritsIthinkofhowawildhorseisbro-kenandonceitsbrokenthehorsewillsubmittothecommandsofitsownertrainer.Ourancestorsspir-itswerebrokensimilarlyandtheyhumbledthemselvestothecom-mandsoftheirslavemasters.ButthecruelandharshoppressiontheysufferedbroughtmanyofthembacktoYahweh.ItwasinthemidstofsomeofthemosthorrifictimesthattheoldNegrohymnsweresangandourancestorsgrappledwithhopeprayingandsingingtothesameGodYahwehtheIsraeliteshadsangtobackinEgypt.AndjustasYahwehhadheardtheirancestorscriesofpainandagonytheyknewiftheyrepentedandreturnedtoHimHewouldhearthem.In1865the13thAmendmenttotheConstitutionabolishingslav-eryinAmericapassedtheHouseofRepresentatives.ButhowlongdidweclingtothecommandmentsofYahwehandputourothergodsawayAlthoughtheConstitutionwasamendedhowlongdidweremainfaithfulandtruetoouroneandonlyhopeYahwehIsraelwalkedthroughthepartedRedSeabutonceontheothersidetheybegantocomplainaboutwatertodrink.Wearethosesamepeo-pleswiththesameunfaithfulness.Exodus1317-1431Deuteronomy283249Inthiscountrywiththe13thAmendmenttotheConstitutiontheCivilRightsActAffirmativeActionandotherbillsorlawsBlackAmericansarestilltreateddiffer-entthanotherclassesandgroupsofpeople.InmyheartofheartstheunjusttreatmentofBlackshasalwaysbeenawondermenttome.ItseemedasthoughmostBlackAmericanscouldnotposeathreattoWhitesmaterialisticallyeduca-tionallyorinafinancialmannersowhythehatredButhavinggainedtheknowledgeofwhowereallyareIsraelitesmyunderstandingbecameclear.AtJohn1518YeshuasaidiftheworldhatesyouyeknowthatithatedMebeforeithatedyou.WeknowtheworldhatesYeshuacon-sideringthatitsokaytousethegenericwordGodbutitisnotpoliticallycorrecttousetheNameofYeshuainmostvenues.HoweverweshouldusetheNameYeshuaJesuswhereverweareHehasaNamethatisaboveeverynameanditisHisNamethatwillbringusoutofbondage.Butwemustrecognizeandacceptwhowereallyare.ManypeopleacceptthetitleofChristianbutdontyouknowthatJewsIsraeliteswerethefirstpeopletobecalledChristians.Thisdesig-nationcameabouttodifferentiatebetweenJewsthatacceptedChristastheirMessiahfromtheJewsthatdidnot.Acts1126TodaymanyJewswhoacceptChristastheirMessiaharereferredtoasMessianicJews.NonethelessweareJewsandweareinbondagebecausewehaveleftYahwehbehind.Ifyoudonotbelieveyouareinbondagethatsasureindicationofthefactthatyouaredeeperintobondagethanmanyothers.Eventhoughyoumayhaveasixorsevendigitsalaryyouborrowfromthesamebanksthateveryoneelseborrowsfrom.Ifyouweretrulyfreeorblessedyouwouldbethelenderandnottheborrower.Theremedyforuscom-ingoutofbondageisquitesimpleifthoushalthearkendiligentlyuntothevoiceoftheLordthyGodtoobserveandtodoallHiscommand-mentswhichIcommandtheethisdaythattheLordthyGodwillsettheeonhighaboveallthenationsoftheearthandalltheseblessingsshallcomeontheeandovertaketheeifthoushalthearkenuntothevoiceoftheLordthyGodYahweh.ThisistheonlywayforusthechildrenofIsraelthelosttribestocomeoutofbondage.OtherwisewecanexpecttheprophecyofGenesis1513andDeuteronomy2815-68tocontinuetorecurrepeatedly.Blessings.EdwardsComingOutofBondageByPastorJoyceEdwardsInsteadwehavesubmittedourselvesandacceptedtheraciallabelingofbeingcalledNegroscoloredpeopleandmostrecentlyBlackAmericans.ThisrecentlabelingismoreaccuratethantheothersbutweareactuallyIsraelites.