The Issue of Slavery

By Southern Truth Seeker

Down here in Georgia, there has been much talk recently regarding a public apology from the State of Georgia to the blacks living here over the issue of slavery.   Before I express my own views on this, I believe it's more important to see what God has to say over this issue of slavery.  After all, He is the ultimate authority on all matters.

Much to the amazement of many modern-day "Christians" who tell us that God's law has been done away with, the Bible tells us there are actually legitimate forms of slavery.  The Bible tells us in Exodus 20:15 that "Thou shalt not steal" and the punishment for stealing is found in Exodus 22:1.  The first legitimate form of slavery is mentioned in Exodus 22:3, where someone who is found guilty of theft and is unable to make restitution for his/her theft is sold into slavery to repay the victim of the theft.  Compare this punishment to our modern-day system of putting the thief in jail/prison where in most cases, the victim never gets repaid and the taxpayers of society end up supporting the thief as he works out and learns to become a better thief. 

The second legitimate form of slavery is found in Deuteronomy 20:10-11.  In this case, slavery is permitted by God as the spoils of war. 

The third and final form of slavery is found in Leviticus 25:44-46.  In these verses we are told that slavery is permissible ONLY over those "strangers" that sojourn among us.  In other words, we are not to enslave our own people, namely the children of Israel.  Only those who are of another race and only if they "sojourn" among us.  In other words, what Yahveh appears to be saying is that if another race chooses to live with/among us, then we have the right to have them as a possession/slave.

Now let's take a look at each of these 3 forms of slavery and see if any of them were applicable to the black slaves who lived in America during the time of the Civil War.  Obviously, situations 1 & 2 weren't applicable to American blacks, since black slaves were neither making restitution for theft nor were they the spoils of any war that the United States had with Africa.  A case in favor of black slavery might could be made under the 3rd form of slavery, since blacks are "strangers" and we are allowed to have slaves of another race.  But the problem with this is that the black slaves did not choose to sojourn among us, but were instead sold to our people by their own African tribal chiefs.  In other words, they were already enslaved by their own people before being enslaved by white people.

I cannot agree that slavery, as it was practiced here in America, was right.  It did not meet any of the qualifications specified in the Bible.  But before we condemn our Southern ancestors for their mistakes, we also need to take a look at who else was involved in slavery.  The history books forget to tell us that General Grant of the Union Army owned slaves, so this obviously refutes the age-old myth that the Civil War was fought over slavery.  The history books also forget to tell us something else equally important.  In his book "Who Brought the Slaves to America", Walter White tells the answer to this equally important question.   I wonder how many Americans realize that it was the Jews who brought the black slaves here to America.  Yes, those same people who are always stirring up friction between blacks and whites over the issue of slavery through their organizations such as the ADL and Southern Poverty Law Center, were the ones who owned 95% of the ships that transported the blacks here to America be slaves.  The Jews were THE master slave traders.  Funny how we never hear this mentioned on "tee-vee".

One other myth I would like to mention regarding slavery is the common misconception that our Southern ancestors routinely beat on, underfed, and/or mistreated their slaves.  This is just plain silly and lacks any shred of common sense.  While I'm sure there were a small percentage of idiots who did mistreat their slaves, the vast majority did not.  How can I be sure of this?  If you're a farmer would you not take care of or maintain your John Deere tractor?  The same tractor you paid thousands of dollars for?  Of course you would, since you depend on this piece of equipment to be productive.  Your livelihood depends on it.  Slaves were the John Deere tractors of the 1800's.  Slave owners paid good money for them and depended heavily on them to produce.  A tired, beaten down, and/or malnourished slave could not have been nearly as productive as one who wasn't.   It would have been economic suicide for the slave owner to mistreat his slaves, especially after he paid a lot of money to obtain them.  So the myth that slaves were routinely mistreated flies in the face of common sense and logic.

No public apology needs to be made to blacks from the State of Georgia over the issue of slavery.  Almost every race has been enslaved at some point in history.  Were not our own people, the house of Israel, in bondage to the Egyptians before Moses led them out by God's hand?  Were not our people also enslaved to the Assyrians and then the Babylonians approximately 100 years later?  And are not all peoples of the earth in captivity today to the House of Rothschild, or Mystery Babylon the 8th beast, as is spoken of in Revelation 17:11-18?

The Issue of Slavery

By Southern Truth Seeker

Down here in Georgia, there has been much talk recently regarding a public apology from the State of Georgia to the blacks living here over the issue of slavery.   Before I express my own views on this, I believe it's more important to see what God has to say over this issue of slavery.  After all, He is the ultimate authority on all matters.

Much to the amazement of many modern-day "Christians" who tell us that God's law has been done away with, the Bible tells us there are actually legitimate forms of slavery.  The Bible tells us in Exodus 20:15 that "Thou shalt not steal" and the punishment for stealing is found in Exodus 22:1.  The first legitimate form of slavery is mentioned in Exodus 22:3, where someone who is found guilty of theft and is unable to make restitution for his/her theft is sold into slavery to repay the victim of the theft.  Compare this punishment to our modern-day system of putting the thief in jail/prison where in most cases, the victim never gets repaid and the taxpayers of society end up supporting the thief as he works out and learns to become a better thief. 

The second legitimate form of slavery is found in Deuteronomy 20:10-11.  In this case, slavery is permitted by God as the spoils of war. 

The third and final form of slavery is found in Leviticus 25:44-46.  In these verses we are told that slavery is permissible ONLY over those "strangers" that sojourn among us.  In other words, we are not to enslave our own people, namely the children of Israel.  Only those who are of another race and only if they "sojourn" among us.  In other words, what Yahveh appears to be saying is that if another race chooses to live with/among us, then we have the right to have them as a possession/slave.

Now let's take a look at each of these 3 forms of slavery and see if any of them were applicable to the black slaves who lived in America during the time of the Civil War.  Obviously, situations 1 & 2 weren't applicable to American blacks, since black slaves were neither making restitution for theft nor were they the spoils of any war that the United States had with Africa.  A case in favor of black slavery might could be made under the 3rd form of slavery, since blacks are "strangers" and we are allowed to have slaves of another race.  But the problem with this is that the black slaves did not choose to sojourn among us, but were instead sold to our people by their own African tribal chiefs.  In other words, they were already enslaved by their own people before being enslaved by white people.

I cannot agree that slavery, as it was practiced here in America, was right.  It did not meet any of the qualifications specified in the Bible.  But before we condemn our Southern ancestors for their mistakes, we also need to take a look at who else was involved in slavery.  The history books forget to tell us that General Grant of the Union Army owned slaves, so this obviously refutes the age-old myth that the Civil War was fought over slavery.  The history books also forget to tell us something else equally important.  In his book "Who Brought the Slaves to America", Walter White tells the answer to this equally important question.   I wonder how many Americans realize that it was the Jews who brought the black slaves here to America.  Yes, those same people who are always stirring up friction between blacks and whites over the issue of slavery through their organizations such as the ADL and Southern Poverty Law Center, were the ones who owned 95% of the ships that transported the blacks here to America be slaves.  The Jews were THE master slave traders.  Funny how we never hear this mentioned on "tee-vee".

One other myth I would like to mention regarding slavery is the common misconception that our Southern ancestors routinely beat on, underfed, and/or mistreated their slaves.  This is just plain silly and lacks any shred of common sense.  While I'm sure there were a small percentage of idiots who did mistreat their slaves, the vast majority did not.  How can I be sure of this?  If you're a farmer would you not take care of or maintain your John Deere tractor?  The same tractor you paid thousands of dollars for?  Of course you would, since you depend on this piece of equipment to be productive.  Your livelihood depends on it.  Slaves were the John Deere tractors of the 1800's.  Slave owners paid good money for them and depended heavily on them to produce.  A tired, beaten down, and/or malnourished slave could not have been nearly as productive as one who wasn't.   It would have been economic suicide for the slave owner to mistreat his slaves, especially after he paid a lot of money to obtain them.  So the myth that slaves were routinely mistreated flies in the face of common sense and logic.

No public apology needs to be made to blacks from the State of Georgia over the issue of slavery.  Almost every race has been enslaved at some point in history.  Were not our own people, the house of Israel, in bondage to the Egyptians before Moses led them out by God's hand?  Were not our people also enslaved to the Assyrians and then the Babylonians approximately 100 years later?  And are not all peoples of the earth in captivity today to the House of Rothschild, or Mystery Babylon the 8th beast, as is spoken of in Revelation 17:11-18?