11 - Why King Solomon lost his kingdom,
 and how America is making the same mistake.

1 Kings 11 is about Deuteronomy 7:1-4 being ignored resulting in King Solomon losing his kingdom 
 

1. But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;  2. Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.  3. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.  4. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.  5. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.   6. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

7. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.  8. And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.  9. And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, 10. And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.  11. Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

A taxpayer’s rebellion followed and the nation was divided into two nations, Israel and Judah. Later Israel and Judah were conquered by Assyria and Babylon.

Comment:   The very first time the word "Jew" is found in the Bible (King James Version) is in 2 Kings 16:6 when Israel was at war with Judah. Click here for more information.

12 - King Cyrus of Persia and Governor Nehemiah
reestablish the Judah Kingdom in Palestine

Ezra 1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Nehemiah of the Bible was not a priest or prophet. Nehemiah was governor over Judea. Herod was a governor of Judea in Christ’s day.

To preserve the nation from decay Nehemiah did several things. Nehemiah knew that mixed marriages were a cause of the downfall of King Solomon’s kingdom. First, Governor Nehemiah set up a policy similar to “English Only”. Next Nehemiah forbid mixed marriages. Here it is in Nehemiah 13:24-27
 

(24) And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.  (25) And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, {saying}, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

(26) Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.  (27) Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

Governor Nehemiah called mixed marriages a great evil. Nehemiah said that, even if the king did it, it was sin and a transgression against God. And the rules are the same for everyone, no matter what position in society, and no matter what your race. But, movies, magazines, television, church pulpits and others endorse mixed marriages. Anyone objecting to these practices is called a bigot, racist, hater and unchristian, but they will not tell you about Nehemiah 13 or Ezra 9 and 10.

For years Christian magazines have run articles approving mixed marriages. Many are filled with pictures of mixed couples. Popular radio and television preachers tell their listeners that there are no scriptures against interracial marriage, but there are, and just a few are quoted here. 

To say that, there are no scriptures against interracial marriage, well that is one of the biggest lies ever told. With such lies coming from respected religious sources supplemented by secular promotion of mixed marriages; parents often find their children believe God approves of marriage between the races. Today mixed marriages are even looked upon as patriotic. And the question is not, are some races are good or bad? And the question is not, are some races better than others? In this case,

(1) Do you want to keep the land God gave your people and
(2) Do you want to pass it on to your posterity?
(3) Or do you want “anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly”

Look at Ezra 9:6, Ezra fell on his knees and said, "O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens." Why was Ezra so ashamed, what was this great sin? This is given a few verses earlier:

Ezra 9:1. Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

Here we had the Israelites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. All living together in one great society; a melting pot. And what happened? Exactly what is happening in The United States and Europe. Look at verse 2.

Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass."

Today, as in Nehemiah’s day, many of the highest office holders in government are involved in mixed marriages. Ezra said that this was one of the gravest, most terrible sins that any nation could commit! And then as now, the nations leaders "hath been chief in this trespass."

A third thing that Governor Nehemiah did to preserve the nation’s future was to reestablish the Sabbath day as a day of rest. In the United States Civil Sabbath Day enforcement laws were called Blue Laws.

Blue Laws: legislation regulating public and private conduct, especially laws relating to Sabbath observance. The term was originally applied to the 17th-century laws of the theocratic New Haven colony; they were called “blue laws” after the blue paper on which they were printed. New Haven and other Puritan colonies of New England had rigid laws prohibiting Sabbath breaking, breaches in family discipline, drunkenness, and excesses in dress. Although such legislation had its origins in European Sabbatarian and sumptuary laws, the term “blue laws” is usually applied only to American legislation.

In 1961 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld these Blue laws. Yes! In the United States the State can tell you that you are not to work on Sunday and you can be fined or jailed if you do. And further, the Supreme Court said these Blue Laws did not violate “separation of Church and State”. But today, there is no enforcement in America’s business and industry. The Civil Sabbath day is completely ignored. Modern day Christians flood the Big Box Stores on Sunday. The clergy do not seem to mind at all. The Supreme Court decision on this is McGowan v. Maryland 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
 

Thinking Cap Question

True or False: Moses, Joshua, Ezra and Nehemiah believed in 'diversity'?       (  ) True.     (  ) False.

13 - Numbers 27 - The Law of Inheritance
Another reason mixed marriages are forbidden.
(6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,)

If an Israelite married a Canaanite, upon the Israelite’s death the inheritance would pass to the Canaanite wife, her children or relatives.

Applying this Old Testament situation to New Testament America. The author knows of a case where a European-American married a Korean War bride. The man had a business, and twenty-nine acres of land. There were even oil wells on the land. Several years after the mixed marriage the Korean wife divorced the White man obtaining title to his home and land. The inheritance passed from one people to another people contrary to the Statute of Judgment of God in verse 11 above.
 

Ezra 9:12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. 1 Chronicles 28:8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

14 - We’re coming to America

The divorced Korean wife sponsored many of her relatives, and they in turn sponsored others. They all came to America to live in what was at one time the White man’s inheritance. This one South Korean lady, all by herself, captured more American territory via marriage than the whole North Korean Army during the entire Korean War.

15 - Tears in the eyes of the grand parents

Imagine the situation that a mixed marriage puts the bride and groom’s parents into.
 

Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes (including the marriage and inheritance laws) which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

Deuteronomy 28:32 (a) Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, (b) and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: (c) and there shall be no might in thine hand.

(a) Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people: When one person is given to another in a mixed marriage this is a fulfillment of the curse in Deuteronomy 28. If a White-European marries an African-America, or a Korean War bride, then the children are not counted as White but rather minorities. The children and inheritance have been given to another people.

(b) and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long:
The older American White European’s look sadly upon their new multi-racial grandchildren and the little children do not look like themselves.
 
(c) and there shall be no might in thine hand: The White European grandparents dare not object simply because they would be called ‘racists’, ‘bigots’ and ‘haters’ even by the Clergyman who preformed the mixed marriage. They might even be accused of a ‘hate crime’. In early America any clergyman who preformed a mixed marriage was fined or sent to jail.
 
And the inheritance passes from one people to another.
 

Thinking Cap Questions

What do you think: If Moses had a child who wanted to be married outside her race, would Moses attend the wedding and proudly give his son or daughter away to another people?    (  ) Yes (  ) No What do you think: if Moses had a will, how would he pass on his property?   (  ) All Moses children would share in inheriting his property.  (  ) Any mixed marriage child would be disinherited.

Genesis 26:34. And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:  35. Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
 
Romans 9:13. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
 
Hebrews 12:16. Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

16 - A Nation of Immigrants?

We are told, over and over, that The United States is a “nation of immigrants”. That phrase is constantly used against the founding Europeans to justify the further arrival of all non-white people from all non-white lands without restriction.

However, the people who founded The United States were not immigrants. The founders of America were colonists, pioneers, and conquerors.

Immigrants are people who come in later, after the nation is built, after all the hard work is done, to reap the benefits.

17 - There are two classes of immigrants,
the talented and the poor

A very talented person in India may come to America to study medicine. But since doctors make more money in America than India, upon becoming a doctor he should, but does not, return to India. He then uses his high income to buy a foreign car and bring his relatives to America. White European autoworkers lose their jobs to the foreign carmaker and go to the immigrant Doctor from India for “anger management” classes. (And the foreign doctor’s fee would be paid for by the American carmakers benefit package.)

Poor Mexican people come across America’s borders hoping to improve their condition. You would probably do the same if you were in their shoes. However, they are permitted to purchase homes and vote in elections. Mexicans become Mayors, Policemen, and Governors. In this way they inherit the land on the installment plan.

If these very same Mexicans crossed the border with gun in hand and a military uniform on their backs The United States government would shoot them on sight and their bomb their factories.

Instead of appropriate tariff laws that would tend to raise the wage level in Mexico, the United States government gives them green cards, welfare, and citizenship. American business closes living wage factories in the States and builds replacement low wage factories in Mexico.

18 - Real Estate is not to be sold to foreigners
Leviticus 25

By God’s Law, an immigrant or visitor can rent or lease land but he cannot buy it simply because the land is to be a perpetual possession of the nation’s founders and their posterity. “For us and our posterity”.

19 - America’s Liberty Bell

The quotation on The United State’s Liberty Bell is from Leviticus 25:10.  "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and Proclaim Liberty Throughout All The Land To All The Inhabitants Thereof"

How does a nation proclaim liberty? God's Law calls for the cancellation of debt every seven years. Every fifty years lost or foreclosed real estate is to be returned to the original owner or his heir. The applicable verses are Leviticus 25:8-34 and Deuteronomy 15:1-6. Deuteronomy 15 will not be discussed here since it is about bankruptcy law.

Leviticus 25:8-34

Real estate was to be leased for up to 49 years rather than sold. That way hard times for a parent would not cost the child his inheritance. Real estate was not to be sold to 'strangers'. That was to keep business and industry out of the hands and control of foreigners and foreign nations. Question: Do God's laws on real estate contradict today's laws that say you must sell to anyone and everyone without discrimination?

God’s Promise

18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. (What does this mean to a nation that does not?)
19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

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