WHERE DID BLACK HISTORY BEGIN?
1 Kings 10:1-14
African History is intertwined with Jewish History. It is good to remember we were freed from slavery in America. Slavery didn’t begin in America. It has its roots in Egypt, an African nation.
I can only imagine that slavery was the method God used to grow
Nations to be blessed by Him for greatness.
LET’S LOOK AT SOME BLACK HISTORY
WHERE DID THE RACES OF THE WORLD BEGIN?
Noah Sons
According to Adam Clark\’s Commentary, Noah\’s sons were given authority over the whole earth.
Remember that after the flood, Noah and his family were the only people
On earth.
Genesis 10:1
Eusebius and others believe that Noah was commanded by God to make a will and bequeath the whole of the earth to his three sons and their descendants in the following manner:
To Shem, all the East;
To Ham, all Africa;
To Japheth, the Continent of Europe with its isles, and the northern parts of Asia.
CONSIDER THIS. ALL THE RACES OF THE WORLD ARE DESCENDANTS OF NOAH’S SONS
POWERFUL PEOPLE OF AFRICA
Genesis 10:6-9
6 The sons of Ham were
Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. ( The name Ham in Hebrew means burnt, black
Or hot.)
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth.
Genesis 10:10
Nimrod a black man was the first King on earth.
All the Pharaohs of Egypt were black kings
Psalms 105:26-28
26 He sent Moses his servant,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed his miraculous signs among them,
his wonders in the land of Ham. (Remember Ham was given charge of Africa)
Hagar
Genesis 25:12
Now, these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham\’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah\’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Genesis 25:13
They dwelt in Arabia Petraea, and extended themselves on the east toward Arabia Deserta.
ISRAEL
The nation of Israel was born during 400 years of slavery in Africa(Egypt)
Genesis 15:13-14
Then the Lord said to him, \”Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.
Israel, God’s chosen nation was born in Africa. Therefore Jesus Christ has African ancestors.
All over the world, Black people in America, are called African Americans.
We can have one white parent and one black parent, and we are still
African American. We can have one Asian parent and one Black parent
And we are still considered African Americans.
By the same world standard of assigning race, the Jews, therefore, are African Israelites or African Jews.
Tirhakah , King of Ethiopia
2 Kings 19:9-10
9 Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king [of Egypt], was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word: 10 \”Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you
Simon of Cyrene
An African man was selected by God to carry the Cross of Jesus
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM AN AFRICAN QUEEN
Queen of Sheba, Ethiopia queen named Makeda
1 Kings 10:1-14
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. 2 Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan — with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones — she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind. 3 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. 4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built, 5 the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.
6 She said to the king, \”The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 7 But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard. 8 How happy your men must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 9 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord\’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king, to maintain justice and righteousness.\”
10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 (Hiram\’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood and precious stones. 12 The king used the almugwood to make supports for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
This African queen was large and in charge.
She was smart. She asked questions first.
Before she traveled to Jerusalem, the center of religious activity, she did her homework. She researched Solomon
And all his works.
BASED ON WHAT SHE HEARD
She decided to come to see for herself. She was impressed by
Solomon’s love for the Lord.
WHAT WE CAN DETERMINE ABOUT HER FROM THE TEXT?
The Queen of Sheba loved the Lord.
She Loved the study of the Word.
She was intelligent.
She investigated the Word.
She was generous
She brought her church (Hiram) with her
She encouraged Solomon with her praise.
She praised the Lord
WHAT THE QUEEN OF SHEBA WAS
She supported the church
She was a rich black woman
Rich in the spirit
Rich in the knowledge
Rich in wisdom
Rich in leadership skills
She was powerful black woman
She was a devoted black woman
She was a leading Black woman
She was a black woman with authority BWWA
She was a black woman with power.
She was a respected black woman.
She had a desire to learn
She was a generous Black Woman
WHAT SHE DID TO STUDY THE LORD
The Queen of Sheba went to the source of the Word.
She heard the Word.
She didn’t deal with hearsay.
She checked what she heard about Solomon for herself
She spent time with the man of God
She went out of her way to get to the Lord
No distance too far to get to the Lord
WHAT THE QUEEN OF SHEBA BECAME
She was a Black missionary
She took the Word back to her country
She humbled herself before the man of God
She brought gifts to honor the Lord. She honored Solomon with
Presence
She blessed the Lord and Solomon blessed Her
BLACK HISTORY DID NOT BEGIN IN AMERICA, IT BEGAN WITH THE LORD
BLACK HISTORY DID NOT BEGIN IN AFRICA. IT BEGAN WHEN GOD DEDICATED
AFRICA AS A CONTINENT.
HERE ARE MY SUGGESTIONS
- AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOULD STOP LOOKING AT THEMSELVES AS
AS SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS BECAUSE GOD MADE YOU FIRST
- AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOULD QUIT LOOKING AT AFRICA AS THEIR
BIRTHPLACE, BUT GOD AS THEIR BIRTH CONTINENT
