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Subject: Fwd: [GlobalAfricanPresence] The Reality Of The 'Curse Of Kam'
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> >Subject: [GlobalAfricanPresence] The Reality Of The 'Curse Of Kam'
> >Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:03:17 -0600
> > > >
Genesis 9:25
> > > he said, "Cursed be Kana'an; a slave of slaves shall he be to his
> > > brothers."
> > >
> > > Genesis 9:26
> > > He also said, "Blessed by Yhwh my Elohiym be Sham; and let Kana'an be
> > > his slave.
> > >
> > > Genesis 9:27
> > > Elohiym enlarge Yapheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Sham; and
let
> > > Kana'an be his slave."
> > >
> > > Although Kana'an, not Kam (Ham), is clearly mentioned as the person
> > > being cursed for servitude, this passage has aquired the designation
of
> > > being the 'Curse of Ham', not Kana'an. Yet, by inference of Kam not
> > > being mentioned at all in contrast to the blessings of Sham and
Yapheth
> > > it is clear that Kam was not at all being favored for any positive
> > > notice.
> > >
> > > Who are Sham and Yapheth? As these peoples were deemed to enslave
> > > Kana'an it's obvious to most that they compose the Arab (i.e. Semitic)
> > > and Aryan peoples to have settled/invaded the land of Kana'an. Sham
> > > more specifically referred to YisraEl while Yapheth would have been
the
> > > reference to the only Aryan peoples to have invaded Kana'an at that
> > > time; the Sea Peoples. Around 1200 bce, the land of Kana'an had
> > > received an influx of shasu tribes from what is now Jordan and Aryan
> > > tribes from what is now Greece. Like ancient Vikings, these Sea
Peoples
> > > had brought great devastation and terror to the land bringing an end
to
> > > the Hittite Empire and threatening the prosperity of Kmt.
Fortunately,
> > > they had been repulsed by Riamashe III around 1187 bce resulting in
the
> > > settlements of the Philistines and the tribe of Dan on the coast of
> > > Kana'an. This, in turn, resulted in what would later be biblically
> > > expressed as the 'Curse of Kana'an'.
> > >
> > > However, the curse wouldn't stop at just Kana'an. By the 21st
Dynasty,
> > > Kmt (Kam) was to be dominated by the caucasoid Libyans who had come
with
> > > the Sea Peoples. With the exception of the rule of Kash (Kush), these
> > > foreigners would continue to rule Kmt along with other foreigners such
> > > as the Assyrians (Sham), Persians (Yapheth), Greeks (Yapheth), Romans
> > > (Yapheth), Arabs (Sham), and English (Yapheth). The civilization of
Kmt
> > > would receive its ultimate destruction at the hands of the Aryan
> > > (Yapheth) religion of Xristianity and continued assault from the Arab
> > > (Sham) religion of Islam. It must be acknowledged that without the
> > > unified prejudice created by these two religions towards non-biblical
> > > cultures, Kmt and other cultures would have continued to thrive under
> > > the foreign rule. Before the establishment of Xristianity, the
culture
> > > of Kmt had been continuously embraced by its series of Aryan
> > > conquerors. Aryans without the prejudice of Xristianity had been
quite
> > > civil towards Kmt just as Arabs before Islam had never been a cultural
> > > threat. But with the Aryan establishment of Xristianity by
Constantine
> > > and the later Arab spread of Islam, both Kmt, as well as the rest of
the
> > > Continent, would fall prey to enslavement by the peoples of Sham and
> > > Yapheth. Thus, the 'Curse of Kam', though misnomered as being a
> > > biblical reference, is nevertheless an historical reality that should
> > > more properly be referred to as 'The Curse of Sham and Yapheth'.
> > >
> > > No matter how much many may want to claim and embrace the heritage of
> > > the Bible, it is clear as to what peoples the biblical heritage
strongly
> > > favors and to which peoples this heritage is in oppressive opposition.
> > > Even the mythical story of the Exodus, which makes oppressors of the
> > > people of Kmt, is nothing other than the twisting of the historical
> > > expulsion of oppressive Arabs (Hyksos) who had come from Kana'an with
> > > war technology aquired from Aryans. The god of these Arabs, Sutekh,
had
> > > been identified as being the evil Kami desert god of storms and
> > > darkness; Sat. The homeland in which these people had worshipped
their
> > > god is the very same homeland in which YisraEl would worship the
> > > indigeonous El-Shadday (God of the Mountain), identifying him with
> > > Yhwh. Like the evil Sat of Kmt, this was a god of barren wilderness
who
> > > expressed his rage through storm and darkness (Psalm 18:7-14) and even
> > > approved of the perpetual enslavement of any who were not of his
> > > "chosen" people (Leviticus 25:44-46). This was also a god of death
and
> > > destruction to any who inhabited the land desired for the "chosen"
> > > people (Numbers 21:34-35, Deuteronomy 2:33-34, Deuteronomy 3:3,
> > > Deuteronomy 3:6, Deuteronomy 20:16, Joshua 10:40, 1Samuel 15:2-3).
> > > Clearly, as can be seen in the history of the Arabs and the Aryans,
this
> > > is indeed a god of Xristianity and Islam and not a god for the people
of
> > > Kam.
> > >
> > > The 'Curse of Kam' is not simply the curse of affliction to be
recieved
> > > from Arabs and Aryans but is also the curse of our perpetuating their
> > > afflictive ideologies upon our subsequent generations. We must truly
> > > overcome the curse within if we are ever to overcome the curse
without.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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