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Introduction:
Recap up to this point
I.
The Covenant with Noah (Gen.
9:1-17)
A. The Elements of the Covenant
1. God Commands Noah to Multiply and Fill the Earth (Gen.
9:1)
2. God Affirms Man's Dominion of the Animal Kingdom (Gen.
9:2)
3. Man Is Given Permission to Eat Meat (Gen.
9:3)
4. Man Is NOT Permitted to Consume the Blood (Gen.
9:4)
5. God Institutes Human Government (Gen.
9:5-6)
a.
Because Human Life Is Sacred
b.
Because God Will Not Permit the Indiscriminate Shedding of Blood
c.
Because Murder Strikes at the Image of God in Man
B. Capitol Punishment
1.
Is it Biblical?
a.
There Were 16 OT Crimes Punishable by Death
b.
The NT Affirms This Also (see Acts 25:11; Rom.
13:4)
2. What Are the Purposes for Capital Punishment?
a.
As a Punishment for Wrong Doing
b.
As a Deterrent to Crime
c.
As a Reminder of the Seriousness of the Crime
Premeditated Murder of an Innocent Life Is the Ultimate Crime and Demands the Ultimate Punishment
d.
As Justice and Closure for the Families of the Victims
II.
The Prophecy to Noah's Sons (Gen.
9:18-29)
A. The Setting of the Prophecy
1. Noah's Vineyard
2. Noah's Drunkeness and Nakedness
3. Ham "Saw"
Note - This Hebrew word can mean "to gaze with satisfaction" [compare Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25; 6:5] (but not immoral intentions)
4. Ham "Told" His Two Brothers
Note - This Hebrew word can mean "to announce; to tell with delight"
5. Ham's Sin - the Dishonoring of His Father
6. Shem and Japheth Cover Noah Respectfully
7. Ham's Dealings Apparently Contrasted with Shem's and Japheth's
8. Some Believe Ham did Nothing Wrong Here
9. Noah's Cognizance of Ham's Dealings (Gen.
9:24)
a. "Younger" = signifies the youngest of a group
b. "son" - any male descendant
c.
Noah's youngest male descendant at this time might have been Canaan
B. The Prophecy to Canaan
1. "Cursed Be Canaan"
2. Canaan Cursed, NOT Ham
3. Canaan Possibly Responsible for the Dishonoring of Noah
4. The Punishment
Whether or not Canaan was specifically involved on this particular occasion, Canaan and his descendants are punished for their own sins and not the sins of someone else.
5. Notice the Obvious: It is a Curse on Canaan's Descendants, NOT Ham's
6.
Most Importantly, God Here Gives Israel the Theological Basis for the Conquest of Canaan
7. The Curse Fulfilled - Joshua's Conquest of Canaan and the Subjection of its Inhabitants
8.
The Curse Cannot Be Applied to Anyone Today (Canaanites Are Gone)
9. Any Attempt to Try to Make this Apply to People of Any Color Is Sinfully Wrong
C. The Prophecy to Japheth - "Enlargement"
1. "God Shall Enlarge Japheth"
2. His Descendants Would Inhabit Much of the Earth and Prosper
3.
They Would Receive Spiritual Blessings through the God of the Semites
D. The Prophecy to Shem
1. "Blessed Be the LORD God of Shem" (Gen.
9:26)
2. Shem's Descendants Blessed Only to the Extent that they Trust and Honor Jehovah
E. Lessons from this Prophecy
1. Beware - Wine Is a Mocker!
(Prov.
20:1)
2. Each Must Take Heed, Lest He Fall (1 Cor.
10:12)
3. Pray - "Lord, help me to end well!"
(cf.
Moses, David, Solomon)
"Past success does not provide power for future victory."
- Boice
F. Additional Thoughts
from Allen P. Ross, "Studies in the Book of Genesis - Part 1 - The Curse of Canaan"
1. Two Basic Approaches to this Account: Ham & Canaan (and a mediating position, of course)
2. If Canaan rather than Ham was guilty, why is Ham not included in the blessing?
3. A later generation may be judged for the sin of an ancestor if they are of like mind and deed!
By following sin of their own volition.
4. Otherwise they may simply bear the fruit of some ancestor's sin
5.
It must be clarified that Canaan the people, not the man, are in view for the fulfillment of the oracle
6.
The names Canaan, Shem, and Japheth all represent the people who were considered their descendants
7. The attitude that led to the deed of Ham came to full fruition in them [the Canaanites - Lev. 18]
8.
These descendants were not cursed because of what Ham did; they were cursed because they acted exactly as their ancestor had [even worse than]
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