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“His foundation is in the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. 4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. 6 The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. 7 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.” Psalm 87KJV

The above Psalm was penned by the Sons of Korah. Their father Korah along with Datham and Abiram had challenged the authority of Moses as they traveled to the Promised Land. According to the Bible, the earth opened and swallowed them and their families, except for some of the children of Korah.

Now, as priest of the temple of God, they played their rightful role. They are careful in what they do and say. They do not challenge the authority of God’s elected servant, but are respectful of leadership, since they have learnt firsthand the results of rebellion.

The proclamation of the word is now their number one priority along with the ministry of music. In this Psalm we see them reflecting upon God’s goodness and marveling at God’s ability to save to the utmost. In this state of marvel and utter excitement they declared:

“The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.” (Psalm 87:2)

It is imperative for African-Americans to understand Zion, its origin and its final establishment. This is necessary because Zion was originally black men’s territory, specifically belonging to the sons of Ham. Let us therefore take a historical look at Zion and God’s feelings toward Zion.

The first thing that needs to be noted is that Zion and Jerusalem refer to the same city. In the time of Abraham this city was known as Salem. Salem was the city of a Hametic King Priest called Melchizedek. The reader will discover later in this book the evidence that Ham was the father of the Black race, and his descendants were black, Melchizedek being one of these descendants.

Melchizedek was representative of Jesus Christ on earth before the Hebrew Levitical System was organized. This we can assume for the following reasons: 1. He is called a Priest of the most High God, before the Priesthood is organized. (Hebrews 7:1) 2. Jesus is made a Priest like unto him, in the New Testament, and not unto Levite. (Hebrews 5:10) These facts will be discussed later.

Zion was first called Jerusalem by the Canaanites. The Canaanites were decedents of Canaan. Canaan was the Black son of Ham.[1] It was Canaan’s descendants along with those of his brothers that dominated Palestine, Syria and Africa. Later, during the time of Samson and the Judges, Zion was known as Jebus, home of the black race called the Jebusites.[2] It was from the Jebusites that David king of Israel later took the city. The Prophet Samuel writes:

“6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion: the same is the city of David.” (2 Samuel 2:6 & 7)

The Jebusites remained in the city after the conquest of David. They intermarried with the Children of Israel and were quite at home with the Kings of African descent that sat on the throne of David.[3] This Black lineage began with Saul who was of the tribe of Benjamin, and continued with David himself.[4] In fact according to the following verses, the taking of Black Canaanite wives was very popular among “The Chosen People of God.”

“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.”

“Judges 3:5 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: 6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their God’s.”

Zion was the resting place for the Ark of Covenant, and its name was immortalized when the name was applied to the city of the Redeemed.

God was jealous for this predominantly Black city. He desired that Children dance in the streets and that people of all races be represented there. He loved Zion more than all other cities, not because God was partial, but because God had ordained that from Zion, all men would come to know Him.

Zion was to send missionaries to the world at large, pointing men to the true way of Yahweh, God of the universe. Zion was to be the capital of the world, it was ordained to be the city of all men and all races.

“Psalms 76: In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.”

“Psalms 48:2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion.”.

“Jeremiah 3:17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.”(KJV)

Thus we see from the above quotations, that Zion is special to God, not because David had established it, but Zion is God’s city. It was God’s city during the time of Abraham when Melchizedek, the great Black Priest King ruled there

[1]We say he was the Black son of Ham because Ham is the strongest word in the Egyptian tongue for blackness, and is generally accepted to be the father of the Black race. If in fact Ham was the father of the black race and black himself, then according to the standards of genetics, he could only produce a Black child.

[2]The Jebusites according to Genesis 10 were descendants of Ham, Father of the Black race.

[3]When the Children of Israel migrated to the continent of Africa, there were only 77 of them, many of whom were already Hamites. Two hundred and fifty years later, there were millions. No nation could grow from 77 to millions in two hundred years. Most of the people, who therefore left Egypt, must have been Africans themselves. These were the children of Israel. For a deeper study, see the book, “Black Man in the Old Testament”. Furthermore David is a descendant of Rahab the African and Ruth the Moabite.

[4]The Bible informs us that the tribe of Benjamin at one time was allowed to marry only Black women because of their sin of rape executed against a traveling Levite and his concubine. If this is true, then in just a few generations, even if the Benjamites were not originally Africans, which they probably were, they would soon be considered Africans.

GOD’S FEELINGS TOWARD ZION.