Friday, October 12, 2012

Noahic Prediction (Gen 9:25-27)

Whereas Genesis 3:15 establishes the humanity of the Messiah, the Noahic prediction in Genesis 9:25-27 is a revelation of the divinity of the Messiah. Noah speaks of the Lord, the God of Shem, dwelling in the tents of Shem.

“He said, ‘Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.’ He also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant. May God en

large Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant” (Gen 9:27).

Who is speaking? Noah

What is Noah speaking about? Noah’s predictions in Genesis 9:25-27 reveal God’s plans for the future of the descendants of his three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Who is cursed? Canaan, the son of Ham (9:25)

What would Canaan become? A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers (9:25)

Who is blessed? “The Lord, the God of Shem” (9:26)

Who would be his servant? Canaan (9:26)

Who is the subject of “May God enlarge Japheth”? “God” (9:27)

Who would God enlarge? Japheth (9:27)

What is the subject of “let him dwell in the tents of Shem”? “him” (9:27)

Where would “him” dwell? In the tents of Shem (9:27)

Who would be his servant? Canaan (9:27)

From which of Noah’s sons did Abraham descend? Shem (Gen 11:10-27)

How is Jesus Christ described in Matt 1:1? The son of David, the son of Abraham

Which of Noah’s sons is listed in the genealogy of Jesus? Shem (Luke 3:36)

Who is the Lord, the God of Shem, who became flesh and dwelt in the tents of Shem?

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (John 1:1-16).

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory” (Eph 1:3-14).

“May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross” (Col 1:11-20).

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs” (Heb 1:1-4).

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