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Ham’s Sin Against Noah & the Curse of Canaan (Genesis 9:18–29) | Chad Bird

Kirk E. Miller

Immediately after the flood, Noah gets drunk, and Ham sins against him by “seeing” his “nakedness.” Noah responds by cursing Ham’s son, Canaan. But what exactly did Ham do against Noah, and why does Noah curse his son instead of Ham himself?

Additionally, this passage was infamously used to justify racism against and the enslavement of black Africans. Appeal was made to the so-called “curse of Ham.”

So how should we understand this passage? Dr. Chad Bird joins me on What in the Word? to discuss.

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Paul’s Allegory of Sarah & Hagar (Galatians 4:21–31) | David deSilva

Kirk E. Miller

In Galatians 4:21–31, Paul reads Genesis 16 and 21 “allegorically,” taking Hagar and Sarah to represent two covenants and ways of seeking to secure God’s covenant promises.

So is Paul just playing fast and loose with the Old Testament? Dr. David deSilva joins me on What in the Word? to discuss.

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Moses Sins by Twice Striking the Rock (Numbers 20) | Michael Morales

Kirk E. Miller

Because Moses twice struck the rock, God forbade him from leading the people into the Promised Land (Numbers 20).

Why such a severe punishment for something that, at first glance, appears like a minor infraction, especially since earlier in Exodus 17 God did tell Moses to strike a rock to bring forth water?

Dr. Michael Morales joins me on What in the Word? to discuss.

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