Title Noah's Curse, Blessing/Genesis 9
Genesis 9 - Noah's Curse and Blessing
The term covenant is used in Genesis 6:18, that is, when God says, “You and I
It first appears when He says, “I will establish a medicine.” Then God
He commands Noah to go into the ark. In this command, not only Noah, but
includes all of the family. “You and your son and your wife and your wives
went into the ark" (6:18) and after this verse, Noah's family continued to be one
It is naturally included in the saving of Noah.
When God says, "I will establish my covenant with you", this means
What does it mean? He made a covenant with Noah at the very time God said so.
Does it mean that God will save Noah? Or He said, "The flood
Later, "Are you going to make a covenant with Noah? The answer to this question is God
can be discovered by understanding the structure of the covenants of official of the covenant
Prior to the establishment of a person, God foresees or presupposes the covenant relationship and acts
Such cases often appear in the history of salvation. God's relationship with man
In the light of the pattern of covenants,
Before the establishment of humanity, God saved Noah and his family in advance of Noahon.
It would be appropriate to regard it as the work of God who foresaw medicine in advance. therefore
In Genesis 6:18, God's word clearly states that He made a covenant with Noah after the flood.
It means you will get it.
To properly understand the covenant established with Noah in Gen 9:8-17,
Three questions should be considered.
1. With whom does God make a covenant?
{Behold, I establish my covenant with you and you after you.
The seed of joy and...} Verse 9 clearly states that the covenant was not only with Noah but also with his descendants.
It refers to being connected. God's intention to include Noah's family
It cannot be explained without understanding the concept of God's covenant. In other words,
The righteousness of the head of a family is the foundation upon which all his children are included in salvation.
The fact that he contributed as a person is due to the principle inherent in the covenant made with Noah.
All. This covenant includes Noah's family as well as their descendants. Lee Un
Medicine is not a covenant that will expire after a few generations. this is one
It is called the Eternal Covenant by yourself (9:16). this covenant
to include all descendants of Noah's family forever.
There is one more thing to mention regarding the scope of this covenant. this is that
that the covenant was made not only with Noah and his descendants, but also with all living creatures
is. This universality in its scope already includes all living things.
God’s salvation (6:19-21, 7:2-3, 8-9, 14-15, 8:1, 17, 19)
There is. Likewise, non-human creatures were also included in God's salvation and covenant.
The fact that God's salvation is not limited to the salvation of souls is that
It strongly suggests that salvation includes all circumstances of the life of the person being saved.
There is.
2. What is the content of that covenant?
In a word, God will never again use the Flood as an instrument of judgment.
He said that he would not destroy the world. At first glance, the promise
Just to declare that there will never be another universal judgment like the flood.
make it visible. However, the intrinsic content of the covenant is positive from a positive point of view.
It can only be discovered, which can be called the preservation of life. this
Because of its positive content, God's covenant with Noah is said to be a covenant of preservation.
can be characterized.
Genesis 8:21 says that God will never again curse the earth or destroy living things.
declares that Judgment because sin is so deeply entrenched in the human heart
Because it cannot be cured. God said that evil is inherent to man
know that man needs the patience of God
you said Now, by grace and mercy, God has decided to preserve human life.
You decide. For this purpose, God is the rule of nature until the last days of history.
Allow the castle to continue.
God's zeal to preserve mankind is evident in Genesis 9:1-7 even after the flood.
appears. God's intention to preserve human life is for human descendants
It is clearly evident in the attempt to multiply The things mentioned in verses 4-6 are
provided entirely by God, who preserves human life,
He intended that his promise to the Seed would be fulfilled in due time.
Taken as a whole, this paragraph shows that God's intention to preserve life is
It shows that you are dealing with the whole of life, including social and cultural domains.
As such, Noah's covenant is basically about the preservation of life. this neck
For the sake of the enemy, God is long-suffering with the world, and in salvation
It was a grace that he decided to cover all of his life.
3. What is the sign of Noah's Covenant?
God placed a rainbow in the cloud as a token of His covenant (9:13). That
As the seal of the covenant, the token seals the absolute certainty of God's promises.
is. This token is God's guarantee to man, and at the same time, to God
It is a reminder that God has dedicated himself as the protector of the world.
Strictly speaking, the token is a reminder of God's covenant
Not to be given, but to remind God of his covenant
(assuming it is possible for him to forget) (verses 14-15). frozen
The continuity of the drug is only in the faithfulness of God, to put it in anthropomorphic terms.
It is in the memory of God.
The fundamental principle revealed in God's salvation of Noah and his family is
It can be called the sovereign grace principle of God. This principle formed with Noah
It is the foundation of God's covenant. But in Noah's Covenant, the principle is unique
reveal characteristics. The preservation of life for salvation, and of his plan of salvation
Universality is the unique characteristic of the Noahic Covenant.
God's deliverance of Noah and his family was not officially established after the Flood.
It should be understood as an act of presupposing the covenant in advance. God is that
He is always with his people in every process of salvation. he begins,
He guarantees and accomplishes the work for the salvation of his people. This truth is a flood
In the context of dealing with , the emphasis is on God's dealings with Noah. ha
The way I dealt with Noah with compassion and grace is that He has been a compassionate person through all generations.
so that we can understand how you are working out the salvation of the people.
It provided a historical structure. His dealings with Noah were clearly not so.
It foreshadows the greater and more glorious salvation of God to be accomplished through Christ.
will be Salvation through Christ, by the sovereign grace of God alone
only, the whole universe will be saved, and His people will enjoy eternal life.
Will be.
In summary, the Noahic Covenant is a historical record where the principle of Immanuel can be fully realized.
It provides the foundation. God brought judgment, but also the grace of salvation
You have prepared the framework of preservation so that it can be destroyed. From the Noahic Covenant, God
Being “with us” means not only giving grace to his people, but also Satan
For the descendants of , it would include wrath.
4. Noah's prophetic statements (verses 20-27)
These prophecies are a curse against Canaan (Ham) and a blessing against Jabeb and Shem.
It's a blessing. It should be noted that the criterion for the distinction between blessing and curse lies in the ethical realm.
I have to do it. Ham's unshakable sensuality, along with the humility of Jabeb and Shem
It shows the difference in virtue. This is very broadly applicable to the whole process of redemption history.
It happened in a transition period that affects the scent.
Why was it not that Ham actually sinned, but that his son Canaan was cursed?
I am going. All the descendants of Ham were not cursed, only Canaan was cursed.
should pay attention to.
The following has to do with Shem. The use of the name Jehovah here means
heart. In fact, the name itself is already a blessing to Shem.
will be By the power of Jehovah, the God of redemption, God Himself can
It is meant to be a religious possession and joy for a people.
All. This is more of a covenantal form than that the Semites will worship the Lord.
And this means that in the Bible God is the God of a particular group of mankind.
It is the first one called This would cause the chieftain to say the following
It's kind of phenomenal. “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem.” = “Jehovah.
Blessed be Wah, for you have become the God of Shem."
“He made Jabeb great and made him dwell in the tents of Shem.” This part is a bit complicated.
is.