Servant Emannu'el Branch's Blog – October 2009 Archive (1)

Can you name 5 Black people in the Bible?



This is one of my signature questions I, randomly, ask brothers and sisters I encounter each week. I must say that I hear all of sorts of answers. The most popular response, and the most heartbreaking is, "I can't think of any Black people in the Bible." I would then ask, "Not even one Black person?" They would then sheepishly admit, "Not even one."



Sometimes I will find someone who would say, "Wasn't Jesus Black?" Ahhhh, getting a… Continue