In the opening chapters of the Bible, God reveals His plan for peopls on the continent we call Africa today. Did you know?: 1. Abram's firstborn son is half-African and marries an African 2. Abram's grandson Jacob, renamed Israel, moves to Africa at God's command, and adopts 2 African-born boys and makes them part of Israel's 12 tribes, and blesses their King 3. An African woman in Genesis becomes one of the few people in Scripture who were blessed with a personal appearance from Yahweh 4. Most of Israel's first 500 years are spent on African continent where they had interactions with many other African peoples, some of whom came to faith in Yahweh and worshipped in the first Passover with Israel and also left with Israel in the Exodus 5. Israel's great leader is adopted by an African and raised African 6. One of Israel's priests has a name meaning “the Negro” 7. Arguably the greatest Israelite leader in the OT marries a black African who had come to faith in the God of Abraham, and God Himself defends and commends and blesses that marriage 8. One of Israel's greatest kings history marries a woman who describes her skin to the Jews as 'black/dark' 9. A black man helps the Jewish prophet Jeremiah out of a well, an African with true faith in Yahweh when few in Israel did 10. Nations of Africa by name are mentioned and prophesied to become recipients of salvation, which began in OT times and is promised in even greater measure before the end of time 11. God tells Amos He loves black Africans the same as the Jews 12. In the place where believers were first called Christians, one of the first church leaders is 'black' (nickname in Latin and probable skin color)...
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Pastor Phil Layton is committed to expository preaching, the sufficiency of Scripture for ministry and all of life, the doctrines of grace, spreading a passion for a high view of God and His Word, and pursuing a ministry that is Scripture-saturated, Christ-centered,...
