Title: Noah after the Flood / Genesis 9:23
Chapter 8 Noah after the Flood
Until the battlefield, I only thought about Noah's good points. But, "There is no one righteous
Noah, who was so righteous, also made a mistake.
He got drunk on wine and was naked. his two sons
Shem and Japheth went in backwards with their clothes on so that they would not see their father's body.
covered her lower body (Genesis 9:23). This was a big mistake for him. Old Testament law
If you look at the teachings, it is very embarrassing to see people naked and showing their lower body.
It was something that had to be done.
In Exodus 20:26, “You must not go up to my altar by stairs, lest your lower body be exposed.
This is what God said to Moses. Moses said to the altar of burnt offering.
God forbade them to go up. Because he came down the steps of the altar of burnt offering
It was because he was afraid that people would see his lower body under him.
This was the way the Hebrews were dressed at that time. Therefore, according to Liturgy 20:17, "
It is shameful for anyone to see his naked body.” So even Moses was a burnt offering.
The reason they were not allowed to climb the podium was because their clothes were special.
In Exodus 28:42 we read, “You shall make veils for the priests, and put them on your loins.
See the saying, "Let it go from the west to the thigh and cover the lower body."
The priests wore special clothing. It's purely to cover the lower body
It was. How shameful and insulting it was to expose the lower body.
is well illustrated in Hab 2:15-16.
However, in the text, Noah showed his lower body. The reason is wine.
It was because he drank and was drunk.
alcohol! The root of Noah's mistake was alcohol. Where does the word alcohol first appear in the Bible?
This is today's text. The word alcohol was first coined, and it was said to be a righteous man at the time.
The record of Noah's mistakes he made was shared. Whether he drank alcohol for any other reason
The result was a shameful mistake. Some commentators have sympathized with Noah to say that
He said that the reason he was drunk was because he drank it for the first time without knowing how serious the drink was.
All. But that is not the case. because he already knew how to make wine
He must have known what alcohol was. The word alcohol is first mentioned in the bible.
I know that alcohol was already there before the flood, when sin was reigning.
It is not believed that Noah was the first to make alcohol. Another person he opened
It is said that he made such a mistake as it became common due to many spirits, but it is not. after the flood
He said, "He began farming and planted vines."
It seems that such a mistake was made in the early days of farming soon.
He suffered the flood when he was 600 years old (Genesis 9:29), but his death was 950 years old (Genesis 9:29).
Considering that he was, I don't think it was the time when he grew old and became commonplace.
Then he must have been tempted by the sweet taste of wine and drank and drank again.
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alcohol! What a vicious monster this is. Where there is alcohol, there is human error and corruption.
Therefore, the writer of Proverbs said not to drink wine (Proverbs 23:31b), and said,
"Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it?
who is there For those who are addicted to wine, and for those who go for mixed drinks
The wine is red, and goes down gently from the cup, and you do not see it.
Come on, it will finally bite like a serpent, and sting like a viper, and your eye will
You will see strange things, and your heart will utter evil things, and you will see the sea.
It will be like one lying in the middle, like one lying on a mast..."
In fact, the Arab and Palestinian regions are places where water is scarce, so wine and strong drinks have been
Since then, it has been widely used among them. It may have been an everyday drink.
Nevertheless, the Bible warns against alcohol everywhere. it has good reason
Because.
Now we can consider the following few of Noah's mistakes.
1. Anyone can commit a crime.
Human beings can make big mistakes when they lose consciousness for a moment.
found in Noah. He was a man who walked with God for 600 years. he has a lot
Although he was reviled, he obeyed God and built the ark. which
Even such a person has made a mistake that God forbids. God only gave him
He gave the authority to rule over the waters (Genesis 9:2). But he even ruled over himself.
couldn't How difficult is it to rule yourself and live your life as a watchdog?
The Bible teaches that we saints have three enemies. the devil and the world
(Secularism) and his own blood and flesh. (Ak 4:1-7). But the most difficult to overcome
It is one's own blood. You have to flee the world and not be friends (James 4:4), and the devil
You just have to fight against it (James 4:7). But blood isn't like that. many prayers and rams
It is necessary. You have to fight for the rest of your life. This is because human nature is fundamentally corrupt.
Therefore, we cannot fight this enemy without continually relying on the power of God.
can't win
The Bible teaches, "He who says he stands, beware lest he fall." it's faith
It has nothing to do with the age of life. Noah walked with God for 600 years and
The person who won and won the judgment. Even so, he can't completely defeat his own blood.
All.
2. Another lesson is failure after victory
Genesis 6-9 is almost entirely filled with the record of Noah's victory in faith.
have. However, from the end of chapter 9 (verse 20 and below), it is a record of his failure.
After the failure, his record is remarkable in the Bible. he failed once
Later, there is no record of him that is particularly noteworthy in the Bible. Genesis 9:28 says, “After that”
There was nothing left outside. We cannot read the record of his later 350 years of life.
that's a very sad thing. His 350 years passed blankly in his second half.
It's not because there wasn't much to see in life. But Noah's mistake is our
to be a mirror.” Whatever was written before
It was written for us” (Romans 15:4), so the record of Noah’s failure also makes us
to teach If this Bible never corrects Noah's mistake under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
It wouldn't have rocked. A biography of a great person respected by a writer in the world
Can it be concluded by mistake when it comes to locking?
Genesis 9 clearly records the new beginning of mankind after the judgment of the flood. Genesis 9:
As it is written in 1, "God blessed Noah and his sons, saying,
Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth." Humanity made a new start.
However, like this new start, the history of mankind began as a history of failure. Ah! sad
This is true. It is a great lesson that human beings can never stand on their own.
As humans, we understand that we are so vile, we forgive and cover each other's mistakes.
Behold, I need help! Ham and his son Canaan, who ridiculed and slandered Noah for his mistakes,
What happened to Japheth and Shem? Ham and Canaan were cursed,
Were not Japheth and Shem blessed, who mourned and covered them. Now we solemnly
You should read the following bible.
"Cursed be Canaan, to be the servant of his brother's servants" (Genesis 9:25).
And he said, "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem. Canaan is Shem's servant.
God made Japheth great and made him dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan was his servant.
I want you to be” (Genesis 9:26).