The Study on Abraham part 3 MY FATHER’S HOUSE an African term by Rabbi Simon Altaf
10th May 2011
YHWH – The four letter sacred name of the Creator
Yahushua – Commonly called Jesus in the West which is in error.
Torah – First five books of the Bible written by Moses
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The African roots of our faith
Beresheeth 20:13 And it came to pass, when Elohim caused me to wander from my abbah's Beyth (house), that I said to her, This is your kindness that you should do for me; in every place where we go, say of me, He is my brother.
The term My Father’s House was first used in the Torah by Abraham.
Beresheeth 24:7 hwhy Elohim of the shamayim (heavens), who took me from MY ABBAH'S HOUSE and from the land of my mishpacha (family), and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, To your descendants I give this land; He will send His Angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
This clearly shows Abraham whose ancestors were Africans was trying to tell us something. His father Terach’s was the chief or where all the priests went to meet since he was the High Priest for Nimrod’s temple. This is why Abraham used the term to denote what authority his father held. Abraham himself was in line to be the next High Priest but was called out by YHWH to leave his father and to follow YHWH the Master of heaven and earth.
Later the term MY FATHER’S HOUSE was used by other people in the Tanach and even by Yahushua in the New Testament writings.
Yahuchannan 2:16 And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not My Abbah's Beyth (house) a Beyth (house) of merchandise.
So what does the tem MY FATHER’S HOUSE means in its original context?
This term is clear proof that Abraham and his ancestors were Africans and even Yahushua spoke the same type of language revealing His African ancestry.
In the ancient African culture the idea was of a large hut which was surrounded by smaller huts. You may have spotted this in some modern movies depicting Africans and how they meet.
The chief of the tribe had a large hut where the elders would gather and meet to discuss important community matters. All the huts were centered around this one big hut. Note the two Temples in Jerusalem were in the centre of Y’sra’el. They were the centre of attraction and all of community life in Y’sra’el. The same was true for the Tabernacle. All important contracts exchanged hands in the Temple.
This by the way was a African cultural trait
Bmidbar (Num) 24:5 How goodly are your tents, O Yaqub, and your tabernacles,[1] O Y’sra’el.
In the wilderness Y’sraelite dwellings the centre of attraction was the Tabernacle so this was the Father’s house i.e. where all the Elders (fathers) gathered to report to the chief of the Universe our Abbah YHWH and to take important oaths and exchange contracts.
The Muslims took the concept of raising the minaret of the mosque the highest in town which is least understood by westerners.
Behind this the concept is the same yet Muslims do not acknowledge YHWH as their Father but the early Arabs knew the concept which was later applied by the Muslims to their mosques where they lived. In the Muslim culture all important contracts such as life/death and marriage has to take place in the mosque, the structure is the same or a cleric from the Mosque must be present to witness important events.
The Bedouins today still apply the same kind of structure around their clans.
One more thing all the African elderly men had to be married and the middle house or hut belonged to the chief. In the Temple the seventy two elders had to be married in order to form a Sanhedrin. The structure in essence was the same.
This structure of a council is still evident in Muslim and African lands where important council decisions are taken by the chief. In Afghanistan this is known as a jirga, you may have heard this word thrown around on TV news probably many times without understanding what it means. In India/Pakistan it is called a punchait where important matters are dealt with.
In these types of councils all the elders would come together and sit down to discuss community matters and then deliberate judgment upon them what was decided collectively. This is where the west gets its idea of a jury in a courtroom. This whole thing is rooted in African culture and before we run down African culture as inferior however most of modern cultures are based upon it while still ignorant from the ancient past.
In the Torah YHWH had a council established of seventy elders plus two (Exodus 24:1) and they would sit to deliberate a matter and enact judgment. There were lower courts and middle courts too. This once again is where in the West we have the idea of lower and middle courts followed by the supreme court.
The structure is the same as the African structure. The question should be asked why? The answer is very simple in that Y’sra’el’s people and ancestry had originated from Africa before they were branched out through disobedience to other nations such as Iraq, Iran and further east and west. This is how the Muslims and other nations learned these principles and still live the principles today. Each family has their own brand of elders to decide on important family matters. This still happens even today right in our homes where we are called when we have to answer to important matters in the community.
In the biblical case the term My Father’s house is centered upon Yahushua talking about the source of all creation that is the Father and around the Father are His appointed people/elders.
Yahushua a revelation of the Father is the appointed Chief by our Father in heaven (Ps 2:6).
All important contracts were established in the Father’s house. We see the Levitical priesthood deliberating on all important matters. Yahushua is also a levitical High Priest and will deliberate on judgment on the nations at the end of time. This should explain what the term MY FATHER’S HOUSE is used frequently in Scriptures. To understand more about who Yahushua was see my book “Beyth Yahushua, Son of Tzadok, Son of Dawud.
YHWH bless you
Shalom Shalom
Rabbi Simon Altaf
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