Many will argue that the original Jews were Black or Brown people. And that seems pretty logical. But I want to focus my attention on Ham. They are also a Black/Brown people. But they get a bad rap. It's as if they are almost the exact opposite of the Jews!
One is considered blessed. The other is considered cursed. Now I would like to introduce a new idea: that perhaps both are blessed/cursed depending on what they do with their gifts.
Let's review the stories:
In the case of the Jewish people:
They left Egypt, traveled through the desert and come on the Mountain Sinai. There, they heard lightening and saw thunder -- miracles and Moses came down with the Torah Tablets which some say is made of sapphire. Now this Torah can only be written on skin -- usually it's written on cow skin. They said na'ase v'nishma (we will do and we will hear). Then anti-semitism came into the world.
In the case of Ham:
Ham left with his family to enter the ark. There there was a precious sapphire stone above to send down light. Ham had intercourse (please note, very often when they talk about "intercourse" its like a form of getting to know something. So we can say he gained some knowledge very intimately there). Because of this he is stricken in the skin. He comes out of the ark and witnesses Noah drunk and naked. He does something to Noah - some say he castrated him and then calls his brothers. Noah wakes up from his stupor and curses out Ham and/or Canaan.
Let's compare:
Jewish people go up Mt. Sinai
Ham people go into the ark
Jewish people have a revelation
Ham people gain intimate understanding
Jewish people are given a Torah that can only be written on skin
Ham people are stricken in the skin as a result of this intimate knowledge
Jewish people say na'ase v'nishma (we will do and we will hear)
Ham people did an act and listened (to his brothers)
Jewish people got anti-semitism
Ham people got racism
Their histories are very similar, But why is one considered cursed and the other blessed? Answer: because someone wants to be the narrator of history. And that someone is Esav. He wants full ownership of our imagination. That way you will think only as far as he wants you to think and have the capacity to do only as much as he wants you to do. They want to play G-d. And as such, they play one against the other.
Someone can easily look at the Jew's history and not think they were blessed; every country they've been in people have tried to kill them or stop them from performing their Torah ordained deeds. Many have been slaughtered simply for being Jewish. Their place of origin was taken from them and should they attempt to get it back, they are shamed and fought against.
Someone can easily look at Ham's history and think they were blessed -- they were blessed to live in African continent, such a fertile land envied by all. Endless sunshine and resources scattered about their land in great demand then and now. Exotic animals, rain forests, their melanin and the abilities that come with it, etc..
But one thing is for sure, both groups hold on tight to life. But now its time to turn on the light for the Black world. To dispell this image of cursedness and to turn on the "light" -- the "אוֹר" or the "עור" to our Torah. Interestingly, both the Hebrew word for light and the Hebrew word for skin sound exactly the same. The first Hebrew word means light, spelled with an Alef Vav Dalet. The second Hebrew word means skin, spelled with an Ayin VAv Dalet. But they are both pronounced Ohr.
Both the skin and the light have some kind of connection.
It is also interesting that in the synagogues, the Torah can only be written on skin. And it is placed in the ark in the center of the synagogue where there is a light that should always be forever kept lit.
This reminds me of Ham who was in the ark. The ark was continuously lit by a sapphire stone above. This was where Ham was "stricken in the skin" after having biblical intercourse.
To be continued...
P.S A word on Noah. He was said to be a righteous man "of his generation"? What does that mean. Meaning he was the best of the worse. He was not a righteous man. He was only the least evil of his generation.
When Ham had the revelation in the ark, that placed Ham above Noah, and that brought jealousy. /In fact, it seems as though Noah became jealous at everyone who had intercourse in ark. According to the Oral traditions, there is a teaching that Noah didn't send the raven out to see if there was no more water, he sent the raven out because he was trying to kill it. but the raven was smart and kept flying back to the ark. According to the Oral tradition, The raven protested with his new found speech ability and said, "you are only trying to kill me out of prejudice so you can take my wife." And a voice in Heaven confirmed that the raven was right.
One is considered blessed. The other is considered cursed. Now I would like to introduce a new idea: that perhaps both are blessed/cursed depending on what they do with their gifts.
Let's review the stories:
In the case of the Jewish people:
They left Egypt, traveled through the desert and come on the Mountain Sinai. There, they heard lightening and saw thunder -- miracles and Moses came down with the Torah Tablets which some say is made of sapphire. Now this Torah can only be written on skin -- usually it's written on cow skin. They said na'ase v'nishma (we will do and we will hear). Then anti-semitism came into the world.
In the case of Ham:
Ham left with his family to enter the ark. There there was a precious sapphire stone above to send down light. Ham had intercourse (please note, very often when they talk about "intercourse" its like a form of getting to know something. So we can say he gained some knowledge very intimately there). Because of this he is stricken in the skin. He comes out of the ark and witnesses Noah drunk and naked. He does something to Noah - some say he castrated him and then calls his brothers. Noah wakes up from his stupor and curses out Ham and/or Canaan.
Let's compare:
Jewish people go up Mt. Sinai
Ham people go into the ark
Jewish people have a revelation
Ham people gain intimate understanding
Jewish people are given a Torah that can only be written on skin
Ham people are stricken in the skin as a result of this intimate knowledge
Jewish people say na'ase v'nishma (we will do and we will hear)
Ham people did an act and listened (to his brothers)
Jewish people got anti-semitism
Ham people got racism
Their histories are very similar, But why is one considered cursed and the other blessed? Answer: because someone wants to be the narrator of history. And that someone is Esav. He wants full ownership of our imagination. That way you will think only as far as he wants you to think and have the capacity to do only as much as he wants you to do. They want to play G-d. And as such, they play one against the other.
Someone can easily look at the Jew's history and not think they were blessed; every country they've been in people have tried to kill them or stop them from performing their Torah ordained deeds. Many have been slaughtered simply for being Jewish. Their place of origin was taken from them and should they attempt to get it back, they are shamed and fought against.
Someone can easily look at Ham's history and think they were blessed -- they were blessed to live in African continent, such a fertile land envied by all. Endless sunshine and resources scattered about their land in great demand then and now. Exotic animals, rain forests, their melanin and the abilities that come with it, etc..
But one thing is for sure, both groups hold on tight to life. But now its time to turn on the light for the Black world. To dispell this image of cursedness and to turn on the "light" -- the "אוֹר" or the "עור" to our Torah. Interestingly, both the Hebrew word for light and the Hebrew word for skin sound exactly the same. The first Hebrew word means light, spelled with an Alef Vav Dalet. The second Hebrew word means skin, spelled with an Ayin VAv Dalet. But they are both pronounced Ohr.
Both the skin and the light have some kind of connection.
It is also interesting that in the synagogues, the Torah can only be written on skin. And it is placed in the ark in the center of the synagogue where there is a light that should always be forever kept lit.
This reminds me of Ham who was in the ark. The ark was continuously lit by a sapphire stone above. This was where Ham was "stricken in the skin" after having biblical intercourse.
To be continued...
P.S A word on Noah. He was said to be a righteous man "of his generation"? What does that mean. Meaning he was the best of the worse. He was not a righteous man. He was only the least evil of his generation.
When Ham had the revelation in the ark, that placed Ham above Noah, and that brought jealousy. /In fact, it seems as though Noah became jealous at everyone who had intercourse in ark. According to the Oral traditions, there is a teaching that Noah didn't send the raven out to see if there was no more water, he sent the raven out because he was trying to kill it. but the raven was smart and kept flying back to the ark. According to the Oral tradition, The raven protested with his new found speech ability and said, "you are only trying to kill me out of prejudice so you can take my wife." And a voice in Heaven confirmed that the raven was right.
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