Why does the Bible focus on the Jews SO MUCH?
It appears that from Genesis 12 upward, all other ethnic groups of the world seem to disappear. The spotlight is now on Abram and his family (the Jews). This…
What Death Teaches Us About Racism
Death is a parable that explains that we are ALL ONE, irrespective of our skin colour. ALL MEN (regardless of how they look) die: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NKJV) 1 To…
The Tower of Babel— Genesis 11:1-9
In Genesis 11, we find another incident. The sons of Noah decide to build a tower to the heavens. We argue that Genesis 11 ought to have come before…
Why are there different skin colours?
We have examined from Genesis 10 how different ethnic groups came about. But where then did different skin colours come from? The Bible gives us a hint. Notice that for…
Why We Have Various Ethnic Groups—Genesis 10
Genesis 10 is pivotal in understanding the concept of ethnicity from the Bible. Genesis 10 is known as the Table of Nations. This is because it describes how men filled…
The Hamitic Curse—Did Noah Curse The Black Race? (Gen 9:20-27)
During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade (which lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries), Africans were captured against their will, transported to foreign countries (mostly the Americas) and sold as…
Abraham—Father of Many Nations. (Gen 17:4)
In Genesis 12, God makes a promise to His friend Abram, "...in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Gen 12:3). The phrase "all the families…
Abram—Evangelist of Yahweh (Gen 12:1-3)
In every generation, God choses men to be His missionaries to the sinful world. For example, Seth (in Gen 4:25-26), as well as Noah and his sons (in Gen 9:1)…
The handwriting on the wall — Daniel 5
Daniel 5:7 (NKJV) 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads…
“I AM SLOW OF SPEECH and SLOW OF TONGUE.” — Was Moses a stammerer?
Exodus 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am NOT ELOQUENT, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I AM SLOW OF SPEECH and SLOW OF…