Join Kirk E. Miller and Old Testament scholar Chad Bird as they discuss the so-called "Curse of Ham" in one of the Bible's most cryptic and infamously abused passages: Genesis 9:18–29. Discover the different views on the nature of Ham's sin, why Noah curses his son Canaan instead of Ham, and how to properly interpret and apply this passage.
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Outline:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:08) Genesis 9's Context
(06:11) Why It's Debated
(11:14) The Castration View
(12:46) Sexual Violation View
(18:07) Incest With Mother View
(22:35) Verse 23's Literal Expression
(25:25) Sexual Sin in Genesis
(26:41) Voyeurism View
(28:10) Why Curse Canaan Though?
(33:43) The So-Called Curse of Ham
(38:00) The Promised Line Narrows
(43:06) Blessing and Curse
(47:05) Preaching and Final Wrap
