Start of Nations

Start of Nations

Genesis 9: ¹⁸ Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. ¹⁹ These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

 

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From this family, every nation was formed. GOD made the ability to create diverse beings through two people, Adam and Eve. HE continued this propagation of diverse beings through Noah’s family. But I don’t think GOD was trying to prove HE could create variations in body types.

 

My Observations:

• GOD may have been talking to Moses, telling him about a large problem he was going to face.
• GOD was bringing Moses up to date when HE listed Noah’s genealogy
• Moses seemed to have an “aha” moment when he wrote “Ham was the father of Canaan.

 

Decades had passed and many people were born. GOD is dictating what happened to the family of Noah to Moses. Oh, Ham was the father of Canaan, Moses may have written with better understanding. This information put a problem into perspective for Moses. Ham had other children, BUT GOD specifically told Moses about Canaan.

 

This leads me to believe that the list is not a genealogy to prove GOD could make humans with diverse body types, rather it is a list of where the problem started. Calling out Canaan filled in the gap for Moses. In later verses, we will see why.

 

Challenge

• Why did GOD call out Canaan in this list?
• Have you ever wondered where a certain problem started in your life?
• Can you let GOD inform you about missing information you need to move forward?