God's View Of Slavery

 

 THIS IS WHAT GOD DID TO THE ISRAELITES WHEN THEY DISOBEYED HIM

 Judges 2:14 - In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.

Judges 3:8 -  The anger of the Lord burned against Israel so that he sold them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim, to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years.

Judges 4:2 -  So the Lord sold them into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Sisera, the commander of his army, was based in Harosheth Haggoyim.

Judges 10:7 -  he became angry with them. He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites,

1 Samuel 12:9 - But they forgot the Lord their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

1 Chronicles 6:15 -  Jozadak was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

 THESE ARE RULES HE TOLD THE SLAVES TO OBEY

Eph 6:5 - Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Eph 6:6 - Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

Col 3:22 -  Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

Titus 2:9 -  Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them. 

1 Peter 2:18 -  Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

1 Tim 6:1-2 -  All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered. ² Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves.

1 Tim 6:1 -  All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.

RULES AFTER GOD FREED THE SLAVES 

Deut 6:12 - be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Deut 8:14 - 
then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Romans 6:19 -  I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.

 RULES FOR SLAVE MASTERS

Col 4:1 - Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Eph 6:9 -  And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

 

^{OTHER VERSES ABOUT SLAVERY}

 ^{Lev 25:44 -} Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. ⁴⁵ You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. ⁴⁶ You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.

 

Ps 123:2 -  As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God till he shows us his mercy.

 

Gen 20:14 -  Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.

 

Gen 20:17 - 
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again

 

  

Could it be that the Africans were one of the lost tribes of Israel and they turned against the Lord, just as the USA has? Or were they just another country that turned against the Lord? Maybe one day we will have the answer. But either way it is clear that the Africans turned away from the Lord and He sent them into slavery to punish them. Then He cursed their land and it remains so until this very day, and it will stay under a curse until their nation repents.

But when they were in slavery here in America they turned back to the Lord and looked to Him for the hope that He would have something better for them in Heaven - that was their hope. their only hope. They humbled themselves and served their masters, most of them did anyway. They turned from their wicked and evil ways and turned back to the Lord, most of them anyway. Many of our spiritual songs come from the old black slaves who had no hope of a better life on earth, their only hope was in Heaven - that was the greatest faith this world has ever known. Many of them served their masters humbly and well and many of them were treated as members of the families that owned them. But many were abused, beaten, hung, tortured and treated worse than dogs, but many of those still kept their faith. They will be greatly honored in Heaven. 

Then, after many years in slavery, God set them free in the USA. If they remained humble and served well then God would have honored them here on earth. Many of them did just that and were loved and respected. If they continued on that path then they would have been greatly honored and blessed. Unfortunately too many chose another walk, the path to evil. They became belligerent, violent, arrogant, demanding, evil criminals. Too many were immoral and treated sex as a game and produced millions of illegitimate children that the fathers had nothing to do with. The black race in the USA has an abortion rate higher than all the other races. The black race in this nation kills one other at rates higher than all the other races combined. The black race in America has per capita the highest number of homosexuals. When God's judgment comes millions of them will be slaughtered, many will be sent back into slavery. The black race in America has the highest number per capita of their kind in prison than all the other races.

But, interestingly enough, I believe that Africa will repent and turn back to the Lord many years before the USA does. We have sent missionaries to Africa for many years now, and I believe that in time Africa will be sending missionaries over here to call this nation to repentance and to teach the people here the truth, not the foolishness that the preachers over here blabber out every Sunday. I have many friends from Africa, most from Kenya. They are my brothers and sisters, sons and daughters and grandchildren whom I love very dearly. As are many of the Africans who migrate to the USA they are wonderful, humble, loving, honorable, hard-working Christians who come here for opportunity. They come knowing that they will experience racism and discrimination over here, but come anyway and this nation is better off because of them. To them I apologize for how they are treated over here, they deserve much better. God will honor most of them and send them back home before He destroys this country.  

 

If the USA had treated the slaves as God commanded us to then we wouldn't be having all the race problems we now have. But too many slaves were abused and treated worse than dogs, tortured, hated - we are now paying the price for that and it's only going to get worse, and the USA deserves it.