Oppression By The Greek’s Philosophy
Everyone begins with oppression. That’s the way it works out in history. The children of Israel and Egypt were a prototype. Still, Moses is a prototype. The great oppression, during our forefathers time was colonialism. Colonization was an integration of the Roman Empire that became smaller kingdoms in Europe. These kingdoms were built on a defective (faulty) philosophy (ideology) of leadership, which was created by the Greeks.
The Greeks indicated from their conviction that some men/women were born to be rulers and some men/women were born to be ruled. Their belief system was some humans were born and chosen by the gods to be the elite. While the rest of us or the masses were created by the gods to be servants or slaves. This philosophy was real to them and the Romans adopted this philosophy. The Roman Empire became Europe, when it disintegrated.
The European inherited a philosophy based on certain birth traits and physical characteristics. For example, the Greeks believed, if you were born with a sharp nose, blond, white skin and blue eyes, you were designed by the gods to be leaders. If you have dark skin, thick lips, broad nose, and dark eyes, then you were destined to be slaves. The issue is not whether you wanted to be a slave or not. To be a ruler or not, it was the choice of the gods. This philosophy was inherited from the European. Like the Roman Empire. Of course, when they’ve colonized the world, all those countries, for example, France, Portugal, Britain, and Spain and the other great kingdoms have that philosophy. When they expanded the kingdom, they discovered new people in different areas and they put them to work on their plantation. Like Indian, African or Asian. Also, that’s why there are black people everywhere in the world. They obviously concluded that they were slaves to work in their plantations. They were born to get water or to serve. It’s not even a choice.
Even today, this is still a reality. When a black man gets a Ph.D. degree, he is considered a smart slave. It’s not a matter of being equal. He’s just an intelligent slave. This whole concept is still with us. We have this scenario, where the nations oppressed certain groups of people. Most of them are the majority because the majority serves the minority, in all these contexts. When we think about Egypt and the children of Israel. Like the words of Pharaoh, “these people are multiplying too fast.” The Egyptian‘s were afraid, they were going to be outnumbered. (Exodus1:1-22) The same thing happened to all the contexts. Today, when we study the history.
All oppressed people must have a Moses. Moses it’s not just a person, but a symbol. It’s usually someone history chooses. A divine choice. A leader usually has a great passion for his own people. Moses are not just born, but they exist. They are just quiet. Keep in mind, Moses was educated in the palace of the oppressor. If we study history, like the Bahamas. Education were not for the servants or slaves, but only for the elite. They were trained to be servants. The experience of oppression is a reality to us. We just don’t discuss it enough. If we don’t talk about it, then it will destroy the children’s future. So, oppression is where it all begins.
If we study Moses, he always had a question in his mind, who am I? Am I a part of this palace life? Even though Moses is quiet, inside there’s this thing, questioning his obligation to humanity. In other words, he refused to accept the system of oppression during his days. He went against it, at the expense of being killed. All Moses does that. They reach a point in their Moses life, they make a decision to die. Therefore, you can’t kill them anymore. Like Jesus. (Revelation 13:8) All Moses are dead before they start living. They internalize their death. “Enough is enough! This may cause my life, but it’s worth my life. I am going to make an attempt to do something about this oppression.” Dead man changes the world. (Dr. Myles Munroe) No one caught in this title of history decides to live, but to die. This is what makes them different. All humans want to live, but the ones who want to change the world decided to die. All true Moses (symbol) doesn’t seek power. The power chooses them. Life decides, what they would become? Once they accept, then they become a victim of destiny. This is what happens to all Moses (symbol). They rather suffer, with their people than to enjoy the pleasure of the place that’s oppressing them. All Moses never sought power or the desire to lead. They have no need to be in charge. They are perfect for leadership because true leadership doesn’t seek power, but seek to empower people. Today, be a Moses (symbol of true leadership) and empower someone around you! God bless you!
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