THE REST OF THE STORY (12 OF 54)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Genesis 9:18-29
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The Rest of the Story (12 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 9:18-29
Do you like to read biographies or autobiographies? Many people do. You can learn a lot about people this way. However, maybe you've had this experience: You're reading a biography when all of a sudden you turn the page and discover a grinning skeleton lurking in the closet of someone you admire. American columnist Russell Baker said, ''The biographer's problem is that he never knows enough. The autobiographer's problem is that he knows too much.'' But when God writes a story, He knows everything about everybody and always tells the truth. He does this for our own good (Rom 15:4).
In Genesis 9:18-29, the history of Noah and his family moves from rainbows (9:12-17) to shadows. Paul Harvey would say, ''Here, we learn 'the rest of the story.''' Yet, one of many reasons I am convinced the Bible is God's Word is because its authors never covers up the sins of the saints. They refuse to pull punches; instead, they flat-out tell it like it is! This reality should encourage you and me. If great men and women of God committed sin and God still used them, He can use you and me as well. We need to be honest and acknowledge that Christians are far from perfect but God always uses us in spite of ourselves. In the verses that follow, God gives us three warnings. If we heed these warnings, we will be grateful that we listened. But if we ignore these warnings, we will live to regret our negligence.
[The first warning is found in 9:18-21...]
1. Beware of failure after great victory (9:18-21). In 9:18a, Moses again (cf. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13) lists Noah's three sons (''Shem and Ham and Japheth'') because the narrative is now especially concerned with them. Then we come to a parenthetical clause in 9:18b. Moses writes, ''...and Ham was the father of Canaan.'' This phrase was not haphazardly thrown in. On the contrary, it has great relevance because it anticipates the rest of th ...
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 9:18-29
Do you like to read biographies or autobiographies? Many people do. You can learn a lot about people this way. However, maybe you've had this experience: You're reading a biography when all of a sudden you turn the page and discover a grinning skeleton lurking in the closet of someone you admire. American columnist Russell Baker said, ''The biographer's problem is that he never knows enough. The autobiographer's problem is that he knows too much.'' But when God writes a story, He knows everything about everybody and always tells the truth. He does this for our own good (Rom 15:4).
In Genesis 9:18-29, the history of Noah and his family moves from rainbows (9:12-17) to shadows. Paul Harvey would say, ''Here, we learn 'the rest of the story.''' Yet, one of many reasons I am convinced the Bible is God's Word is because its authors never covers up the sins of the saints. They refuse to pull punches; instead, they flat-out tell it like it is! This reality should encourage you and me. If great men and women of God committed sin and God still used them, He can use you and me as well. We need to be honest and acknowledge that Christians are far from perfect but God always uses us in spite of ourselves. In the verses that follow, God gives us three warnings. If we heed these warnings, we will be grateful that we listened. But if we ignore these warnings, we will live to regret our negligence.
[The first warning is found in 9:18-21...]
1. Beware of failure after great victory (9:18-21). In 9:18a, Moses again (cf. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13) lists Noah's three sons (''Shem and Ham and Japheth'') because the narrative is now especially concerned with them. Then we come to a parenthetical clause in 9:18b. Moses writes, ''...and Ham was the father of Canaan.'' This phrase was not haphazardly thrown in. On the contrary, it has great relevance because it anticipates the rest of th ...
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