The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. Here are six passages of Scripture to consider when talking with your church about racial justice and diversity. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. ‣ (Also see Revelation 5:9. ‣ ... Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? April 11, 2018 July 23, 2018 by Black History In The Bible. Or am I trying to please man? Closely related to our previous theme of Faith, strength and perseverance are also common themes of the Black experience in our society. Will they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of their understanding? Not only is 2 Corinthians apparently Donald Trump’s favorite book of the Bible, but it also speaks to the notion that truth leads to freedom. Publisher: OpenBible.info. Keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. This is why every year the month of February is designated as Black History Month. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. However, the Christian site "Got Questions?" “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed. B ), “For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile — the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him.”, The Bible is clear that believers are one in Christ. ‣ Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. With that said, this rebuttal isn't about bashing or condemnation, but about correction and education. As a white Christian in America, I have wrestled with what it means to orient on Black History Month. O Lord my God, you are very great! Now their face is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood. And in 2017, we welcome Black History Month all the more, when racial tensions nationwide may be at a generational high, in the wake of the Ferguson unrest, viral videos of police brutality (or innocent officers being shot and killed), and a racially charged election cycle. It is a beautiful thing that God made so many types of divine-image-reflecting humans as the pinnacle of his creation. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. Have I not commanded you? Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Labs Matt Recker. ‣ Labs Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward the south country.”. February is Black History Month. Here is the next of our 5 Bible verses for Black History Month. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”. K My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat. For you were called to freedom, brothers. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. My beloved is knocking. P Are there any black people mentioned in the Bible? ‣ S And if he is not redeemed by these means, then he and his children with him shall be released in the year of jubilee. Like most communities, the family is the bedrock of the African-American community. It destroys walls that divide, including race. ... And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. Christians honor this month, at least in part, because it helps us understand the awful plight of a people made in God’s image, many of them fellow believers, and acknowledges God’s goodness at work in remarkable achievements (like the presidency) in and through a people who often have been treated with utter wickedness. He acknowledges the diversity of His creation, while showing grace equally. Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love! - Galatians 1:10. ‣ However, the Christian site "Got Questions?" ‣ The answer is yes. A Christian celebration of ethnic diversity is a frontal attack on the dragon of human pride. Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Because he is great enough not only to have our praise, but theirs as well. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. ‣ You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. We’ve pulled together 5 Bible verses for Black History Month that reflect the experience of African-Americans. Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. “When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. I arose to open to my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the bolt. If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. Simply put, if you love Jesus Christ, and hate human pride and its rebellion against his kingship, you will want to grow in appreciating God’s good gift of ethnic diversity, and specifically this manifestation of it in our nation. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.