Genesis 9:18-29
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. 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.
When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, he said, Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.
Noah's story ends on a low note. Noah gets drunk. Han dishonors his father, and the old man curses Canaan, Ham's younger son. Did Canaan in some way compound the disrespect? we do not know. But the Canaanites later became subject to Shem's descendants, the Israelites.
Flood stories have been banded down in many languages from most parts of the world. The Babylonian particularly Akkadian accounts have considerable similarities with the story recorded here. This is not surprising if both reflect memories of an actual event in the same general area. There is no need to assume the writer of Genesis must have drawn on the Babylonian stories for his information. Indeed, the crudeness of these makes it unlikely. The Genesis story may have been women together from more than one source into its present unity.
Why?
Our word is with power, so do not curse anyone but honor others for we have an image of the Lord.
Noah's word comes truth the Canaanites later became subject to Shem's descendants, the Israelites..
God blessed Noah so what he said to make it the truth. Noah would not drunk naked.
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神已經賜福人，人要如何面對自己的罪時?
挪亞的問題：
含是迦南的父親，此說法是否很奇怪。重點在迦南。
第一次出現酒的記載，喝酒和裸露身體，顯出自己的罪，羞恥了。用酒來助興，就會帶來羞恥、為奴。以裸露來看是一種羞恥的狀況，含看見父親赤身有如此嚴重嗎？是醜態盡出。人犯罪後何等脆弱的一面，遮羞人身體是本能，所以此事讓挪亞顏面盡失，失去尊嚴，或說他毀了父親的名譽。且還告訴其他人，相當於現代傳裸照。顯然含是故意的，表示含對於罪不在意，對於性關係也不在意。願意為善的心就是閃、和雅弗。同樣迦南人，以後在性方面對於性很隨便。含一邊以高姿勢指責別人的罪惡。神以耶穌基督來遮蓋我們的罪，如同閃、和雅弗用衣服遮蓋他父親的罪。神私下說。我們同樣希望私下告訴別人的罪，告訴他們耶穌公義的外袍，而非指責別人。
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How?
God has his plan to everyone on the earth. Obey God's word and follow God's command is the blessing to us.
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