Through the Reeducated Lens of Christianity or the Religious Sects of the Faith!

Definition of Reeducate:

• Educate or train (someone) in order to change their beliefs or behavior. (Oxford Dictionary)
• to train again – especially : to rehabilitate through education (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

Throughout the past few weeks, we have examined some difficult and complex issues surrounding names, oppression, slavery, occupation, and race. For some, the biblical perspectives have provided profound and meaningful insight. In contrast, others have found these last few Food for Thoughts uncomfortable and heartbreaking. Despite the emotional reactions that these discussions may have prompted, we must continue in the pursuit of becoming reeducated with the truth.

We must push forward to explore these issues to gain an even deeper understanding of their impact on our society’s past, present, and future. The three-part strategy that we have been discussing is more inclusive than the Yahshar’elite’s slavery in Ancient Babylon and the Transatlantic Slave trade. Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and Rome used the strategies to attack the Torah and the prophets, the testimony of Yahshua Hakashiach, and Nazarenes (Acts 24:5), AKA followers of The Way (followers of both the law of YAH and the testimony of Yahshua Act 24:14, Act 18:26, Revelation 12:17). This week will cover the reeducated masses.

Three-Part Strategy Found in Scripture

1. Reeducate them in the ways of the Chaldeans as well as writing and speech (Daniel 1:4)
2. Change their diets to foods that would defile them (Daniel 1:5)
3. Change their names (Daniel 1:6-7)

4. …teach them the writing and the language of the Chaldeans. 

5. And the king set to them the portion of a day in its day, from the king’s food, and the wine of his drinking, even to rear them three years, so that at their end they may stand before the king. 

6. And there were among them of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 

7. to whom the chief of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and ChananYAH, Shadrach; and Mish’el, Meshach; and AzarYAH, Abednego.

Daniel 1:4-7 (HRB)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

Through the Lens of the Religion (Christianity)

Reeducated

Religions (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Judaism, and others) and world governments have slowly and meticulously reeducated and conned the masses over the centuries into following false doctrines. Through syncretism and inculturation, they authorized different ideas, worship practices, and lifestyles to merge into what people currently know as Christianity. Unless you read and study your Bible regularly and test everything (Acts 17:11), you will not be able to see the camouflaged paganism that influences multiple aspects of Christianity and the reeducated people. 

Far removed are the days when Nazarene (Christians) were known and persecuted for obeying the law and following Yahshua. Far removed are the days when the Nazarene and followers of The Way stood for righteousness. Now, many “Christians” live in the hidden delusion or according to their own hearts desire. But how did we get here? The answer is simple: the masses, including me at one time, were educated and reeducated by both learned and unlearned clergy, family members, friends, and the world with camouflaged paganism. Let’s look at what the Bible teaches and then what man teaches.

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Qadosh Set-Apart Days and Feast vs Man-Made So-Called Holy Days

These are appointed times of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, holy gatherings which you shall proclaim in their appointed seasons.

Leviticus 23:4 (HRB)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

Yahuah has given His children Yahshar’el and grafted in branches (Romans 11:17-31) Feast Days. Days for spending time with Him and fellowshipping with family (the body of Yahshua), because truly your family is who Yahshua pointed out in Matthew 12:48-50. Throughout history, people have often turned away from the teachings of the Bible and its traditions that have been passed down to them. Instead of observing the holy days and feasts that have been appointed, many have chosen to celebrate man-made (artificial) holidays. This disobedience can be attributed to a number of factors, including a desire for greater freedom and autonomy, exposure to paganism and other similar ideologies, a lack of faith in religious institutions, a growing sense of individualism, or being reeducated with false doctrine. Whatever the reasons, it is clear that this trend has profoundly impacted how people approach faith and tradition in the modern world. 

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Days and Feast Days to Celebrate and Observe

(Click Here for a more in-depth study on the Feast Days)

The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

The Passover must observed on the 14th day of the first month. The Feast of Unleavened Bread follows the Passover for seven days, starting on the 15th and ending on the 21st. The first and the last days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread are special Shabbat annuals (holy convocations or days of rest).

• Exodus 12 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands the Passover and provides specific instructions.
• Numbers 9:1-5, Leviticus 23:4-8 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands the Passover.
• Joshua 5:10 – Yahshar’el celebrated the Passover.
• Luke 2:41-43 – Yahshua and His earthly family observed Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
• Luke 22:15, John 2:13-23, John 13:1-3 – Yahshua celebrated the Passover.
• Matthew 26:17-28, Mark 14:12-25 – Yahshua celebrated the Passover and showed that He is the Passover unblemished lamb.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7 – Yahshua is our Passover Lamb. Therefore, we don’t need to kill a lamb anymore.
• Acts 18:21 – Paul Observes the Passover (This is the winter time in the year 51 or 52 AD. The only feast Paul could be referring to was Passover).

Shavuot or Pentecost, also called the Feast of Weeks or Feast of First Fruits

Shavuot or Pentecost must be observed by counting 50 days after the weekly Shabbat during Unleavened Bread. These fifty days will total seven complete Shabbat days. Shavuot is a Shabbat-annual (holy convocation or day of rest)

• Leviticus 23:9-22 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands the Shavuot (Feast of Weeks or Feast of First Fruits) and provides specific instructions.
• Act 2:1-5 – After Yahshua’s death, burial, and resurrection. His closest followers, Peter, the other Apostles, and many others numbering around 120, kept the Shabbat and Shavuot (Pentecost).
• Act 20:16 – Paul kept the day of Shavuot (Pentecost).

Yom Teruah (Feast of Clamoring or Trumpets)

The Feast of Trumpets must be observed on the first day of the 7th month. It is a Shabbat-annual (holy convocation or days of rest).

• Leviticus 23:23-25 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Yom Teruah (Feast of Clamoring or Trumpets) and provides specific instructions.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

The Day of Atonement must be observed on the 10th day of the 7th month. It is a Shabbat-annual (holy convocation or days of rest). Yom Kippur is a day for reconciliation to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

• Leviticus 23:26-32 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and provides specific instructions.

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Booths) and The Eighth Day

The Feast of Tabernacles is a seven-day feast that must be observed starting on the 15th day of the 7th month. The first day of the feast is an annual Shabbat (holy convocation or days of rest). The Eighth Day is a separate Shabbat-annual (holy convocation or days of rest) celebration.

• Leviticus 23:33-36 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Booths) and provides specific instructions.
• John 7:1-2, 7:10 – Yahshua went to the feast of Tabernacles.

Shabbat

The 7th Day of Every week is a day of rest. The Shabbat would be Saturday on the Gregorian calendar that most of the world follows. Pope Gregory XIII established the Gregorian calendar in 1582 through the papal bull Inter gravissimas. Yes, the Western world, along with other parts of the world, has been reeducated several times, has followed the Pope’s orders, and continues to do so. Check out the Blue Laws around the world.

• Genesis 2:2-3 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 blessed the 7th day and made it Qadosh (Holy) and he rested. The setting apart of the Shabbat day as Holy goes back to the beginning of “Creation.” The Hebrew word for “rest or rested’ is “Shabbat”.
• Exodus 20:8-11 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Yahshar’el to Remember the Shabbat and to keep it Qadosh (Holy).
• Exodus 31:16 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Yahshar’el to guard the Shabbat.
• Luke 4:16-30 Mark 1:21, Mark 6:2, Luke 6:6-11, Luke 13:10-16, Luke 14:1-5 – Yahshua observed the Shabbat day as was his custom.
• Acts 13:13-15, 42-44, Acts 17:2, Acts 18:4 – Shaul (Paul) observed the Shabbat as was his custom.
• Acts: 18:5-11 – Acts also gives us a time frame covering one year and six months, totaling 78 weeks, equaling 77 or 78 Shabbats. Shaul and the disciples with him observed every one of those 77-78 Shabbats.
• Isaiah 66:22-23 and Matthew 24:20 – Prophetic Scriptures show that people will still observe the Shabbat in the future.

7. and in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the command-ments of men.”
8. For forsaking the commandment of YAHWEH, you hold the tradition of men: washing of utensils and cups, and many other such like things you do.
9. And He said to them, Well do you to set aside the commandment ofYAHWEH so that you may establish your own tradition?

Mark 7:7-9 (HRB)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

Man Made Feast Days or Holidays

• Ash Wednesday – Pagan – There are two days of celebrated overindulgence and revelry. The first is Collop Monday, a day dedicated to consuming eggs and bacon. The second is Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, or Mardi Gras. These two days lead up to Ash Wednesday when Christians receive an ash mark on their forehead as a sign of fasting, which goes against the teachings of Yahshua (Matt 6:16-18). The fast goes for 40 days. This practice is also mentioned in scripture, where women worshiped Tammuz, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 called it an abomination (Ezekiel 8:13-15). The mourning of Tammuz is also a 40-day annual practice that is initiated with the placement of the TAU symbol on the foreheads of worshippers, similar to the use of ashes on Ash Wednesday. The tradition of using ashes on the forehead has its origins in Hinduism. Were the people reeducated with Ash Wednesday in place of Tammuz worship and Hinduism practices?
• Lent –  Pagan – Is the continuation of Collop Monday, Fat Tuesday, and Ash Wednesday. Christians say that Lent is a forty-day fast to honor JC. The truth is that Tammuz was worshipped and mourned for 40 days. This is a continuation of Tammuz worship. 
• Saint Patrick’s Day –  Pagan – The origins of the day can be traced back to a pagan solar holiday that was created to worship the Sun’s warmth, light, and rebirth. This ancient festival was intended to usher in the Ostara festival, which shares many symbols with Easter, such as spring flowers, butterflies, rabbits, and eggs. On March 17th, the world celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, one of the two days in a year when an Equilux occurs. An Equilux is when the night and day are equally 12 hours long. Following this, the Spring Equinox begins, which is when the Sun passes directly over the equator. This event is considered the start of the Sun’s rebirth, recognized by the days becoming longer or the Sun ruling most of the day.
• Good Friday and Easter – Pagan  – Watch Video 1 and Video 2 to discover the pagan origins of Easter. Were the people reeducated with Easter in place of Ostara or Ishtar worship?
• Christmas – Pagan – Watch Video 1 and Video 2 to discover the pagan origins of Christmas.
• Valentine’s Day – Pagan – Watch this Video about the pagan origins of Valentine.
• Holloween – Pagan – Watch this Video about the pagan origins of Holloween.
• Thanksgiving Pagan – Watch this Video about the pagan origins of Thanksgiving.
• Sunday Christian Shabbat or The Lord’s Day– Pagan – dies Solis, the Day-of-the-Sun. Pagans have been worshipping the Sun since Nimrod established Babylon. Sunday has been used to worship the Sun as Baal (Lord), Bel, Shamash, Molok, Ahura-Mazda, Dagon, Sol, Marduk, Mithras/Apollo, Krishna, Amon-Ra, Aton, Woden (Odin), Zeus, Deus, and God. In 321 CE, Constantine decreed under the penalty of death that all people in his empire cease work on the Venerable Day of the Sun in honor of Mithras/Apollo. This mandate is still active in many countries worldwide, including the USA, as Blue Laws. It’s important to note that nowhere in the Bible does it state that the Shabbat was on the first day of the week or changed to the first day of the week.

Days of the Weeks and Months

• 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 named them Day 1-7 and called the 7th day Holy, the day rest (Shabbat). 
• Man named the days of the week after their gods and planets in the solar system.
  • Day 1 – Sunday – Worship of Baal (Lord), Bel, Ra, GOD, Zeus – Sun worship (Latin dies Solis). Emperor Constantine I, in AD 321, mandated the observance of Sunday as a day of rest for all citizens.
  • Day 2 – Monday – Worship of Artemis (Diana) – Moon worship (Moon day) (Latin and Spanish as Lune and Lunes meaning moon)
  • Day 3 – Tuesday – Worship of the idol Týr (Tiu) or Mars, the god of war – The French call this day Mardi (Mar’s Day), from which Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday derive. (Latin and Spanish as Martis or Martes)
  • Day 4 – Wednesday – Worship of the Idol Woden (Odin), the planet and god Mercury (Latin and Spanish as Mercurii and Miércoles)
  • Day 5 – Thursday – Worship of the idol Thor (Son of Woden and Freya) – Jupiter worship (Latin and Spanish as Iovis and Jueves)  
  • Day 6 – Friday – Worship of idol Frigga (Freya), Aphrodite, Venus (Astarte), and Isis – Venus – (Latin and Spanish Veneris and Viernes)
  • Day 7 – Saturday – Worship of idol Saturn – Saturn worship (Romans named the date Sāturnī dies, meaning Saturn Day). Multiple languages around the world call their 7th day Shabbat. This interesting fact provides more evidence that the Gregorian calendar Saturday is the true Shabbat. Look at some of the other worldwide languages for the 7th day – Arabic: Sabet or Sabit, Armenian: Shabat, Bosnian: Subota, Bulgarian: Sabota, Corsican: Sàbatu, Croatian: Subota, Czech: Sobota, Georgian: Sabati, Greek: Savvato, Hebrew: Shabbat, Hungarian: Szombat, Indonesian: Sabtu, Italian: Sabato, Latin: Sabbatum, Maltese: is-Sibt, Polish: Sobota, Portuguese: Sábado, Romanian: Sambata, Russian: Subbota, Serbian: Subota, Slovak: Sobota, Slovene: Sobota, Somali: Sabti, Spanish: Sabado, Sudanese: Saptu, Ukrainian: Subota.

Months According to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

1. Aviv – Exodus 12:2 and Exodus 13:4 – in English, scripture calls it Abib
2. Ziv – 1 Kings 6:1 calls it Zif
3. Sivan – Esther 8:9
4. No name – Tammuz is Not the name of the 4th month – Tammuz is a false God.
5. No name – Av or Ab is Not in the Bible – This is Not the name of the 5th month. However, it is the fifth month in the Aramaic language.
6. Elul – Nehemiah 6:15 and Nehemiah 7:73 – Yahshar’el was in Babylonian captivity, and Elul is the 6th month in the Aramaic language.
7. Eythaniym – 1 Kings 8:2
8. Bul – 1 Kings 6:38
9. Chislev – Zechariah 7:1
10. Teveth – Esther 2:16 – Yahshar’el was in Babylonian captivity
11. Shevat – Zechariah 1:7 – Possible Aramaic influence as the 12th month in the Aramaic language is Sbat as well.
12. Adar – Esther 3:7 – A possible Aramaic influence as the 12th month in the Aramaic language is Adar as well.

Months According to Man

The Origin Roman Year had only 10 Months. January and February were added later in the Year of Confusion because the seasons were getting confused.

• January – Named for the deity Janus, the god of beginnings and time
• February – Named for the female idol Februus/Februa, the god of the dead and purification.
• March – Original the first month – Named for the war deity Mars
• April – The Month of Venus (Aprilis)
• May – Names for the female deity Maia (Gaia, Mother Earth or Mother Nature)
• June – Named for the female deity Juno (Hera)
• July – Named after Julius Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, and was later deified after his death.
• August – Named after Augustus Caesar, the second emperor of Rome. He honored himself in an attempt to match the glory of Julius Caesar. 
• September – Named from the Latin word Septem, meaning seven
• October – Named from the Latin word Octo/Octo-ber, meaning eight.
• November – Named from the Latin word – Novem/Novembris, meaning nine.
• December – Named from the Latin word Decem/Decembris, meaning ten.

Conclusion

Education is crucial to our lives. It shapes our perception of the world and guides our beliefs. However, in this information age, we have access to a wealth of resources that can help us discover the truth. We can follow the example of the Bereans in Acts 17, who diligently searched the scriptures to confirm what they were taught. We should not fear the discovery of truth, for it is the key to our freedom from the lies that Satan, religion, and world governments have told us. The Bible teaches in John 8:32 that the truth will set us free. We no longer have to live in ignorance and deception. Instead, we can embark on a journey seeking to become reeducated with the truth. This pursuit of truth requires us to be prayerful, Ruach HaKadosh lead, willing to fast, studier of the Bible, and diligent. We also must be willing to question our beliefs and examine the evidence for and against them. Only then can we develop a clear understanding of the world and the truth that lies within it and become reeducated with the truth.

By: David Edwards – HalleluYAH – Praise YAH – Praise 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

The post Does Your Name Matter or Should Someone Rename You? Part 3 “Reeducated Religion” appeared first on Journal Thy Journey.

In part 1 of our discussion, we talked about the horrific three-part strategy the Babylonians used to slave, torment, and oppress Yahshar’el, Daniel, and three Hebrew men, ChananYAH, Mish’el, and AzarYAH. If you haven’t read and studied last week’s Food For Thought titled “Does Your Name Matter or Should Someone Rename You? Pt 1“, I highly recommend you take some time to do so. It will provide valuable insight into this week’s topic and help you better understand this lesson’s portion.

Three-Part Strategy Found in Scripture

1. Reeducate them in the ways of the Chaldeans as well as writing and speech (Daniel 1:4)
2. Change their diets to foods that would defile them (Daniel 1:5)
3. Change their names (Daniel 1:6-7)

4. …teach them the writing and the language of the Chaldeans. 

5. And the king set to them the portion of a day in its day, from the king’s food, and the wine of his drinking, even to rear them three years, so that at their end they may stand before the king. 

6. And there were among them of the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 

7. to whom the chief of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and ChananYAH, Shadrach; and Mish’el, Meshach; and AzarYAH, Abednego.

Daniel 1:4-7 (HRB)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

Definition of Oppressive:

• Cruel, harsh, or tyrannical, unreasonably burdensome or severe, overwhelming or depressing to the spirit or senses

Definition of Oppression:

• Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control
• The state of being subject to unjust treatment or control
• Mental pressure or distress

Through the Lens of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The historical event of the Hebrew captivity recorded in the book of Daniel serves as a crucial reference for understanding the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the perpetual oppression and trials that it brought and continues to bring. The Transatlantic Slave Trade brought many Hebrew and African people to America to become slaves. These enslaved people are now commonly referred to as Blacks, Negros, African Americans, People of Color, and other Negative Bywords in the United States and around the world. The Transatlantic slavers operated similarly to the Hebrew captors as they employed the same three-part strategy but with a more ruthless and savage approach. The horrors inflicted in this dark period in human history cannot be overstated, and it is important for us to remember and learn from them to ensure that such atrocities never happen again.

Reeducated

Reeducation or reprogramming began immediately by eradicating the native languages of the enslaved. Upon being placed on the slave ships, the enslaved were deliberately split from their ethnic language groups and mixed with others who spoke different languages so as not to communicate with each other. Once the mixed groups arrived in America, the slavers sold the blacks to plantation owners. The plantation enslavers continued the language reeducation by forbidding native languages from being spoken and enforcing a cruel English-only law. If caught speaking a native language, severe punishment followed.

Cut off from their native languages, their linguistic heritage was essentially stolen and never returned. Consequently, the legacy of their languages swiftly became a distant memory, profoundly impacting the subsequent generations. By the third and fourth generations, there was nothing to hand down; the languages had been lost. The loss of these languages was a loss of identity, connection, and heritage. 

Although learning to speak English was essential, their oppressors forbade them from learning to read and write the language. This oppressive law led to significant struggles with literacy that persist even now. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report in 2019 and 2022, black 4th graders had the lowest reading levels of all groups in America, as depicted in the graph below. Why? Because through continued systemic oppression, black schools often receive insufficient funding and lack the resources necessary to provide their students with the education they deserve. Simply do a google search on “blacks can’t read” or “black reading levels in Chicago,” and the findings are disheartening, especially being that taxpayers fund a universal public school system in America. 

They were also taught

• Eurocentric Christianity as a religion with edited Bibles today known as the Slave Bible. A whited-out version of the religion filled with lies of a white Creator, white Jesus, white historical biblical people, and White angels. The whiting out process continues today with little to no thought about the actual truth.

• Mistrust and hatred of one another, as well as self-hatred. The Willie Lynch letter was never confirmed; still, it speaks to the character and philosophies of the times and the detriment of the enslaved black person.

• Black men could not protect their families, and Black women were sex objects. This was accomplished in many ways; however, buck-breaking and Rape were high on the list.
  • A large majority and possibly all of the DNA results of so-called black people have European blood, which tells the story of the amount of RAPE that took place.

• There are many more self-destructive behaviors that were learned during slavery, but too many to mention. If interested, you can continue by researching the destructive psychological oppression placed on the black race through slavery.

• Jim Crow laws, Cointelpro, and other government-inflicted oppression played a significant role in the continuation of reeducation after slavery.

Diet

Plantation slavers forced the enslaved to eat scraps and biblically filthy unclean animals like pigs, raccoons, and possums, of which none were a part of their diet. None of these animals were indigenous to the areas of Africa where the people originated. In fact, pigs weren’t even native to North America; earlier European settlers brought them over as their food source. If an enslaved person refused to eat, they were tortured to encourage eating or force-fed. The change in diet, coupled with other horrible eating habits, has wreaked havoc on so-called black people and continues to devastate them to this date. The increase in salts, saturated fats, and refined sugars has devastated the black community with record-high numbers of high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, colon cancer, sugar diabetes, and obesity.

Renamed

As we learned last week, the final and most life-altering of the three-part strategy was the forced name change of the Hebrews and Africans. So that we don’t repeat last week’s info, please go back to “part one” and read the renamed section. The enslaver and their wives brutally and viciously changed the enslaved people’s names, forcefully closing the casket on their previous lives and ending their connection to family ties, heritage, culture, and religion(s). They essentially committed mass genocide of multiple groups of people and turned them into something else, “Niggers“, which, unfortunately, some enslaved descendants still refer to themselves and others as today. The ones that resisted were subjected to buck breaking and/or flogging. The name change was also a constant reminder that they belonged to the enslaver who named them, and they were no different from livestock.

The Plantation owners saw the Hebrew and African names as a threat to their ownership and domination over them and, therefore, made it a point to strip them of their names. The act of renaming was a brutal practice that caused immense pain and trauma. Enslaved people abandon their generational family names and adopt foreign names that were associated with their oppressors. Names like Jack, Charles, Harry, Joe, Will, and Frank were for men, while women were given names like Mary, Jane, Betty, Sarah, Phillis, and Peg against their will. They were also given surnames like Williams, Jones, Johnson, Smith, Jackson, Thomas, Brown, Walker, Davis, Green, Robinson, Scott, Harris, Turner, and Anderson. Surnames could also change if a person was sold or given to another enslaver.

Lost Roots

As stated last week, the act of renaming was a brutal and heartless practice that caused immense pain and trauma. For this very reason, many, if not all, so-called black people of America can’t trace their families without hitting a roadblock at some point. I know that this is a hard pill to swallow for many, but this history is only a brief glimpse into some of the atrocities committed, there is much much more. 

Conclusion

Next week 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 willing, we will continue with part three and go further into this study with a focus on the Christian religion. I know Deuteronomy 28 is a lot to read; however, I have attached it here. Please read it through the Lens of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and allow the Ruach HaKodesh (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 set-apart spirit) to guide you.

Curses for Disobedience Caused this Slavery

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 (HRB)

15. And it shall be, if you will not heed the voice of your Elohim, to take heed to do all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, even all these curses shall come on you and overtake you:
16. You shall be cursed in the city, and you shall be cursed in the field.
17. Your basket and your kneading-trough shall be cursed.
18. The fruit of your body shall be cursed, and the fruit of your land, the offspring of your oxen, and the young ones of your sheep.
19. You shall be cursed when you come in, and you shall be cursed when you go out.
20. YAHWEH shall send cursing on you, trouble and rebuke in all that you set your hand, all which you will do, until you are destroyed, or until you quickly perish, because of the badness of your doings by which you have forsaken Me.
21. YAHWEH shall make the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from off the land where you are going, to possess it.
22. YAHWEH shall strike you with lung disease and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting and mildew. And they shall pursue you until you perish.
23. And your heavens over your head shall become bronze, and the earth under you iron.
24. YAHWEH shall make the rain of your land be dust and ashes. It shall come down on you from the heavens until you are destroyed.
25. YAHWEH shall cause you to be stricken before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them, and shall flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a trembling to all the kingdoms of the earth.
26. And your body shall be food to all the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to cause them to tremble.
27. YAHWEH shall strike you with the ulcer of Egypt, and with hemorrhoids, and with the scab, and with itch, of which you cannot be healed.
28. YAHWEH shall strike you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
29. And you shall grope at noonday as the blind grope in darkness. And you shall not prosper in your ways. And you shall be always oppressed and plundered all the days; and there will be no one to save.
30. You shall betroth a wife, and another shall lie with her. You shall build a house, and you shall not live in it. You shall plant a vineyard, and shall not use its fruit.
31. our ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, and you shall not eat of it. Your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and it will not be given back. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no deliverer.
32. Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people; and your eyes shall look and fail for them all the day. And no power shall be in your hand.
33. The fruit of your ground, and all your labor, shall be eaten up by a nation which you do not know. And you shall always be oppressed and crushed. °
34. And you shall be maddened because of that which you shall see with the sight of your eyes.
35. YAHWEH shall strike you with an evil boil on the knees, and on the legs, of which you cannot be healed from the sole of your foot even to your crown.
36. YAHWEH shall cause you and your king whom you shall raise up over you, to go to a nation which you have not known, you and your fathers. And you shall serve other gods there, wood and stone.
37. And you shall be an astonishment, a proverb and a byword among all the peoples where YAHWEH shall lead you.
38. You shall carry much seed out to the field, and you shall gather in little; for the locusts will devour it.
39. You shall plant vineyards, and shall labor, and you shall not gather, nor drink wine; for the worm will devour it.
40. You shall have olive trees in all your border, and you shall not anoint with oil; for your olive shall fall off.
41. You shall father sons and daughters, and they shall not be with you; for they shall go into captivity.
42. The locust shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground.
43. The alien in your midst shall go above you, higher and higher; and you shall come down, lower and lower.
44. He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him. He shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
45. And all these curses shall come on you and shall pursue you and overtake you, until you are destroyed; for you did not heed the voice of YAHWEH your Elohim, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.

46. And they shall be on you for a sign and for a wonder, and on your seed forever,
47. because you did not serve YAHWEH your Elohim with joyfulness and with gladness of heart for the abundance of all things,
48. and you shall serve your enemies whom YAHWEH shall send on you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in lack of all things. And He shall put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

49 YAHWEH shall raise a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flies; a nation whose tongue you will not understand,
50. a nation fierce of face, who will not regard the person of the aged, nor show favor to the young.

51. And he shall eat the fruit of your livestock, and the fruit of your land, until you are destroyed. He shall not leave to you grain, new wine, and oil, offspring of your oxen, or young ones of your flock, until he has destroyed you.
52. And he shall lay siege to you in all your gates, until your high and fortified walls in which you are trusting come down, in all your land; yea, he shall distress you in all your gates, in all your land which YAHWEH your Elohim has given to you.
53. And you shall eat the fruit of your body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters whom YAHWEH your Elohim has given to you, in the siege, and in the anguish with which your enemies shall distress you.
54. The man who is tender and very delicate among you, his eye shall be evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his sons which he leaves,
55. so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his sons that he shall eat, because he has nothing left to him in the siege, and in the anguish with which your enemies shall distress you in all your gates.
56. The soft and delicate woman among you, who would not have ventured to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil against the husband of her bosom, and against her son, and against her daughter;
57. and against her fetus which comes out from between her feet, even against her sons whom she shall bear. For she shall eat them in secret, for the lack of everything in the siege and in the anguish with which the enemy shall distress you within your gates.
58. If you will not take heed to do all the Words of this Torah, written in this book, to fear this glorious and fearful Name, YAHWEH your Elohim,
59. then YAHWEH will make your plagues remarkable, and the plagues of your children shall be great and persistent plagues with evil and long lasting sicknesses.
60. He shall also bring on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid; and they shall cling to you.
61. Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this Torah, YAHWEH shall cause them to come on you until you are destroyed.
62. And you shall be left with few adult men, whereas you were as the stars of the heavens for multitude, because you would not obey the voice of YAHWEH your Elohim. °
63. And it shall be, as YAHWEH rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so YAHWEH shall rejoice over you to destroy you, and to lay you waste. And you shall be plucked from the land you are going to possess.
64. And YAHWEH shall scatter you among all people, from one end of the earth even to the other, and you shall serve other gods there, wood and stone, which you have not known, nor your fathers.
65. And among these nations you shall find no ease, nor shall the sole of your foot have rest. But YAHWEH shall give you there a trembling heart and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind.
66. And your life shall be in doubt before you, and you shall fear day and night, and shall have no assurance of your life.
67. In the morning you shall say, Oh that it were evening! And in the evening you shall say, Oh that it were morning! For the fear of your heart with which you fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.
68. And YAHWEH shall bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I said to you, You shall never see it again. And you shall be sold to your enemies there, for male slaves and slave-girls; and there shall be no buyer (REDEEMER or RECOVER).

 

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 (HRB)

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By: David Edwards – HalleluYAH – Praise YAH – Praise 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

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