Author Willie J. Alexander has always been searching for something. In his new book, Entering the Promised Land, Willie brings the reader with him on a personal journey and struggle that leads him to new and exciting interpretations of Biblical Scripture.
“Entering the Promised Land started out as a personal journey. I wanted to find out why black people in Houston, even in all of America, were so poor,” Willie explains. “From there, it became a spiritual journey where I went searching for answers.” In searching for those answers, Willie discovered a new way to interpret Biblical Scripture, using a dictionary which defines the ancient meaning of words. “I discovered a never before heard or never before read interpretation of the story of creation.”
But the unique interpretation of Biblical Scripture did not stop there. He soon discovered an entirely different story of Adam and Eve and what happened to them after being banished from the Garden of Eden. This unique interpretation did not stop there. “I discovered a different story of Noah and his three sons, focusing on Noah’s relationship with his son Ham, whom many Biblical historians believe was the ancestor of modern-day black people” Willie explains.
The interpretations continued, leading Willie to the story of Abraham and his descendents, the children of Israel. Biblical Scripture tells us they were in Egypt for over 400 years before departing. They eventually went into the Promised Land where they were in and out of captivity until 135 AD. History records that there was a Jewish Revolt so bloody, the Jews scattered and were not heard from again until the 1800's. According to research, Entering the Promised Land reveals a black and white side of the family of the children of Israel. Willie believes the white side of the family scattered north to Germany, Russia and Poland. The black side of the family scattered to Sub Saharan Africa, where many were captured by slave traders and ended up on slave boats that took them to Jamestown, Virginia starting in 1619.
From there, Entering the Promised Land takes the reader though the period of slavery, the Jim Crow era, up to the Civil Rights Movement. There it reveals a parallel between Moses leading the children of Israel out of captivity in Egypt and Martin Luther King, Jr. leading the Civil Rights Movement, which led to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
"The Parallel was actually the first chapter I wrote back in 2003," Willie says. For the next several years, he shared it with friends. Then in March 2006, an inner voice told him to write a book. "It was literally an out of body experience. The rest of the book took me 17 months, working 7 days a week, 18 to 22 hours a day." Looking back, Willie believes any ordinary person would have died working with such intensity. "It was a divine experience," he explains.
Willie believes his message will be inspiring not only to African-Americans, but to all
people who have felt they were wandering through life, rather than
living it with a true purpose. Many who have read Entering the Promised Land find it an interesting and
provocative book--one that they literally cannot put down.
"Entering the Promised Land is a book that is timeless," Willie says. "Many who've read it say it is a scholarly book. The book tells a story about people struggling and their journey and is a great resource for history." It includes an extensive glossary that the reader can reference to learn more about the book's historical information, as well as any event or figure mentioned.
Willie J. Alexander is President and Founder of W.J. Alexander & Associates, P.C., a full-service employee benefits consulting and insurance brokerage firm in Houston. He has been married for 36 years, and is the father of three adult children. He has already written another book, an autobiography, which is written in a similar fashion as Entering the Promised Land.
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