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Drunk Noah and the Gospel? | Genesis 9:20-27
It is one of the strangest passages in Genesis. Noah, the man God rescued through the flood, plants a vineyard, gets drunk, and ends up at the center of a story involving his son Ham, a curse on Canaan, and questions that have puzzled readers for centuries. What actually happened in that tent? Why is Canaan cursed and not Ham? And what could any of this possibly have to do with the gospel?
In this episode, Jon walks through the account in Genesis 9, takes the text seriously instead of explaining it away, and shows how even a passage about human sin and its consequences points us back to Christ. Your past, your family line, and the sins handed down to you do not get the final word. In Christ there is a new name, a new home, and a new future.
We talk about:
• What Genesis 9:22 and 9:25 are really describing
• Why the curse falls on Canaan
• How the consequences of sin ripple through families
• Why none of that defines your identity in Christ
Grab the free ebook “Enough in Christ” at theocastradio.org.
This is Theocast with Jon Moffitt. Learning daily to rest in Christ, from Genesis to Revelation.
#Theocast #ReformedTheology #Genesis #Gospel #RestInChrist
Drunk Noah and the Gospel? | Genesis 9:20-27
It is one of the strangest passages in Genesis. Noah, the man God rescued through the flood, plants a vineyard, gets drunk, and ends up at the center of a story involving his son Ham, a curse on Canaan, and questions that have puzzled readers for centuries. What actually happened in that tent? Why is Canaan cursed and not Ham? And what could any of this possibly have to do with the gospel?
In this episode, Jon walks through the account in Genesis 9, takes the text seriously instead of explaining it away, and shows how even a passage about human sin and its consequences points us back to Christ. Your past, your family line, and the sins handed down to you do not get the final word. In Christ there is a new name, a new home, and a new future.
We talk about:
• What Genesis 9:22 and 9:25 are really describing
• Why the curse falls on Canaan
• How the consequences of sin ripple through families
• Why none of that defines your identity in Christ
Grab the free ebook “Enough in Christ” at theocastradio.org.
This is Theocast with Jon Moffitt. Learning daily to rest in Christ, from Genesis to Revelation.
#Theocast #ReformedTheology #Genesis #Gospel #RestInChrist
