Genesis

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Genesis 10 – Cursed

Dear Ones, What is it like to be cursed? How is cursed defined in Genesis? אָר֤וּר Aw Roor– means to be cursed/to be damned, and אֲרוּרָ֤ה Ah Roo Rah – means to be cursed. Let’s review the consequences, outcomes, and ramifications of being CURSED!

The Serpent was cursed because he beguiled and charmed Chavah.

(Genesis 3.14) Says, ‘And [the] Lord God Said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are אָר֤וּר Aw Roor – to be cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life.’

Adam, The First Man, Ate From The Forbidden Tree.

(Genesis 3.17-19) Says, ‘And to Adam He Said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it; אֲרוּרָ֤ה Ah Roo Rah – cursed is the ground for your sake; in sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to the ground; for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust shall you return.’

Cain/Kayin Murdered His Brother Able/Hevel.

(Genesis 4.11-13) Says, ‘And now you are אָר֤וּר Aw Roor – cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand; When you till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to you her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shall you be in the earth. And Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.’

The Holy Scriptures explain why the aforementioned were Cursed. However, there is no explanation given for why Noah cursed Canaan. The Holy Scriptures State that Ham, the youngest son Noah’s three sons, was the culprit. Ham was the one who did something to his father. Why, then, did Noah curse his grandson, Canaan? The Holy Scriptures Inform us that Noah מָ֥צָא Maw Tzaw – found – חֵ֖ן Chayn – grace/favor in the eyes of [the] Lord? The Torah says Noah was צַדִּ֛יק Tzah Deek – righteous/a just man, [Noah] הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ Hih Tih Hah Leh Kih to go/walked entirely with God, and he was תָּמִ֥ים Taw Meem [sort of] perfect בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו Bih – in – בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו Doh Roh Tav – his generations/age.

QUESTIONS FOR US TO CONTEMPLATE.

How is it that Ham and Canaan did not find Grace/Favor in Noah’s eyes?

How is it that we do not see Noah’s justness/righteousness when he said, ‘Cursed be Canaan’ when nothing is written about any offense committed by Canaan against his Grandfather, Noah? Where is the justice in punishing Canaan instead of Ham?

Noah awoke from being drunk and retaliated in anger with a curse.

Noah woke from his drunken stupor and, in anger, retaliated against Canaan for what he did to him. Noah was the High Priest and the mouthpiece for [the] Lord God. He was a Novie/a Prophet.

Did Noah act improperly when he cursed Canaan?

(Genesis 9.24-28), Says, ‘And Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his younger son had done to him. And he said,אָר֤וּר Aw Roor – cursed be Canaan; the lowest servant of servants shall he be to his brothers. And he said, Blessed be [the] Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall live in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.’ Noah’s curse changed the life and the lives of millions down through the ages. Has anyone spent serious time contemplating about what Noah said, אָר֤וּר Aw Roor – cursed be Canaan. To better understand the ramifications of being CURSED! How could Noah be so cruel, knowing the impact of his curse? Please notice the specific details of Noah’s Cursing Canaan. Noah detailed his desire for revenge. Noah said, ‘The lowest servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.’

WHERE IS THE COMFORT IN ALL THIS?

(Genesis 10.15-19) defines who Noah’s curse engulfed ‘And Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you come to Gerar, to Gaza; as you come to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, to Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.’

(Genesis 15.18-19) Says, ‘In the same day [the] Lord Made a covenant with Abraham, saying, To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates; The Kenites, and the Kenazites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.’

These are the nations and the people suffering from Noah’s Curse of Canaan.

Where do you think these nations exist now? Do they exist? If they still exist how is the curse affecting them?

(Psalms 146.5-10) Says, ‘Happy is he who has [the[ God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in [the] Lord his God; Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in it; who keeps truth forever; Who executes judgment for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. [The] Lord frees the prisoners; [The] Lord Opens the eyes of the blind; [the] Lord Raises those who are bowed down; [the] Lord Loves the righteous; [The] Lord preserves the strangers; He relieves the orphan and the widow; but the way of the wicked he makes crooked. [The] Lord shall Reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Hallelujah!’

Good Sabbath.

Dr. Akiva Gamliel Belk

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