God’s Timeline – Part 17
Noah’s
Sons and Ham’s Sin
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON INTRODUCTION
-
Creation Week
o Adam, Eve, and the Fall
-
Cain and Abel
o Evil Fills the World
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Noah Did All God
Commanded Him
o The Flood
o God’s Covenant with Noah
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NOW: Noah’s Sons and Ham’s
Sin
What we have seen thus
far in the Book of Genesis 1-9 is
God establishing covenant with man and revealing His character to us through
the events recorded in scripture.
God created everything
perfect and good, and sin broke that covenant with God.
God presented Adam and
Eve an opportunity to confess, but they did not, so discipline was handed out,
and a new covenant made, sacrifice.
We see outside the
garden, Cain breaks the new covenant of sacrifice. God, again, presented Cain
an opportunity to confess and repent, instead he grew angry and blamed his
brother, and murdered him.
Discipline was once again
handed out, and for the next 1,600 years man continued breaking covenant with
God, to the point, discipline once again would be handed out.
Noah found favor with God
and was chosen to restart the population. After the discipline upon the earth
(the flood) God made a new covenant with Noah.
This revealing of God’s
character is more important than remembering everything written here. This
character of God is what will be the difference between being an Abel or a
Cain.
Remember, Cain and Abel
were brothers. They had the same parents, lived in the same area, had the same instructions,
and Abel was accepted by God while Cain was not.
The difference between
the two was they did not understand the character of God.
God creates a covenant
with instructions and explains the benefits and blessings of obedience. The
punishment for disobedience is always the same, separation from God and His
blessings and benefits.
When you obey the
covenant, you receive acceptance from God (meaning you may be with Him in His
presence), as well as benefits and blessings from His Kingdom, whether temporal
or spiritual.
When you disobey, the
Lord God gives you opportunity to confess your sin (disobedience) and repent,
so that you may be forgiven and returned to His Kingdom and relationship
through His Grace.
If you do not confess and
repent, then the punishment for your sin ensues, and you break covenant with
God, lose relationship with Him as well as all the blessings and benefits of
belonging to His Kingdom.
This is the Character of
God. Doing everything to make a way for you to stay in relationship with Him
and belong to His Kingdom.
However, He will not
“make” or “force” you to do so.
Many say they “love” God,
However, love, according to I Corinthians 13, is
NOT a feeling or emotion rather an action that can create feelings and
emotions. Feelings and emotions will NEVER create true love though.
Jesus says in John 14:15 “If you love Me, you will keep My
commandments…”
It is that simple. May
not always be easy, but it will always be that simple.
Today we will read about
Noah’s sons and the beginning of the new nations on the earth.
SCRIPTURE READING
Genesis 9:18-28
“18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham
and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) 19 These were the three sons of
Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.
20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded[a] to plant a
vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered
inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told
his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it
across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s
naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see
their father naked.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his
youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
“Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of
slaves
will he be to his
brothers.”
26 He also said,
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the
slave of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s territory;
may Japheth live
in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be
the slave of Japheth.”
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Noah lived a
total of 950 years, and then he died.”
I.
THE SONS
OF NOAH WHO CAME OUT OF THE ARK
a. Children listed in order of importance in the
bible
i.
In verse 18 we read “Shem, Ham and Japheth…” as the
order of sons
ii.
We know in scripture
that the order children are listed is by importance, NOT birth order!
iii.
We see this for
example in I
Corinthians 1:28 where Isaac is listed
before Ishmael.
iv.
So, verse 18 tells us that Shem is most important, and Ham is
second on the list. Why? Because we are about to read about Ham’s sin, and how
it affected his lineage.
b. Nations were formed by these patriarchs
i.
Noah and his wife
likely did not have any other children—at least none that had children of their
own, since the nations that were scattered from Babel were from Shem, Ham, and
Japheth (Genesis
10:32).
ii.
Speaking of Babel, we
note that the event occurred in Noah’s lifetime, but it’s difficult to picture
this righteous man who walked with God as being part of that rebellion.
iii.
So, we know that the
nations were from the lineage of Shem, Ham and Japheth, therefore we can infer
that Noah and his wife had no other children after the flood.
c. Their birth order and why Shem is listed first
i.
Shem is listed first,
and considered the most important of the three because it is Shem that produced
the godly line leading to the nation of Israel through Abraham and ultimately
Jesus Christ.
II.
NOAH’S
SIN AND SHAME
a. Noah was a farmer who planted a vineyard
i.
Yes, I said Noah’s sin
and shame
ii.
First, is drinking
alcohol a sin? No.
1.
John
2:1-11 Jesus’ first miracle was
turning water into wine, not grape juice
a.
Scriptures warn about
not causing others to sin or you would be held accountable. So, would the Lord
cause them to sin? No.
2.
Jesus drank wine with
dinner, and communion
3.
Paul told Timothy to
drink wine to calm his nerves and help digestion in 1 Timothy 5:23
4.
Scripture warns
Deacons and Elders not to be takers of “much” wine, warning against
drunkenness, not drinking.
5.
Jesus said in Matthew 11:18-19 “John came neither eating nor drinking, and they
say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son
of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But
wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
6.
So, Jesus drank wine,
but he was NOT a drunk!
iii.
Drunkenness
is the sin, not drinking!
1.
Paul states deacons
cannot be addicted to much wine in 1 Timothy
3:8
2.
Also told the members
of the Corinth church not to keep fellowship with a member if they are a
drunkard in 1
Corinthians 5:11
3. Alcohol consumption in
America clearly has reached disastrous proportions. Millions of Americans use
alcohol as a drug. It is used by many not to "gladden the heart" (Psalm 104), but to escape reality.
iv.
Noah’s “sin” was
drunkenness, and his passing out naked in his tent along with being drunk was
his shame.
b. How sin and shame can sneak up on a godly man
i.
This is a perfect
example of how sin can sneak up on a godly man
ii.
Noah was doing what he
was supposed to, obeying God, seen as favorable among his generation, chosen by
God, but not perfect
iii.
Noah let down his
guard after the flood, and apparently at a celebration drank too much wine.
c. How Noah’s sin and shame became Ham’s sin and
shame
i.
Noah’s sin and shame
would have remained between him and God if it had not been for his youngest
son, Ham
ii.
We read that Ham saw
his father’s nakedness, and, instead of honoring his father, helping him, being
there for him in his time of need, what does Ham do?
iii.
He runs straight to
tell his brothers outside.
iv.
Time to read between
the lines and through inference, understand what is taking place here.
III.
HAMS
PUNISHMENT
a. What Ham did wrong
i.
So, Ham could have covered
his father’s nakedness and shown honor
ii.
However, running
outside to tell his brothers implies the sight of his father’s sin and shame,
pleased Ham.
1. Instead of helping his father in his time of need,
he gossiped, and reveled in the sin and shame his father committed.
2. Even now, it is very common for those who walk in
false ways and imitate a true faith to rejoice when they see others sin and
shame, rather than be there as a true brother or sister in Christ to lift them
up!
3. But scripture tells us, Love does NOT rejoice in
evil (I
Corinthians 13:6)
iii.
What we can infer here
is Ham ran to tell his brothers to make their father seem vile, to make fun of
sin and his shame, to make public the faults of their father instead of
honoring him
iv.
Shem and Japheth
respond to this sin and shame appropriately and with honor and respect for
their father, and his sin (which more than likely was an oversight and mistake,
not a chosen lifestyle, but a mistaken stumbling)
1. They responded to their fathers stumbling by
entering the tent backward so as not to look upon the sin and shame, thus, not
tarnishing their image of their faithful and trustworthy father who had made a
mistake
2. And they covered his nakedness and shame with a
blanket.
3. A robe of love to be thrown over the fault of all. “Above
all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins,” 1 Peter 4:7
4. A robe of reverence, honor, love, respect
b. Ham’s punishment handed down for his sin
i.
When Noah woke and
found Ham mocked his state, ran to tell others, and did nothing to help, he
cursed him.
ii.
Canaan will be the
lowest of slaves to his brothers.
iii.
And Noah blessed his
other sons for acting righteously.
iv.
Praise be to the Lord,
God of Shem. May Canaan be slaves to Shem, May God extend Japheth’s territory,
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be slaves to Japheth.
c. The abominations of the Canaanites
i.
Three nations will
come from the Ark, Shem, Ham and Japheth
ii.
Ham becomes the
Canaanites
iii.
There are abominations
that the Canaanites did that God warms about in Deuteronomy 18:9, 12 as well as many other verses. They continued to
turn from God, each generation.
iv.
Because of the “detestable
ways of the Canaanites,” God was going to raise up a body of men and put
His word in their mouths…the Levites, appointed guardians of the Law.
v.
Canaanites did things
like;
1.
Make children “pass
through the fire” (initiation of child to a deity/false god)
2.
Witchcraft
3.
Soothsayer (one who
interprets omens)
4.
Sorcerer (spell
conjurer)
5.
Medium or one who
speaks to the dead
6.
One who calls up the
dead
7.
The Canaanites worship
in their temples to false gods became nothing more than endless orgies
CONCLUSION –
What happened with Ham
was avoidable.
Ham could have behaved as
a true believer, saw his father and covered him, and that would have been the
end of the story. However, we still have free will, given us by God the Father,
and we must “choose” to do what is right.
This was revealed to us
in Cain.
The Lord God told him,
“If you do what is right, you will be accepted.”
Ham knew what was right,
but chose evil.
Next week we will read about the clans of Noah’s sons (Genesis 10)
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