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Podcast: Wrestling with Theology
Episode: Moment of Meditation: Cursed Be Canaan (Genesis 9:24-25)
Description: When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.” Genesis 9:24-25
When Noah sobers up, he finds out what happens. Surprisingly, he doesn’t curse his son. He curses his yet-to-be-born grandson, Canaan. Canaan would become Ham’s most notorious child, as we will see next month. The curse of the father moves on to the children, as God will later reveal to Moses, “I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity o...