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Commentary By Dr. Byrns
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Genesis 9:18-29
Noah's
Sons
( After
the Flood )
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- 9:18 Now the sons of
Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham
and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.
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- 19 These three were
the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth
was populated.
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- 20 Then Noah began
farming and planted a vineyard.
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- 21 He drank of the
wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself
inside his tent.
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- 22 Ham, the father of
Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brothers outside.
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- 23 But Shem and
Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both
their shoulders and walked backward and covered
the nakedness of their father; and their faces
were turned away, so that they did not see their
father's nakedness.
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- 24 When Noah awoke
from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had
done to him.
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- 25 So he said, "Cursed
be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to
his brothers."
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- 26 He also said,
"Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let
Canaan be his servant.
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- 27 "May God enlarge
Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant."
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- 28 Noah lived three
hundred and fifty years after the flood.
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- 29 So all the days of
Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he
died.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change
the way that we think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
Noah Curses
Canaan
After all he had been
through; after all the faith he had showed in God,
Noah got drunk!!
This is almost the equivalent
of discovering that Billy Graham is on
drugs!
There is a possibility that
this story is presented to let us know what has
been said in Romans 3:23 ..
"for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God,"
Noah was human, just like the
rest of us. We all "fall short" even if we have
great faith in God. This doesn't excuse his
behavior but at least explains it.
Let's not expect pastors and
people of faith to go to bed with their suits on as
some people do. Instead, recognize that everyone
has shortcomings but with Christ's sacrifice, are
forgiven.
Love in Christ
- Bob
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Verses about the Sons of Noah in Genesis are
from Life Application Study Bible: New
International Version
Comments are welcome. Please email
me with any questions or comments you
may have.
Bible Study Lesson to Also Consider
Genesis
9:1-17 - The Rainbow
Connection
- After the waters subsided in this biblical
disaster and the ark along with Noah was safe, God
made a promise to him and to use through the use of
a rainbow.
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