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†. Gen 9:22b . . and told his two brothers outside.
Ham wasn't just a little kid who stumbled into his parents' bedroom. He was
a grown man, married, and quite possibly by this time his son Canaan was
already born. Catching his dad naked was probably an innocent enough
accident; but Ham couldn't let it go. No, he just had to broadcast it and
make sport of his dad. Good grief, you'd think he would at least pull the
covers so no one else would see his dad in that condition.
Ham didn't seem to respect his dad very much. It's a very black-hearted
demon's seed who takes pleasure in opportunities to mock their parents. I
wonder if that's what Ham felt as he gazed down at his dad. Did it actually
make him feel good to see the old gentleman wallowing in disgrace?
So although the Flood wiped out sinful people, it didn't wipe out sin did it?
No, sin survived, and stowed away aboard the ark within the very family of
Noah; the most righteous man on Earth; before the Flood and after the
Flood. (cf. Ezk 14:13-20)
†. Gen 9:23 . . But Shem and Japheth took a cloth, placed it against
both their backs and, walking backward, they covered their father's
nakedness; their faces were turned the other way, so that they did
not see their father's nakedness.
Good lads! Those two men respected their dad and did the right thing by
him. It's only too clear that Ham despised his father. You know, when you
love people, you won't demean them, nor ridicule them, nor wish them
disgrace, nor do anything at all that might tarnish their reputation. Love
reveals itself by always looking out for the best interests of others.
Ham's act is seen even more reprehensible when juxtaposed with the Flood.
Noah's ark saved Ham's bacon, and this is how his son repaid the favor?
When Noah got off the ark, he reciprocated God's kindness with gratitude
and burnt offerings. Ham reciprocated his father's kindness with mockery
and public disgrace. There are those among the Serpent's seed, as were
Cain and Ham, who hate good simply for the very good's sake; viz: good
disgusts them.
†. Gen 9:24-25a . .When Noah woke up from his wine and learned
what his youngest son had done to him, he said: Cursed be Canaan;
I'd imagine that Canaan objected very strongly upon hearing a curse
pronounced upon himself when it was not him but his dad who embarrassed
grandpa. What did Canaan do to deserve a curse? Not a thing. Then why did
Noah curse Ham's son instead of cursing Ham? The answer to that is located
in the passage below:
"Yhvh, Yhvh: a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding
in kindness and faithfulness; extending kindness to the thousandth
generation-- forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; yet He does not remit
all punishment; but visits the iniquity of parents upon children and children's
children unto the third and fourth generation." (Ex 34:6-7)
Parents' progeny aren't imputed guilt for their parents' conduct, but they do
sometimes become collateral damage when God goes after the parents. For
example the Flood. No doubt quite a few innocent children drowned in that
event due to their parents' wickedness. The same happened to the children
in Sodom and Gomorrah. And during Moses' face-off with Pharaoh, God
moved against everything that pertained to the man; including, but not
limited to, his economy, his land, his livestock, his citizens, his citizens'
children, and his own children.
It's a very disturbing biblical fact of life that sometimes God gets back at the
parents by going after things that pertain to them. For example; God took
the life of David's innocent little baby boy to get back at his father for
committing the capital crimes of premeditated murder and adultery.
Another example is located in the 16th chapter of Numbers where not just
the rebels were punished; but their entire families and all their belongings
were swallowed by a fissure that God opened in the ground beneath their
feet.
A close call is recorded in the book of Jonah. Had not the adults in Ninevah
changed their ways, something like 120,000 little children would have
perished; not to mention all the cattle. According to Jonah 4:11, taking out
children and dumb animals is not something that God enjoys. But there is a
mysterious element to absolute justice that apparently compels Him to do it.
The antediluvian's case, Ham's case, Sodom and Gomorrah's case, David's
case, Pharaoh's case, Korah's case, and Ninevah's case lead me to suspect
that God's chosen people caught up in the Holocaust weren't caught up as
retribution for their own sins; but rather; as retribution for the sins of past
generations; which also tells me that the status of God's chosen people isn't
something to be proud of; but rather; something to be afraid of because
moths that fly too close to the flame risk getting their wings burned seeing
as how the covenant's God doesn't practice favoritism.
"You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; therefore, I will
punish you for all your iniquities." (Amos 3:2)
In other words: among the various human communities on earth; Yhvh's
people have the least excuse for their impieties due to their privileged
association with God and their ready access to the knowledge of His will.
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†. Gen 9:22b . . and told his two brothers outside.
Ham wasn't just a little kid who stumbled into his parents' bedroom. He was
a grown man, married, and quite possibly by this time his son Canaan was
already born. Catching his dad naked was probably an innocent enough
accident; but Ham couldn't let it go. No, he just had to broadcast it and
make sport of his dad. Good grief, you'd think he would at least pull the
covers so no one else would see his dad in that condition.
Ham didn't seem to respect his dad very much. It's a very black-hearted
demon's seed who takes pleasure in opportunities to mock their parents. I
wonder if that's what Ham felt as he gazed down at his dad. Did it actually
make him feel good to see the old gentleman wallowing in disgrace?
So although the Flood wiped out sinful people, it didn't wipe out sin did it?
No, sin survived, and stowed away aboard the ark within the very family of
Noah; the most righteous man on Earth; before the Flood and after the
Flood. (cf. Ezk 14:13-20)
†. Gen 9:23 . . But Shem and Japheth took a cloth, placed it against
both their backs and, walking backward, they covered their father's
nakedness; their faces were turned the other way, so that they did
not see their father's nakedness.
Good lads! Those two men respected their dad and did the right thing by
him. It's only too clear that Ham despised his father. You know, when you
love people, you won't demean them, nor ridicule them, nor wish them
disgrace, nor do anything at all that might tarnish their reputation. Love
reveals itself by always looking out for the best interests of others.
Ham's act is seen even more reprehensible when juxtaposed with the Flood.
Noah's ark saved Ham's bacon, and this is how his son repaid the favor?
When Noah got off the ark, he reciprocated God's kindness with gratitude
and burnt offerings. Ham reciprocated his father's kindness with mockery
and public disgrace. There are those among the Serpent's seed, as were
Cain and Ham, who hate good simply for the very good's sake; viz: good
disgusts them.
†. Gen 9:24-25a . .When Noah woke up from his wine and learned
what his youngest son had done to him, he said: Cursed be Canaan;
I'd imagine that Canaan objected very strongly upon hearing a curse
pronounced upon himself when it was not him but his dad who embarrassed
grandpa. What did Canaan do to deserve a curse? Not a thing. Then why did
Noah curse Ham's son instead of cursing Ham? The answer to that is located
in the passage below:
"Yhvh, Yhvh: a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding
in kindness and faithfulness; extending kindness to the thousandth
generation-- forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; yet He does not remit
all punishment; but visits the iniquity of parents upon children and children's
children unto the third and fourth generation." (Ex 34:6-7)
Parents' progeny aren't imputed guilt for their parents' conduct, but they do
sometimes become collateral damage when God goes after the parents. For
example the Flood. No doubt quite a few innocent children drowned in that
event due to their parents' wickedness. The same happened to the children
in Sodom and Gomorrah. And during Moses' face-off with Pharaoh, God
moved against everything that pertained to the man; including, but not
limited to, his economy, his land, his livestock, his citizens, his citizens'
children, and his own children.
It's a very disturbing biblical fact of life that sometimes God gets back at the
parents by going after things that pertain to them. For example; God took
the life of David's innocent little baby boy to get back at his father for
committing the capital crimes of premeditated murder and adultery.
Another example is located in the 16th chapter of Numbers where not just
the rebels were punished; but their entire families and all their belongings
were swallowed by a fissure that God opened in the ground beneath their
feet.
A close call is recorded in the book of Jonah. Had not the adults in Ninevah
changed their ways, something like 120,000 little children would have
perished; not to mention all the cattle. According to Jonah 4:11, taking out
children and dumb animals is not something that God enjoys. But there is a
mysterious element to absolute justice that apparently compels Him to do it.
The antediluvian's case, Ham's case, Sodom and Gomorrah's case, David's
case, Pharaoh's case, Korah's case, and Ninevah's case lead me to suspect
that God's chosen people caught up in the Holocaust weren't caught up as
retribution for their own sins; but rather; as retribution for the sins of past
generations; which also tells me that the status of God's chosen people isn't
something to be proud of; but rather; something to be afraid of because
moths that fly too close to the flame risk getting their wings burned seeing
as how the covenant's God doesn't practice favoritism.
"You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; therefore, I will
punish you for all your iniquities." (Amos 3:2)
In other words: among the various human communities on earth; Yhvh's
people have the least excuse for their impieties due to their privileged
association with God and their ready access to the knowledge of His will.
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