Introduction
The Spiritual Root of Black Delusion
One of the most overlooked lessons in the Bible is the reason Israel repeatedly fell into calf worship.
Many people read about the golden calf in Exodus and assume it was a one-time act of rebellion. It wasn't. From Egypt to the divided kingdom, Israel continually returned to the worship of calves, bulls, and bovine gods. The question is why. The answer is simpler than most people think. Negroes did not and still do not believe Yahawah.
The scriptures say concerning Abraham:
"And he believed in Yahawah; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Genesis 15:6)
Notice what made Abraham righteous. It was not a ritual, a title, or a religious institution. Abraham believed the Most High.When Yahawah promised him descendants as numerous as the stars, Abraham believed. When Yahawah promised him the land, Abraham believed. That faith was counted to him as righteousness.
Our ancestors, however, struggled with the very thing Abraham possessed.
Faith.
Power Over the Creature
The Most High repeatedly demonstrated that He had power over the very creatures Israel would later worship.When Yahawah established His covenant with Abraham, He commanded him to bring a heifer, a ram, and other animals. The animals were slain and used in the covenant ceremony. The message was clear: these creatures served Yahawah. They were not gods.
In Egypt, Yahawah struck the livestock of the Egyptians with plagues. Cattle died at His command. If the cow were a god, how could Yahawah destroy it at will? Under the Law, bulls and cattle were sacrificed for atonement. Aaron could not enter the Most Holy Place without the blood of a calf and a goat. Again, the message was simple: the animal serves the Creator.
Yet Negroes continually missed the lesson.
The Most High even incorporated ox imagery into the sanctuary itself. The cherubim associated with His throne bear characteristics linked to the ox (see Ezekiel 1 and 10 in study notes). The great bronze sea in Solomon's Temple rested upon twelve oxen. These symbols were placed in the service of Yahawah, not in competition with Him.
This was the test.
Would Israel worship the Creator or the created thing? Would they recognize that all strength, power, and majesty belong to Yahawah, or would they attribute those qualities to the symbols He created? Again and again they failed. While Moses was receiving the Law, Israel demanded a visible god.
"And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." (Exodus 32:4)
Think about how irrational this is. The people had witnessed the plagues of Egypt, they had crossed the sea on dry ground, they had seen the power of Yahawah with their own eyes, yet they believed a statue made from melted jewelry had delivered them. That is what unbelief does.
It causes a man to ignore reality in favor of idols.
From Calves to Congress
The problem did not end in the wilderness. The northern kingdom continued sacrificing to calves and Baal worship long after entering the land. Through Hosea, Yahawah condemned the calf of Samaria and declared that it would be broken in pieces because it was the work of men, not the work of God.
The same temptation exists today. Most negroes are not bowing before golden calves, but they still worship the things calves represented: wealth, power, commerce, status, and acceptance, in short Democracy.
The modern financial system even celebrates the image of the bull as a symbol of prosperity and strength. The idol has changed form, but the spirit behind it remains the same. The lesson of the golden calf is ultimately a lesson about faith. Abraham believed Yahawah and was counted righteous.
Our ancestors believed the works of men's hands and fell into idolatrous destruction which we are still in today. Every generation faces the same choice. Will we trust the Creator, or will we trust the works of men's hands?
The righteous path has never changed. Believe Yahawah. Trust His promises. Obey His commandments. And do not exchange the living God for a thing of naught.
That was our ancestor's test and it is ours as well.
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