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BRISTOL

The Story of John Wesley

The Museum at the New Room tells the story of John and Charles Wesley and eighteenth-century Methodism and its relevance today

The museum is housed in the rooms that were originally constructed in 1748 to accommodate the Wesleys and the early Methodist preachers.

'As part of your visit you will see John Wesley’s study and bedroom, as well as the main parlour for the preachers.'

*WISH YOU WERE ALL COMING WITH US.

BRISTOL HERE WE COME #06.08.2022

LET US SEE WHETHER WILL HAVE GOOSEBUMPS

OR ONE'S HAIR WILL STAND UP ON THE BACK OF THE NECK

OR JUST TRANQUILITY OR NOTHING. 👀 EARGER TO FIND OUT! STAY TUNED FOR PICS AND VERY SHORT VIDEO.

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THE NEW ROOM

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The Story of John Wesley

The Museum at the New Room tells the story of John and Charles Wesley and eighteenth-century Methodism and its relevance today

The museum is housed in the rooms that were originally constructed in 1748 to accommodate the Wesleys and the early Methodist preachers.

'As part of your visit you will see John Wesley’s study and bedroom, as well as the main parlour for the preachers.'

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You must come and water what God has enabled me to plant.

WHO IS JOHN WESLEY?

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BRISTOL

“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

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AS PROMISED.

HAPPY WOMEN'S MONTH

SUSANNA WESLEY

THE MOTHER OF METHODISM

If the Methodist Church canonised saints then surely Susanna would been thus honoured, but since this is not our custom, let us remember her with gratitude, and be mindful of the fact that she gave to the world two sons who changed the face of these islands in the eighteenth century.

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Jesus looked at them and said, “With people [as far as it depends on them] it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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Queen Elizabeth II

1926 - 2022.

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” Psalm 23:4

“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you” – Philippians 1:3

You spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay

There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day

I need some distraction
Oh, beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins

Let me be empty
Oh, and weightless
And maybe I'll find some peace tonight

In the arms of the angel
Fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you feel

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Facts about animals.

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Did you know...?

I am because we are.

If you prick us women, do we not bleed?

HAPPY WOMEN'S MONTH LADIES!

PART 1

And be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind

[having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude]. Ephesians 4:23

PART 2

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous],

regard others as more important than yourselves. Philippians 2:3

The Lord's Prayer

Pray, then, in this way:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

THE WELL

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.

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WOMEN'S MANYANO UNIFORM

Galatians 5:22-23
...The fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

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“When people show you who they are,

believe them the first time.” 👀

I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America "or Africa". But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power.

And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both

the doctrine, spirit, and discipline

with which they first set out.

Matthew 22:37-39

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.

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A father is neither an anchor to hold us back,

nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light

whose love shows us the way. Amen and Amen!

I was raised in a conservative household where girls were forbidden to wear trousers.

Trousers were for boys. Dresses were for girls.

As a little girl those rules did not apply to me.

My very own grandfather who set those rules encouraged me to wear trousers.

It was my greatest lesson from childhood that my clothes do not define who I am as a person. I can be as tough rocking a fabulous mini skirt and crop top or trousers. Wear what you want and feel comfortable in, it does not matter what anyone thinks or says. *Be yourself!

🕊WELLS SHAKESPEARE LINDELO MADALANE 🕊

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God created the world in six days, and on the seventh day He rested Genesis 1:1–Genesis 2:2 This seventh day is the Sabbath day. When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, one of His commandments was to “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. OXODUS 20:8.

Exodus 20:8

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REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY,

TO KEEP IT HOLY.
Exodus 20:8•

“Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17.

HAPPY SABBATH!

Remember the Sabbath day,

to keep it holy.

⛪ SATURDAY

NOT

☀️SUN•DAY❗

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The LORD a Refuge and Defence.

In the LORD I take refuge [and put my trust]; How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;

For look, the wicked are bending the bow;They take aim with their arrow on the string To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart. “If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed,

What can the righteous do?” The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven.

His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men. The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked,

And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence. Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].

For the LORD is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice); The upright shall see His face. Amen.

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Heavenly Father,

answer my prayers and destroy my worst enemy.

The Prophet’s Second Question

Are You not from everlasting,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction. You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours
A person more righteous than he?
Why do You make men like fish of the sea, Like creeping things that have no ruler over them? They take up all of them with a hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their dragnet. Therefore they rejoice and are glad.Therefore they sacrifice to their net, And burn incense to their dragnet; Because by them their share is]sumptuous And their food plentiful. Shall they therefore empty their net,
And continue to slay nations without pity? SO BE IT.

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HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE

THE WORD OF GOD.

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THE BOOK OF GOD
The Bible, is a book unlike any other book

it is in fact a whole library of books bound together in one volume.

These individual books were written by many different authors over an extended period of time. What makes the Bible so unique, though, is that its many human authors were all inspired by its one Divine Author

-God Himself!

The Greek word for “inspired” means

“God-breathed.”

These words that carry God’s breath are words that can change and transform our lives.

2 Timothy 3:16 reminds us that all of Scripture is “inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness ….”

If we want to understand who God is, what His purposes are, and how He has made Himself known to the human race, we cannot afford to ignore the Bible.

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HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE

THE WORD OF GOD.

PRELUDE!

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HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO THAT WILL

HELP YOU TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BIBLICAL STUDY…
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READ CAREFULLY
PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONTEXT
BE READY TO OBEY
PRAY
THE BIG STORY AND ALL THE LITTLE ONES
THE PENTATEUCH
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS
THE BOOKS OF POETRY
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS
THE GOSPELS
ACTS
THE EPISTLES
REVELATION

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An interesting fact that most people do not

recognise is that JESUS = YESHUA -

CHRIST = MESSIAH.

This poses the question that having established that his Hebrew name is Yeshua, should we cease to call him Jesus?

Indeed, his mother and friends called him

Yeshua rather than Jesus

so is it incorrect to call Him Jesus which is the english translation? There are some who would argue until they are blue in the face that it is critical to call him Yeshua and not Jesus, but Yeshua’s coming was also God’s time to take salvation to the gentiles.

I believe that it was no accident that his name was translated into Greek, the international language of the day, as it was to go far and wide to every nation on earth.

God was now opening up the way to all the people of the earth to come to Him.
However if you relate to him by his name Jesus, then don’t let it be a burden to you to change to Yeshua if you don’t feel the need to.
I call Him Jesus! He is called the "son of God,"

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HOLY SPIRIT

PRELUDE!

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When I start praying, I make the Sign of the Cross using my Right hand (This is not an obligation and use your own method if you

like , this is how I do it for personal reasons). The most important thing is to pray or start praying and how you start is entirely up to you. Remember you are talking to your heavenly Father, the creator. God the Most High is not a genie to serve you by granting wishes.

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Start by touching your forehead at the mention of the Father; the lower middle of your chest at the mention of the Son; and the left shoulder on the word "Holy" and the right shoulder on the word "Spirit." This should be done gracefully in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Sign of the Cross.

We believe Christ died on the cross as a substitute for sinners and penalty for our sins.

WHAT DOES THE CROSS SYMBOLISE TO US?

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The verses about the cross of Christ.

For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God’s grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God.

Corinthians 1:18

But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8

Having cancelled out the certificate of debt consisting of legal demands [which were in force] against us and which were hostile to us. And this certificate He has set aside and completely removed by nailing it to the cross.

Colossians 2:14

There appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were being distributed [among them], and they rested on each one of them [as each person received the Holy Spirit].

Acts 2:3

• For our God is [indeed] a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29

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As for me, I baptise you with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self--your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptise you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire (judgment). Matthew 3:11

• For our God is [indeed] a consuming fire.

Hebrews 12:29

I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation.

*A brand plucked from the fire.

A few years back my loved one was dying. I went to church to pray. I prayed and cried but it was a strange encounter, like someone else was crying and I started feeling my tears were not my own, the temperature was different.

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Later on I learned that it was at the time my loved one got well across the ocean, they were waiting for him to breathe his last breath he woke up and said he was tired of lying down and wanted to go out for a walk.

It shocked everyone, there was another loved one who knew I was in church praying for him.

Some might call it miracle but the only thing I know is that I poured my heart to God and wept. God answered my prayers.

There are so many testimonies I can tell you about ones faith and God, things that have been revealed and done in my life.

Another brand plucked from the fire

*many, many years ago.

Praise be to Elohim "God the Most high". *

Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. Matthew 8:8

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Believe in God the Most High, use His manual the Bible and pray wholeheartedly (no one can teach this, you will just know when you reach that zone).

When you encounter God the Most High, you will never be the same.

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Follow Elohim not the religion.

Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

Believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Sprit "God the Most High" and use His manual the Bible.

Your relationship with Elohim is private

(It is between God and you).

Jesus is our Only *Intercessor not man

(man from the dust of the ground) not the popes/priests and etc.

What is the Holy Spirit?

Genesis 1-3 In the beginning

God the Most High ( Elohim / UMvelinqangi ) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (*hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.

God's Spirit is the way biblical authors talk about God's personal presence. The Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God. There is one God who exists in three persons.

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"There is but ONE living and true GOD, everlasting, without body, parts or passions; of infinite power, wisdom and goodness: the Maker, and Preserve of all things both visible and invisible.

And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power and eternity; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost."

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"There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, part or passions; of infinite power, wisdom and goodness: the Maker, and Preserve of all things both visible and invisible. In unity of this Godhead there is three persons of one substance, power and eternity; the father, the Son and the Holy Ghost."
While the word "trinity" does not appear in the Bible, Methodists believe it's an appropriate term to describe the scriptures teaching on the triune nature of God , namely the one God exists as or in three equally divine “Persons” , the Father , the Son , and the Holy Spirit.

This belief is similar to the word "communion," as in the Lord's Supper, which doesn't appear in scriptures but Christian churches accept and use to describe the Bible's teaching.

These theological terms come from Latin, not New Testament Greek, because Latin was the language of Christian theologians for centuries.

The core convictions that makeup Methodism's and Anglicanism's doctrine of the Trinity include,

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There is one living and true God.

Deuteronomy 6:4,

Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God,

the LORD is one [the only God]!

Jesus answered, The first and most important one is: ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; Mark 12:29.

1. The Father is God

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorised Him and put His seal on Him. John 6:27

2. The Son is God

In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. John 1

But about the Son [the Father says to Him]

Hebrews 1:8

3. And the Holy Spirit is God

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds

[from the sale] of the land?

As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God.

Acts 5: 3-4

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METHODISTS BELIEVE ONE GOD EXISTS IN THREE PERSONS:

THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

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The Father is referred to as the first person of the Trinity, the Son as the second person of the Trinity, and the Holy Spirit the third person of the Trinity.

Each member of the Trinity is equal in essence but have distinct roles. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are equal in nature, will and glory.

The members of the Trinity are not different manifestations of the same person, meaning the Father did not become the Son, and the Son did not become the Holy Spirit.

Follow me, Jesus, not the Father or Holy Spirit, died on the cross as an atonement for sin.

The Holy Spirit = Ruach HaKodesh refers to the divine force and influence of God over the universe or over God's creatures, in given contexts. The Holy Spirit can refer to a number of different things, but what they all have in common is energy.

There is an invisible energy that makes the clouds move or the tree branches sway.
Above the chaos of everyday life Gods energy is always there and known as the Holy Spirit.

Just like the air we breathe it is the invisible energy that gives us life.

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Throughout the Bible we are given examples as to how God empowers others through his spirit and energy such as Joseph who is given the ability to interpret through dreams and the disciples who he empowers to see what is happening through history

from Gods point of view.

When baptising Jesus in Jordan God empowers him to bring about new creation and today points us all to Jesus so that we may love God and others in a world permeated with Gods love and life giving spirit.

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Titus 2:13

Awaiting and confidently expecting the [fulfilment of our] blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour, Christ Jesus.

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Each member of the Trinity is equal in essence but have distinct roles. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are equal in nature, will and glory.

The members of the Trinity are not different manifestations of the same person, meaning the Father did not become the Son, and the Son did not become the Holy Spirit.

Follow me...

Jesus, not the father or Holy Spirit, died on the cross as an atonement for sin.

There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, part or passions; of infinite power, wisdom and goodness: the Maker, and Preserve of all things both visible and invisible.

And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power and eternity; the father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

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"What God has been pleased to reveal upon this head is far from being a point of indifference, is a truth of the last importance. It enters into the very heart of Christianity: It lies at the heart of all vital religion.

The knowledge of the Three-One God interwoven with all true Christian faith."

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HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE

Your hand represents Six ways

to get into God's word.

Hear it
Read it
Study it,
Memorise it,
Meditate on it.

Meditate means to seriously think about not some funky poses 🧘🏽‍♀️

6. And the palm is to *Apply.

There are many ways to study the Bible.

Ones favourite is called devotional method.

There are Five general principles we use that you need to remember.

Whatever method you are using.

You need to ask the Right questions.

You want to Write down your observations. Write down what you have learned from your questions.

You can read the Bible, but you can not study the Bible without writing something down.

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Do not just interpret it, Apply it.

You want to apply the biblical principles to your daily living. Learn how to practice what you are learning or -learnt.

This way, you will be able to devote yourself not just loving the word and learning the word by also living the word -to become like Christ (Galatians 5:22-23).

You do not know the truth until it is applied into your life.

*I only believe the parts of the Bible

I actually do (practice) .*

Let's say... Do you believe in witnessing? Yes. Do you do it? No.

Then you do not really believe in Witnessing.

Do you believe in tithing. Yes. Do you do it? No. Then you do not really believe it.

Do you believe in keeping the Lord's Day Holy? Yes. Do you do it? No.

(I only keep Constantine' Day instead)

Then you do not believe what you say.

If the Bible is not making a difference in how we live, then we can not say we are the people of the word, no matter how many verses we have memorised, or how often we read the Bible.

The problem with most of us it is not interpreting difficult passages. It is obeying the passages we already understand.

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The fourth principle need to understand regardless of the Bible study method you are using

Study the Bible Systematically.

In other words, you want to study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter book by book or topic by topic, theme by theme.

Just two words for you to remember here... *Systematically and Regularly.

The fifth principle is to Read the *Scripture Over and Over Again. The more you read a text, the more you are going to get out of it. This simple little practice, will change how much you get out of the *word of God.

Bible is a supernatural book, God's Word is Spirit and life to us.

That means the best attitude to have in Bible study is the one that Jacob had, when he wrestled with the angel of GOD.

In Genesis 32:22–32

*He was wrestling with the angel and Jacob saying... I'm not going to let go unless you bless me. That is the attitude you want to have, as you read a particular chapter, or passage of scripture.

Say God, I am not going to let go of this until you bless me. Amen and Amen.

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14TH AUGUST 2024

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered in My name

[meeting together as My followers],

I am there among them.

*WE ARE BACK

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THE HOLY BIBLE

CONTENTS AND SUMMARY

LET US BREAK IT DOWN!

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Genesis (Origin) is about the beginnings. Tells the stories of the creation.

The stories that explain how the world and humanity were created (-also draws us to the original sin that we inherited from the first man who disobeyed God the Most High). As well as much about how humanity "God’ most important creation", and especially the descendants of Abraham, relate to the rest of the world.

Exodus is the paradigm for salvation in the Bible, the pattern not only of Israel’s salvation from slavery and death in Egypt, but also of our own salvation from sin and death in Christ.

Leviticus is the principle of the living *sacrifice, gift, sanctification, sincere repentance and cleansing. God gives Israel *instructions for how to worship Him and choice.

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Numbers is basically the sacred history of the God's people as they wandered in the wilderness following the departure from Sinai and before their occupation of Canaan, the Promised Land. It describes their sufferings and their numerous complaints and rebellious against God.

* Deuteronomy is a covenant that God makes with His people.

It consist of three sermons or speeches delivered to Israelites by Moses, before they enter the Promised Land.

Moses was not allowed to enter the promise land because of three reasons.

See, Exodus 17, Numbers 20

and Deuteronomy 32

Lack of faith. He lost patience, spoke in great anger toward the people, usurps God’s authority, and shows doubt. Let frustration Prevail. Even though Moses watched God continuously provide... and with every problem, they seemed to abandon all memory of God’s goodness.
Broken faith

He didn’t listen to God -*Speak not strike this time around. God instructed Moses in Numbers to “speak to the rock” to draw the water.

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Moses elevated himself to be in equal authority when declared, “shall we” bring water for you out of this rock'.

Then Moses strike the rock twice and water flowed out abundantly.

He was not giving credit to God for the miracle when said 'Shall we?" and when "striking the rock twice" instead of speaking to the rock.
He simply did not give God the credit.

This was disobeying God’s direct command and gross dishonouring of God as holy.

See: Numbers 20:8-12

“The Rock, his work is perfect,

for all his ways are justice.

A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,

just and upright is he."

There is a link here, Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness...

Jesus reminds satan of an ancient scripture about challenging God.

“It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” Matt 4:5-7

God is Holy, our actions and thoughts need to display that. To obey His commands, be humble, rely on His Holy Spirit to lead, teach, and guide us, so that God is glorified.

(*He must increase I must decrease)

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The first sermon recounts the forty years of wilderness wanderings which had led to that moment and ended with an exhortation to observe the law.

The second sermon reminds the Israelites of the need to follow Elohim and the laws

(or teachings) he has given them, on which their possession of the land depends.

The third sermon offers the comfort that, even should the nation of Israel prove unfaithful and so lose the land, with repentance all can be restored. Amen.

The Word of God!

The Bible was given not only to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.

We must be the living Bible.

The Bible was given to us not simply to inform us but to transform. To have fuller hearts, to live life to the fullest the way God intended.

James 1:22

But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalise its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth].

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2 TIMOTHY 3:16 -17

2 PETER 1.21

God wants us to have our beliefs turned into behaviour. Not just learn the Bible, wants us to live it and experience it in its fullest glory. That is what this journey is all about to learn to become like Christ.

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You need to ask the Right questions.

Does GOD want us to be women, men and children of the word? 🤔

How were the Scriptures given?

Let the Bible answer that question itself.

2 Timothy *3: 16, 17
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Peter 1:21

For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

2. How did God reveal the truth to His prophets?

Numbers 12:6

Then God the Most High / Elohim said,

( Pls Take note)

*Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision;
I speak to him in a dream.

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3. Has God guarded the purity of His Word?

The words and promises of the LORD

are pure words, Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. You, O LORD, will preserve and keep them; You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever. Psalm 12:6-7

AGAIN!!! Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];

He is a *shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him. Proverb 30:5

4. Are the scriptures infallible?

It reads! Psalm 119:160

(a) All your words are true;
all your righteous laws are eternal.

(b) Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but *My words will not pass away.

5. Are the writings of the prophets to be received as the words of God Himself?

*These are the last words of David:

“The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,

the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob,

the hero of Israel’s songs:

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. 2 Samuel 23:1 -2

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(b) The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,

before you were born I set you apart;

I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”

But the Lord said to me, Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the Lord.

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, I have put my words in your mouth.

(c) And we also thank God continually for this, that when you received the word of God [concerning salvation] which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [exercising its inherent, supernatural power in those of faith].

6. Are the prophecies important now?

I have also spoken to [you through] the prophets, And I gave [them] many visions [to make My will known], And through the prophets I gave parables [to appeal to your sense of right and wrong]. Hosea12:10

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Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing

without revealing his plan

to his servants the prophets.

Amos 3:7

We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

2 Peter 1:19

7. For what purpose were the Scriptures written?

Again!!! All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

*The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Deuteronomy 29:29

John 20:30

There are also many other signs (attesting miracles) that Jesus performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;

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But these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name. John 20:31

8. What is necessary on our part?

You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me. John 5:39

Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You.

Psalm 119:11

I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:16

How are we to search the Scriptures?

This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.

1 Corinthians 2 :13

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For it is:

Do this, do that,

a rule for this, a rule for that;

a little here, a little there.

ISAIAH 28:10

So then, the word of the Lord to them will become:

*Do this, do that,

a rule for this, a rule for that;

a little here, a little there—

so that as they go they will fall backward;

they will be injured and snared and captured.

ISAIAH 28:13

*And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24:27

10. How shall we relate ourselves to the Scriptures?

1. My son, if you accept my words

and store up my commands within you,

2. turning your ear to wisdom

and applying your heart to understanding—

3. indeed, if you call out for insight

and cry aloud for understanding,

4. and if you look for it as for silver

and search for it as for hidden treasure,

5.then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:1-5

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Have I not written to you excellent things

Of counsels and knowledge,That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,

That you may answer words of truth.

Proverb 22:20-21

Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not practice what I tell you? Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and yet could not shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock. But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house on the ground without any foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.

Holy Bible, or the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only complete guide to everlasting blessedness: men may make a mistakes , but the *Scripture cannot*; for it is the Word of God Himself, who can neither mistake, deceive, nor be deceived.

(2 Timothy 3:16, 17.) From this Word all doctrines must be derived and proved; and from it every man must learn his duty to God, to his neighbour, and to himself. Luke 6:46-49

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One day a man who was walking down the street in Jerusalem and comes up to Jesus says, Lord what is the most important commandment in the whole Bible?

Jesus said to him (...will summarise the whole Bible in two sentences) You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

You shall love your neighbour as yourself.

Life is all about Love. God want you to know Him and love Him back.

YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD

WITH ALL YOUR HEART,

AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,

AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.

This is the first and greatest commandment.
The second is like it,

YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF

[that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others].

The whole Law and the

[writings of the]

Prophets depend on these two commandments. AMEN AND AMEN.

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HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE

SALVATION ONLY

THROUGH JESUS

But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. Isaiah 59:2

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Then God said, Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth. Genesis 1:26

SALVATION ONLY THROUGH JESUS.

Jesus said to him, I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life;

*no one comes to the Father but through Me.

(John 14:6).

For God so [greatly] *Loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Saviour] shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16

What does it mean to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?

The Bible tells us that God created you, just to love you. *GOD IS LOVE.

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What does it mean to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. John 10:10

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We are beautifully made in the image of God.

*For this reason, man is a personal, spiritual being with a moral sense of right and wrong, and man has the ability to worship, love and communicate.

This is what makes us different from the animals. Knowing the only True God means having an intimate, personal relationship with Him (this relationship with your God is private, it is between God and yourself ) -not just only knowing about Him.

Through Jesus we can know and experience God's love for us and plan for our lives.

See: Revelation 4:11

You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honour and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.

Ephesians 1:4

Just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.

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What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?

God created you for His pleasure,

to enjoy a personal relationship with you.

No one will ever love you more than God does.

Unfortunately, most people never get to know God in a personal way.

You may ask why is that?

Well, here is the problem. All of us have a natural desire to be the boss of our own lives and to ignore God's right to tell us what to do.

We want to be God or be like God and like satan sometimes we elevate ourselves unknowingly -remember Moses who did not give credit to God and disobeyed simple instructions?

The world we live in today says you are free to be your own boss. * Our culture tells you it is your life, your body, your time, your resources; that you have the right to make all the choices, the freedom to do what you want.

We are elevating ourselves when we use phrases like… “look out for number one”,

do your own thing. I am the master of my own fate and the captain of my soul.If it feels good, do it. It is my life, and I will do what I please or in the words of Sinatra “I did it my way”.

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The Bible calls this attitude of wanting to control our own lives sin and says we are all guilty of this prideful attitude.

In this life you are either controlled by sin or righteousness. Everyone who is proud and arrogant in heart is not following the will of the LORD and be assured they will not go unpunished 1 John 1:9

The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the LORD includes the hatred of evil;

Pride and arrogance and the evil way,

And the perverted mouth, I hate.

Proverbs 8:13.

I will says, If we say we never sinned, we are only fooling ourselves and we refuse to accept the *Truth.

So when the Lord has completed all His work [of judgment] on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit [the thoughts, the declarations, and the actions] of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the haughtiness of his pride.”

Isaiah 10:12

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbour, him I will silence; The one who has a haughty look and a proud (arrogant) heart I will not tolerate. Psalm 101:5

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But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation].

Therefore, it says, “GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD and HAUGHTY, BUT [continually] GIVES [the gift of] GRACE TO THE HUMBLE [who turn away from self-righteousness]. James 4:6

The Bible says, If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose]. 1 John 1:9

Now, the sad part is that it is the sin of holding an attitude of wanting to be God that breaks our close relationship to God.

It is this attitude of wanting to run our own lives that causes us to fear God, and to feel separated from God's love.

This is also the source of many of the other problems in our lives.

*In Isaiah 59:2 reads...

But your wickedness has separated you from your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

What does that mean...?

What does God the Most High consider wickedness?

Let us break it down!

Wickedness is the trait of being evil or morally wrong. This means the state of being wicked; -mental disregard for justice, righteousness, truth, honour, virtue, evil in thought and life, depravity, sinfulness, criminality.

After the Fall of the first Man in the Garden of Eden, it did not take long for sin and wickedness to spread over the entire earth.

It was centuries before Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments from Elohim. Humanity invented ways to offend God the Most High.

The LORD saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually. Genesis 6:5

Noah and the Flood

And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you.

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Genesis 6:1-4

Genesis 19:5-9

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The sons of God and the daughters of men -and the *Nephilim.

Genesis 6:1-2 ...reads,

Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired.

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt--given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be a hundred and twenty years.”

There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days - -and also afterward - -when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children.

These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame).

Wickedness, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them.

The first Sin!

Because you have done this,

You are cursed more than all the cattle,

And more than any animal of the field;

On your belly you shall go,

And dust you shall eat

All the days of your life.

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The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

*Weak and deduced why satan sent his angels. To intermarry with women

directly or indirectly.

The devil attempted to pollute mankind’s genetic pool with satanic corruption.

Planting something resembling a genetic pathogen in order to render humans unfit to bear the seed of the women.

The messiah promised in Genesis 3:15

And I will put enmity (open hostility)

Between you and the woman,

And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed. Genesis 3:14-15

Why did this make Elohim angry enough to wipe out almost all the earth’s population?

I believe we can find two distinct reasons

for the flood.

The most obvious reason is because of the sinfulness of humanity. A sinfulness that seemed to have reached an all-time peak, potentially aided by a group of fallen angels. As God looked upon the earth it was corrupt and full of violence for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

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A second and more significant reason for the flood is the example that it provides us as to how God takes the *sinfulness of humanity seriously. Even though the flood was a one-time event, it does remind us that judgement awaits those who persist in living in rebellion against our Creator.

God did not intend for the human race to remain in this rebellious state *zone of zones* indefinitely and if *Satan could succeed in infecting the entire race all would be lost.

Given the people had become so polluted God decided to relaunch with Noah and his sons and imprison the demons so they could never do it again. God was so grieved at the situation He decided to wipe out all mankind on the planet with eight exceptions, Noah and his family, and they were left to repopulate earth.

Scriptures call Noah blameless and say he walked with God.

God's Word says, The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

Whilst the LORD regretted that he had made mankind on the earth, and was deeply grieved in His heart... He had to act as not only people turned evil, but their nature was

evil all the time.

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God's Word says, The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

Whilst the LORD regretted that he had made mankind on the earth, and was deeply grieved in His heart he had to act as not only people turned evil, but their nature was evil all the time.

Later wickedness again drew God’s wrath.

Numbers 13:33

The Nephilim reappeared and Israel -terrified of them. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.

Thinking aloud... Psalm 119:18

Could it be that giants of our time -apart from the # so called *Dark-Forces (Ephesians 6:12 )

*AI robots -*Transhumanism, *Synthetic biology and etc Or -the system/scientists trying to take Elohim (the Creator) out of the picture, slowly-transitioning... replacing God Almighty with their man-made idols *god of distraction - -CERN? Well, we all know CERN's mission and purpose, -helps to uncover what the universe is made of and how it works.

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So my Question is; How did the descendants of the Nephilim reappear on the earth if the flood had only left Noah's family who eventually populated the earth? 🤔 👀

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Isaiah 42:8

I am YHWH (LORD or Adonai or Elohim) that is My Name; My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved idols.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].
Deuteronomy 6:5

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How can the Nephilim be

Pre and Post Flood?

Felix = Happy / *Lucky / Blessed

Culpa = Fault / Fall

The first thing we need to understand here is

God’s primary purpose in allowing the fall.

It was to demonstrate His glory both in the original creation and also in His powerful and merciful restoration of that creation from its rebellion and corruption.
Was redemption really necessary for God to be glorified?
Could not an unfallen creation glorify God as much as a restored creation?

Reflecting on this question about the Fall has prompted a number of Christian thinkers to develop what is called the *O Felix Culpa / Happy Fault / O blessed fault theodicy. (Theodicy is an explanation of how God can justly allow evil.) In the Catholic tradition, the phrase is most often translated Happy Fault! The basic idea is this: While the fall was a great evil, it made it possible for God to bring about even greater goods in its wake: the

God-glorifying goods of the incarnation, atonement, resurrection, and all the salvific blessings that flow from them.

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One might think an unfallen creation would be preferable to a fallen creation, -and all else being equal, that’s true. But all else is not equal, for our world is not merely a fallen creation.

It’s a fallen creation into which the eternal Son of God has entered, taking on human nature, perfectly expressing God’s likeness in our midst, living a morally flawless life, making atonement for our sins through his sacrificial death, rising in triumph from the grave, and ascending into heaven, where he continually intercedes and secures for us an eternal joyful dwelling-place in God’s presence.

A world with no fall and no salvation is altogether less God-glorifying than a world with a tragic fall but also a wondrous salvation.

How did the descendants of the Nephilim reappear on the earth if the flood had only left Noahs family who eventually populated the earth?

In order for us to understand the question, we must not force systematic theology where it is not needed, and even more importantly we must not assume we know something we simply do not.

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Nephilim, created host bodies for their spirits to go into it. (*Shape -Shifters)

For in seven days I am going to cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy (blot out, wipe away) every living thing that I have made from the surface of the earth. Genesis 7:4

'Despite the loss of their physical bodies, there is reason to believe that the giants spirits continue to exist in this state they were and are demonic entities, other sentient creatures they have an eternal spirit at their essence.
Therefore, definitely and related tribes of giants never really ceased to exist. Neither physicality is lost.' *One agrees with that 100%

The Book of Enoch tells us point blank the demons are the wandering or the evil spirits were the disembodied spirits of the Nephilim.

What happened next? It is believe they started this process of the *genetic manipulation.

Transhumanism that we see today is nothing new under the sun. What has been done will be done again.Let's break it down.. Follow me!

Warning about genetic manipulation! Gen6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

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JOB 1:6-7

Now there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming around on the earth and from walking around on it.”

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GENESIS 6:4 PRE- FLOOD RETURN

OF NEPHILIM.

Let us summarise few Texts in Genesis 6

• Genesis 6:1-4

Angels intermarry with humans.

• Genesis 6:5-7

Shows how God feels about the resulting violence.

• Genesis 6:8-10

Reveal how *Noah and his sons were genetically pure.

• Genesis 6:11,12

Earth and ALL flesh becomes corrupted.

• Genesis 6:13-17

God grows increasingly angry and tells Noah to build the ark and how to do it.

• Genesis 6:18

First mention of the *wives of Noah's

three sons.

God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.

Genesis 6:12 (You see *the sons of God were provoking God the Most High. If you look at the book of Jasher 4:18 and Jubilees 7:24 gives more insight as *witnesses... and it explains this verse

(*Genesis 6:12) beautifully.

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The Family Tree.

NOAH

JAPHETH - HAM - SHEM

SOME GIANTS| |NO GIANTS

CANAAN MITZRIAM PHUT CUSH

CANAAN -MANY GIANTS = AMORITES

MITZRIAM - 1 GIANT = PHILISTINES

PHUT - *? = PLANO 0.00

CUSH- 1 GIANT = NIMROD

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Earth and *ALL flesh

becomes corrupted.

But Noah found favour and grace in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:8

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:9

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Genesis 6:12

But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. Genesis 6:18

Let us talk about how genetics work specifically with mutations in DNA and things of that nature.

XX =FEMALE + XY =MALE

DNA is the inherited material of life.

And it is where genes are structured. So we inherit half of our DNA from our mothers and half of our DNA from our fathers.

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And within the DNA are the genes that encode for all the structures of the body.

The DNA is like a blueprint.

Just like an architect has a blueprint for a building. The DNA is the blueprint for all the structures of the body.

When the gene is switched on to function, the information within that gene is being used to manufacture a protein. That protein is then builds the structure of the body.

And then proteins in the form of enzymes carry out all of the chemical reactions of the body that constitute the living organism.

The process of genetic modification is a completely *irreversible process, once has been carried out, it affects the reproductive cells of the organism. 👀

So any effect you have for good or for bad, is then passed down through the subsequent generations of that particular organism.

And that is true for plants and animals.

Indeed, for any genetic modify organism.

Genesis 10:1

These are the records of the generations (descendants) of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and the sons born to them after the flood.

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Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

*And Ham was the father of Canaan.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. Genesis 18-19

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the *nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But *Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. Genesis 9:22

Genesis 9:24-25a reads, So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. Then he said: “Cursed be Canaan;* (Not! ...Curse be Ham 'supposedly the perpetrator' but to his grandchild (*XY). 👀

📣 This is a super loud announcement *Note Bene❗️"Ham, the father of Canaan".

There we saw the *Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the *Nephilim; 🔗(Olam )and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight (Giants), and so we were in their sight.” *Numbers 13:30-33*

First mention of the *wives of Noah's

three sons. Genesis 6:18

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Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. *He was a preacher of righteousness.

NOAH - NAAMAH (Noah' wife)
JAPHETH - HAM - SHEM

(Noah and Naamah' sons)

The bible tells us Noah' family was pure without any spot or blemish (God blessed them). The only thing they needed to do was to be *holy.You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 20:7

The bible also tells us All flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

In this case, All means ALL! Peter reminds us here ...He did not spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a *preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought [the judgment of] a flood upon the world of the *ungodly. 2 Peter 2:5

Take note! When you read Genesis 3:6 -it gives us the whole picture.

So when *the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was *pleasant to the eyes, and a *tree desirable to make one wise, *she took of its fruit and ate.

*This verse tells us the whole story beautifully! ...Follow me!

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We have to read the scriptures based on understanding who the scriptures were written by and written about.
Most importantly we need to understand verses in light of the Biblical truth.
Curse, Blessing
and the *Gift.

He named him Noah, saying, This one shall bring us rest and comfort from our work and from the [dreadful] toil of our hands because of the ground which the LORD cursed. Genesis 5:29

And the Lord God said to the *woman, What is this you have done?

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust. All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.

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First mention of the *wives of Noah's

three sons. Genesis 6:18

It is believed that the sons of Noah took wives seven days before the flood.

House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers, But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the LORD. Proverbs 19:14

The Bible only notes the existence of these three women, it does not tell us their names.

There are extra-biblical evidence…/ other sources that interprets these biblical passages. For example, The Book of Enoch “the Seventh from Adam”, The Book of Jared, The Book of Jubilees, Armana letters and etc.

Enoch, is a Jewish writing from the third century BC (Before Christ).

It is not biblical, *meaning it is not canonised.

There is wealth of information out there. So, *be curious, dig deep, know your facts and enrich yourselves.

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In Acts 17:26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings.

The words “of one,” literally mean “out of one male,” thus all mankind has descended from Adam.

Since all humans descended from the eight people on the ark, then all racial characteristics must have been available in the genetic makeup of Noah and his family. Noah’s family members were a combination of all modern day races.

The separation into current races was gradual over time. Neither the biblical nor the non-biblical evidence supports the *evolutionary theory, coming from racial prejudice, that the races descended from different primates or “pre-human” men.

Since all races of humans can intermarry, all humans are interrelated.

Jesus also explains this in 1 Corinthians 10:17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

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The Bible tells us, and genetics confirms that we are all descendants of Adam and Eve. No matter the colour of our skin, we are one race. Genesis 11:1-9

SHEM - ASIAN PEOPLE
HAM - BROWN PEOPLE
JAPHETH - WHITE PEOPLE

So when *the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was *pleasant to the eyes, and a *tree desirable to make one wise, *she took of its fruit and ate.

Genesis 3, is telling us about the intermarriage between the seed of woman and the *seed of the serpent.

So the Lord God said to the serpent:

*Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed…

Genesis 3:14-15

The demons and their master Satan understand that God has promised to crush them with a Messiah, a Seed who comes in keeping with God’s promise in the Garden. That Seed will come through woman specifically.

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The promise of the coming Messiah was given to Eve and was a privilege that women would share.

In fact, the desire of every Jewish girl’s heart was that she might have the blessing of birthing the Messiah. Think the classic fairytale of Cinderella story for example… every girl want the shoe to fit.🤩

Since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,

all have sinned. Romans 3:23

So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. Genesis 6:12

The Bible tells us about Adam’s sons then moves to the daughters of men which becomes the backstory and reason for why the flood was necessary.

Moses sets the scene with an intriguing passage describing intermarriage between daughters of men and the sons of God. First notice that whatever Moses is describing in Genesis 6:1-2, the obvious point is that this event is notable and unusual, otherwise why would Moses make the effort to describe marriage in the normal sense?

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Furthermore, the terms Moses uses tell us that this is not a typical marriage.

He says daughters of men, which is easy enough to understand but then says these daughters were attracting the attention of the sons of God (Ben Elohim).

The Bible never refers to natural men as the sons of God.

The references to sons of God 'Ben Elohim' are found in Job and all refer to angels.

1. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. And the Lord said to Satan, From where do you come? So Satan answered the Lord and said, From going to and from the earth, and from walking back and forth on it. Job 1:6

The Book of Jubilees dates 100 BC and speaks of angels coming to earth to help humankind. Jubilees describes that these angels became *consumed with lust and produced a race of giants (7:21-25).

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2. Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. Job 2.1

3. When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy? Job 38:7

4. Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!

Daniel 3:26

If these were angels, then we must also conclude that they were of the *demonic kind, disobedient, fallen angels. Jude1:6 gives us a confirmation of this event. *And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode.

The relations between these wicked angels and humans resulted in a hybrid offspring called Nephilim. Genesis 6:4. If this relationship had continued with humans the result would have been an earth filled with ungodly Nephilim children.

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As a result God wiped out the earth Genesis 6:5-7.

As we look at the text in Genesis 6 we can find an interesting parallel to Genesis 3 where we are told that the woman saw the fruit was good and took it whereas in Genesis 6:2 the demon realm does exactly the same, they look and see that a woman is beautiful and take her.

It was an act of rebellion and sin.

...I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.

*Isaiah 14:12-14*

The question then becomes why would the demonic realm want to intermarry with human women?

The answer brings us back to the theme of the book of Genesis, the seed that will fulfill God’s promise to redeem

men from sin.

How could such an unholy union be possible? The spirit creatures (fallen angels) have no flesh and cannot mate unless they possess a human host body to produce seed.

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Evil is set to take place in many

forms in the Bible.

Often these examples can be quite transparent. But there appear to be many facets of evil as a concept and the Bible demonstrates these aspects throughout its many characters.

There are some entities within the Bible that do not really get a show off the magnitude of their wickedness.

Or perhaps even the virtuous traits that

an evil character might come to exhibit.

Therefore, various apocrypha are available to help us fill in the gaps and assist us in painting a more complete analysis of some of the big and small names that are mentioned in Scripture.

*Matthew 8:28-34 explains it beautifully.

When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way. And they screamed out, “What business do we have [in common] with each other, Son of God?

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Have You come to torment us before the appointed time [of judgment]?

Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was grazing. The demons began begging Him, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” And He said to them, “Go!” So they came out [of the men] and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water.

*Now when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, *it roams through waterless*(dry, arid) places in search of rest, but it does not find it. Then it says,

‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it arrives, it finds the place unoccupied, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it *seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there. And the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. So will it also be with this wicked generation. Matthew 12:43-45

Let's break it down.

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With all the evidence, it seems the best interpretation here matches up with the traditional one which is *angels or heavenly beings, married human women. Which was against the law and the boundaries that God had set of children.

LET US BREAK IT DOWN

The Sons of God/ Fallen Angels

XY+ XX= Nephilim.

The are two possible translations to use for the Fallen Angels *the fallen ones or those who *fall upon. It is either like somebody describing them, or it is doing something. *They are the ones who do this action. The best interpretation of their name, the Nephilim is those who *fall upon and will tell you why + example. 👀

NOAH’S SONS WIVES.

Men have X and Y chromosome. Women have two X X chromosome. Genesis 6:12 tells us the three wives that got on the ark may have had corrupted genetics -as result of Genesis 6:12. *for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. Then the Bible also tells us Noah was genetically pure/ genuine and walked with God.

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And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. Genesis 9:1

Noah, Ham and the Curse of Canaan. Cursed be Canaan.

Leviticus * reference to the wife.

Ham the father of Canaanites

Misunderstood group known as the Canaanites.

Where are they? What were they like? How have they been portrayed in the Hebrew Bible? What is it that we actually do know about them?

Flood and *All Land /Earth = Pangea.

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world.

So let us examine closely

what happens here.

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The Sons of God/ Fallen Angels

XY+ XX= Nephilim.
The are two possible translations to use for the Fallen Angels, -the fallen ones or those who *fall upon. The distinction is between describing them as fallen or as the ones who do the action of falling upon.
The best interpretation of their name, the Nephilim, is as those who *fall upon and

I will tell you why + examples.

Firstly it is the way they are described in the scriptures with the context being as that of falling upon another person. As we read in the Bible where it is described as being something which attacks other people, you fall upon someone on the road, or on the waysides, you rob them.

Combine this with what we know about the times when the Nephilim appeared. God declares that all of humanity is evil and there is great violence on earth, so to a degree, this reinforces that these people are violent in falling upon humanity.

What else they also called *Mighty.
YES! they are called ‘mighty’. Not just strength ,not just that they are tough or big. This word also can be used to describe the ‘rebellion’ of someone.

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So these individuals being mighty and falling upon others is talking about the rebellion against God and violence against humanity. This is what we are told the context of Genesis 6.

You have angels laying down, choosing wives, marrying and having children.

Note the Nephilim, violent, powerful individuals who fall upon humanity.

The Book of Enoch, describes this happening and this shows us how the Jews around that time were interpreting this as Nephilim being half breeds between angels and humans who are violent and are further corrupting humanity.

This is a spiritual attack happening on humanity in the form of bearing children. Hence they are choosing women, because that's where they would create enmity between them.

*Satan and his demons have a strong wish to live inside bodies. They would rather live inside a body, even if it's an animal's body before being sent to the Abyss to have a physical presence in the world.

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We all have read and understood what happened to the pigs when the spirits were sent there as requested. As soon as the demons entered the pigs they ran straight into the lake and drowned. This shows that these spirits were damaged and harm that which they inhabit.

When we look at these two points, we see a clearer picture of what demonic possession can look like. We learn that a single person can be filled with many demons. We see that these demons have a strong desire to live inside bodies and we learn that they cause harm to the bodies they live in.

All of this is important for us to know because it helps us to understand the spiritual battles we might face.

*Understanding the dangers of demonic possession is important if we are to recognise and respond to spiritual battles, and protect ourselves from deception. When we know what we are fighting against we can be better prepared to defend ourselves and our love.

God looks at the Serpent and He says, from the woman's seed will come someone who will crush your head,

He will defeat you.

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He will destroy you. And there will be enmity there will be strife and war between the woman and the serpent who we know is Satan.

Satan and his fallen angels were pursuing a way to prevent the seed of the one who would destroy him from ever coming.

If they can pollute and corrupt the human bloodline enough Jesus the Messiah would never come. He would never arrive because humanity is no longer man-what God described good and very good. This is a spiritual attack happening on humanity and the form of bearing children fits in that they are choosing women because that is where they would be at war and create enmity between them. *God saves Noah. The only line which does not succumb to this immorality and the sin of the day and the violence, he saves them and wipes out the rest.

YET NOAH’ SONS WIVES WERE NOT PURE

This is a very real battle that Satan has always tried to get in the way of God's promise and to prevent the Messiah from defeating him. *He does that with us today as he tries to win the battle for our minds and fill us with fear and violence.

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We have heard of people who intermarry with demons and evil spirits in their dreams at night in their unconscious minds. You might see in your dream someone you like or admire or even find attractive and imagine becoming your partner/wife/husband but who is out of your reach... if there is such a thing😊.

LET US SAY e.g 1-3 Example 1. (use people you like) -dream you are with the Rock (Dwane Johnson or Bo Derek or Halle Berry or Hugh Jackman… someone hot 😅 that literally rocks your world)You intermarry in your dream with the spiritual beings which create an illusion or disguise or deceive in a way that confuses humans.

The Bible tells us that demons can possess and they transform themselves as an angel of light. *Satan and his demons can present themselves in a way that appears good, righteous or appealing.

The demons, as agents of deception can appear in different forms, not by changing their physical form, but by manipulating perceptions and presenting falsehoods.

This form of shape shifting is therefore more about the crafty and cunning alterations in how these entities are perceived or experienced or used the teachings of The Watchers -passed down.

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And the Lord said,

“My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

❗️Genesis 6:3

Nephesh = Living soul (Life)

Nephesh is a Biblical Hebrew word which occurs in the Hebrew Bible. The word refers to the aspects of sentience, and human beings and other animals are both described as being nephesh.

Bugs and plants, as examples of live organisms, are not referred in the Bible as being nephesh.

Genesis 1:2; 1:30; 2:7

and 1 kings 17:21-22

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To put into perspective

And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Genesis 6:3

Then God said,

“Let us make man in our own image, according to our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, over the cattle, over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Our earthly bodies are the temple of God (a host body in which His spirit may dwell).

We are the temple of the Holy Ghost.

If you start genetically manipulating your bodies you are destroying the temple that is in Gods likeness.

The warning is loud and clear, *if you do this transhumanism knowingly or unknowingly God says the Holy Spirit will not dwell within you.

*Corrupting what God calls good is simply not acceptable.

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All forms of life on earth, animals and plants as well as the order of the universe itself, act as a witness through their diversity and complexity to the fact that they did not just simply "happen", but that they were designed, created, and given life or set in motion by God for His purpose. In the Bible we are told the sons of Noah were the source of all humans.

(Enoch 7:3-5) Yet some over time were taught charms and enchantments, and when they became pregnant gave birth to great giants. When these men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured mankind and they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another's flesh,

and *drink the blood.

The Nephilim in this way sinned against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish. In this view, the sin of the giants was to not only to corrupt the DNA of daughters men but also of the animal kingdom.

To highlight this let us take as an example a recent Spider Man movie.

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The main evil character was a lizard created by a scientist who had lost his arm and by injecting lizard DNA into his own body helped his arm to grow back.

His logic was if you could cut the tail off of a lizard and it grows back then surely this could work in humans. Remember reptiles are different species created by God for a different purpose from humans.

Despite the fact that many pet snake/lizard owners claim that their reptiles are like them, this simply is not true whatsoever.

The storyline in this film allows the genetic code to grow back his arm and he celebrates. But he experiences an unfortunate side effect from this genetic manipulation and becomes a giant lizard who has only evil continually in his heart.

Now remember, this scientist when he started was good.

What we are shown here is an act of genetic manipulation which when they started was seen as progressive and seductive but to do this transhumanism thing was against the will of God.

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Let us think about what the devil offered Jesus in the dessert after 40 days of fasting, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him,

“All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

Fall down and worship me… does it mean to worship Satan? What is it that he wants you to do in return give an oath of allegiance to the devil?

Surely an offer like that *some of us will be tempted but is leading us towards evil.

...Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written,

‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and

Him only you shall serve.’ ”

Jesus held his faith and was strong and

as such God stayed within Him

through the Holy Spirit.

Let us think deep, open our eyes and *look 🌍 around us. Yes you might like to see like an eagle? Sing like Tina Turner? Move like Jagger? Tap dance like...😊?

Run like a cheetah, have a radar of a bat or the sonar of a dolphin?

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We all know, the sales pitch is wonderful but what is the price we pay?

The loss of God in our lives if we *sacrifice and worship the devil.

There is so much evil in our 🌍 world, you only need to look around and open your eyes to see what is happening... I am not exaggerating*.

Many people are unaware that what we take in, what we feed on, what we continuously hear, watch, do, it all has a spiritual effect on us.

Some of these things we take in close us off and shut down our sense of awareness in the Spirit (some people go that extra mile -opening and closing circles to the spiritual realm not knowing that they may be opening up

*circles to demons and Satan).

We become comfortable and blind to the schemes of the enemy and this puts us in a state of vulnerability for the devils attacks and influences.

The Bible is very clear about the evil spirit and that transhumanification is evil.

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Yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.

👀 There is sin leading to death.

I do not say that he should pray

about that.

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For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Matt 16:26

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In our lives, we often chase after things like money, success and power. But, there is an important question in Matthew 16:26 that we should all think about:

*"What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"

Let us talk about a story from the Bible about a spirit that returns to the place it left and finds it all clean and empty.

So, it decides to bring back seven other spirits even worse than itself and the person ends up in a much worse state

-than before.

(Matthew 12:45). This story teaches us to be careful about what we let into our lives, as it might bring trouble.

Sometimes, people, *like singers, actors, think it is okay to let different spirits guide them to perform better. They might think they can control it, but it's actually quite risky. What used to be called 'possession' and was feared is now sometimes seen as a way to be more creative.

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But just watching this kind of thing, or even trying it out of curiosity, can get us tangled up in things we should avoid. It's like saying 'yes' to things that can harm our spirits.

When we mess around with these things without being careful, it can stick to us and change us in ways we might not notice at first. It's not just about being 'possessed' in the old way, but about letting these experiences change our hearts and minds.

Nowadays, lots of shows, movies and even some famous people talk about using spirits to get inspired or feel powerful. But as followers of Jesus, we are told to *'test the spirits to see if they are from God'

(1 John 4:1).

Matthew 16:26 asks us to think about what is valuable. Our souls, our inner selves, are worth more than anything else in the world. So! we should be careful about what we let influence us, making sure we are keeping our souls safe.

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We need to look after our spiritual health, choose ways that please God and keep our *souls away from things that could hurt us. By paying attention to

Matthew 16:26, we make sure we're not giving up the most important part of ourselves *-our souls for anything in the world. Satan is after your soul.

Take note! Just as Jesus resisted the devil's offers in the desert, choosing God's kingdom over earthly power, we are reminded of the eternal value of our souls over worldly temptations.

This Bible verse reminds us to ask ourselves... Is it really worth it?
Are those things more important than our soul, our inner peace and our friendship with God?

Sometimes, we see people around us doing things that hurt others or themselves, just for a laugh or to gain something. But as followers of Jesus, we are called to be different.

We're called to love and respect everyone because every person is valuable

in God's eyes.

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"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world (wealth, fame, success), but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matt 16:26

We cannot not stress this enough! This question is like a light on our path, reminding us of what is truly important. Jesus is asking us to think about our choices and what we value most.

Imagine you are saving up to buy something you really want, like a new phone or a pair of shoes or the opportunity to have that dream partner.

It might feel good when you finally have that dream date of a lifetime or nailed that audition for the starring role but does that happiness last forever? Imagine in order to get that phone or those shoes, you had to give up something really precious that you could never get back. Would it still be worth it?

Jesus faced a similar choice when He was tempted. He was offered all the power and riches in the world, but He knew that saying yes would mean turning away from God.

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Jesus chose to stay true to God, showing us that our faith and our souls are worth more than anything else. Sometimes, we see people getting upset when they do not win awards or get the recognition they think they deserve. It is like the discussions around the Grammy Awards, where people argue over who should win what.

But these awards are decided by people's opinions (the unseen hand), which can change like the wind.

If we put all our hope in winning these awards or getting people to like us, will we end up feeling empty when the applause fades?
*As followers of Jesus, we are called to set our sights higher, on things that last forever. It does not mean we cannot enjoy success or celebrate achievements, but we should not let them define us or take over our hearts. Our true worth comes from God, who loves us no matter what.

So, let us encourage each other to live lives that are rich in love, kindness and faith. Let us use our talents and gifts to help others and make the world a better place, not just to win applause.

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This scripture invites us to pause and reflect on our priorities.

It is similar to standing at a bustling market, surrounded by stalls offering all sorts of shiny trinkets and goods.

The temptation to accumulate these worldly possessions

can be overwhelming.

However, Jesus' teachings prompt us to consider whether acquiring the entire market's wealth is worth the price of our most precious possession
-our soul.

Consider the example of Jesus in the desert, steadfast in the face of the devil's tempting offers.

He was offered the splendour of all earthly kingdoms, yet He chose spiritual integrity over transient earthly power.

Jesus' response serves as a blueprint for us, highlighting that our allegiance to God and the state of our soul far outweigh any earthly reward or recognition

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And when we face tough choices, let us remember Jesus' words and choose what is truly valuable -our relationship with God and the well-being of our souls.

As we go about our day, let us remember what Jesus taught us. Let us make choices that show we value our souls and of those around us.

Let us live in a way that brings us closer to God and to each other, rather than chasing things that might lead us away.

In our community, let us be a source of kindness and support, showing through our actions that we understand what truly matters. By doing this, we can help create a world that values every soul, just like Jesus does.

In our journey through life, we often find ourselves at a crossroad, where the glitter of worldly achievements beckons us. Yet, it is in these moments that Jesus' profound question in Matthew 16:26 offers a guiding light: "What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet lose their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"

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In today's world, where accolades, social media likes, and public acclaim are often seen as measures of success, it is easy to lose sight of what truly matters.

The chase for these accolades can be all-consuming, similar to the desert's mirage, offering the illusion of satisfaction yet leaving us spiritually parched. The message in the scripture is not a call to shun success or ambition but a reminder to weigh our pursuits against the eternal value of our soul.

It is about finding a balance, where our achievements and recognitions do not lead us away from our core values and spiritual well-being.

As we gather in fellowship, let us remind each other that our worth in God's eyes is not measured by worldly success but by the love, kindness and the faith we exhibit. Let us strive to live lives that are rich in spiritual fruits, using our talents and resources to serve God and our community, not just for personal gain.

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Matthew 16:26 beckons us to journey through life with our souls as our compass, ensuring that in our quest for success, we do not stray from the path that leads to eternal life.

It is a call to live a life that is rich not in worldly possessions but in love, service and devotion to God.

Jesus held his faith and was strong, and as such God stayed within Him through the Holy Spirit. Just as Joseph maintained his integrity in the face of temptation in Potiphar's house, we too are called to uphold our faithfulness in challenging situations.

Let us think deep, open our eyes and look around us. Yes, you might like to see like an eagle? Sing like Tina Turner? Move like Jagger? Tap dance like Hugh Jackman? Run like a cheetah, have the radar of a bat or the sonar of a dolphin? In the same way, Daniel remained faithful to his prayers, even with the threat of the lions' den, showing us the power of steadfast faith.

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We all know, the sales pitch is wonderful but what is the price we pay? The loss of God in our lives if we sacrifice and worship the devil.

There is so much evil in our world, you only need to look around and open your eyes to see what is happening... I am not exaggerating.

The early Christian community, sharing everything they had, teaches us the importance of looking beyond our personal gains and living in a spirit of generosity and unity.

Many people are unaware that what we take in, what we feed on, what we continuously hear, watch, do, it all has a spiritual effect on us.

Some of these things we take in close us off and shut down our sense of awareness in the Spirit, we become comfortable and blind to the schemes of the enemy and this puts us in a state of vulnerability for the devils' attacks and influences.

The Bible is very clear about the evil spirit and that transhumanification is evil.

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Saint Francis of Assisi's choice to live in poverty and dedicate his life to serving others reminds us of the joy found in simplicity and the act of giving rather than receiving.

In our lives, we often chase after things like money, success and power.

But let us return to the important question we highlighted earlier in Matthew 16:26, that we should all think about:

"What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange

for their soul?"

Just as Jesus resisted the devil's offers in the desert, choosing God's kingdom over earthly power, we are reminded of the eternal value of our souls over worldly temptations.

This question is like a light on our path, reminding us of what is truly important.

Amen and Amen.

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And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

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Imagine we are piecing together a giant puzzle, each piece a part of Noah's story from Genesis.

As we piece it together, the story gets clearer and seems a lot more interesting.

It's like we are detectives, figuring out how people thought and lived a long time ago.

By connecting the pieces, we start to see Noah's story in a new way. It is not just an old story. It teaches us about right, wrong, finding hope when times are tough and how one small choice can make a big difference.

Looking at the story this way makes it more than just interesting. It shows us that even today, there is a lot we can learn from it.

So, let us keep piecing it together and see what more we can find out in this journey through Genesis.

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Today, we are looking at a special part of the Bible, the book of Genesis about Noah and his sons after the great flood.

Whilst this story is only twelve verses long it is very important as it helps us understand more about the book of Genesis and provides insight to the story of Egypt in the book of Exodus.
The part of the story we will focus on relates to Noah's son Ham and happens in Genesis chapters 9 to 11.

Before we dive into this story, it is important to reflect on the main points of Genesis and Exodus.

First, God made the world, but when Adam and Eve did not listen to God and sinned this led to many problems for everyone.

Things became so far from what God had planned that he decided to start over with a big flood, saving only Noah's family.

After the flood, Noah and his family were the only people left on Earth and they had to start again to make the world full of people once more.

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In return God had promised Noah that he would not flood the whole Earth again and gave the rainbow as a sign of this promise.

However, some people attempted to build a huge tower in a city called *Babel (which later became Babylon) to make a name for themselves and be independent.

God did not like this, so he made everyone speak different languages and spread them all over the world.

One man God chose was named Abraham and He promised him that his family would become a great nation and live in a special land called Canaan.

Abraham's family grew into the Israelites, who later moved to Egypt. There, they became slaves, but God promised to free them and take them back to Canaan.

So, the story of Noah and his son Ham is just one part of a much bigger story that includes many important events and promises from God and it highlights that whilst people make mistakes God has a plan to make things right and help them.

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Noah had three sons who, after the flood, travelled to different parts of the new world and created communities whilst Noah started farming which included a vineyard. One day, he drank too much wine and was lying uncovered in his tent. Ham, *Canaan's father, saw Noah in this state and told his brothers, Shem and Japheth.

Instead of looking, Shem and Japheth put a garment on their shoulders, walked backwards, and covered Noah without seeing him. When Noah woke up and found out what Ham had done, he was very upset. He did not just curse Ham, but he cursed Ham's son Canaan, saying Canaan would serve his uncles.

Noah said good things about the Lord, the God of Shem and wished for God to make Japheth's land big and for him to live well with Shem, but still said Canaan would be their servant. Noah lived for *350 more years after the flood, making his total life *950 years.

*This story might seem odd at first. *Why did Noah react so strongly when Ham saw him and did nothing but tell his brothers?

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AND WHY CURSE *CANAAN WHEN HE WASN'T EVEN INVOLVED?

It does not seem to make sense straight away, but if we think about it more and link it to other parts of Genesis, we might get a better picture. It's important to notice that the story points out Ham is Canaan's dad *twice. This seems to hint that it is a key part of the story.

To really understand this, we need to look deeper and think about other stories in Genesis and what they mean. Everything in the Bible is connected and sometimes, to understand one part, we need to think about how it links to others. Let us use some careful thinking and look at other themes in Genesis to make sense of why Noah cursed Canaan and how this all fits into the bigger picture of the Bible.

The brothers Japheth and Shem took care not to see their father Noah in a state of undress by walking backwards and covering him up. When Noah awoke and realised what his younger son had done, he cursed Canaan, Ham's son, to be a servant to his brothers.

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While Japheth received a blessing, Shem was notably blessed as the son who followed God.

An interesting point to start with is the birth order of Noah's sons. The order in which Shem, Ham and Japheth are mentioned in the Bible doesn't necessarily indicate their age. With only three sons, we have six possible arrangements of their birth order.

Genesis 9:24 hints at a younger son causing Noah distress, often assumed to be Ham, though it's not explicitly stated. To clarify this, we look to Genesis 10, known as the Table of Nations, which lists Noah's sons and their descendants.

A key detail here informs us that Japheth is the elder brother, which narrows down the possibilities for the birth order.

Given this information, we are left with three possible orders, with either *Ham or Japheth being the eldest, but only one scenario positions Ham as the youngest, aligning with Genesis 9:24's mention of a younger son.

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This insight prompts us to look beyond the immediate story to the broader narrative of Genesis, where a recurring theme emerges: the challenges faced by *firstborns, which could be seen as a "firstborn curse". Exploring each firstborn's story in Genesis, starting with Adam as humanity's firstborn and Cain as the firstborn of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel, reveals a *pattern of hardship and failure, suggesting a deeper, underlying theme within these biblical narratives.

Moving further on in Genesis, the Bible explores the character of Noah's sons, but as we are not sure who the firstborn is we will come back to that.

Next, we hear about Abraham. His first son with Hagar, an Egyptian lady, was Ishmael. But Ishmael wasn't chosen by God, and he had to leave. Abraham's next son, Isaac, had twins, Esau and Jacob. Esau, born first, traded his special firstborn rights for some food because he was very hungry and Jacob tricked their dad to get Esau's blessing.

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And why curse Canaan when he wasn't even involved? It doesn't seem to make sense straight away.

If we think about it more and link it to other parts of Genesis, we might get a better picture and it is important to notice that the story points out Ham is Canaan's dad twice which seems to hint that it's a key part of the story.

To understand this fully we need to look deeper and think about other stories in Genesis and what they mean.

Everything in the Bible is connected and sometimes, to understand one part, we need to think about how it links to others and by looking at other themes in Genesis perhaps we can make sense of why Noah cursed Canaan and how this fits into the bigger picture of the Bible.

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The brothers Japheth and Shem took care not to see their father Noah in a state of undress by walking backwards and covering him up.

When Noah awoke and realised what his younger son had done. He cursed Canaan, Ham's son, to be a servant to his brothers. While Japheth received a blessing, Shem was notably blessed as the son who followed God. This story segment concludes with the mention of Noah's death.

An interesting point to start with is the birth order of Noah's sons. The order in which Shem, Ham and Japheth are mentioned in the Bible does not necessarily indicate their age.

With only three sons, we have six possible arrangements of their birth order.

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Genesis 9:24 hints at a younger son causing Noah distress, often assumed to be Ham, though it is not explicitly stated.

To clarify this, we look to Genesis 10, known as the Table of Nations, which lists Noah's sons and their descendants.

A key detail here informs us that Japheth is the elder brother, which narrows down the possibilities for the birth order.

Given this information, we are left with three possible orders, with either Ham or Japheth being the eldest but only one scenario positions Ham as the youngest, aligning with Genesis 9:24's mention of a younger son.

This insight prompts us to look beyond the immediate story to the broader narrative of Genesis, where a recurring theme emerges:

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- the challenges faced by firstborns, which could be seen as a "firstborn curse."

Exploring each firstborn's story in Genesis, starting with Adam as humanity's firstborn and Cain as the firstborn of Adam and Eve who in killing his brother Abel. This reveals a pattern of hardship and failure, suggesting a deeper, underlying theme within these biblical narratives.

Following this thread, we turn to Noah's sons and Abraham's first child, Ishmael, mothered by Hagar of Egypt.

Ishmael was not chosen by God and he had to leave. Abraham's next son, Isaac,

had twins, - Esau and Jacob.

Esau, born first, traded his special firstborn rights for some food because he was very hungry and Jacob tricked their dad to get Esau's blessing.

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Jacob had many children, but his first son, Reuben, did something very bad that upset Jacob and he lost his special status.

Then there is Joseph, who ended up in Egypt as a slave. When he met his father again in Egypt, Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, were blessed by their

grandfather Jacob.

Even though Manasseh was the eldest, Jacob gave the better blessing to Ephraim,

the younger one.

From these examples it seems like the first sons often face tough times, almost like there is a pattern or *curse.

Relating this back to Noah's sons it is either Japheth or Ham who could be the eldest but if Ham is the youngest, as one part of Genesis suggests, *then Japheth must be the oldest.

This does not quite fit if we think there is a pattern of *first sons having troubles, because nothing bad is said about Japheth.

So, we have got a bit of a mystery.

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Either the pattern does not hold for Japheth or we are not understanding something correctly about Genesis.

We need to dig deeper!

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Focusing again on Noah, we see he started farming, made some wine, drank too much and ended up uncovered in his tent.

Ham saw this and told his brothers,

who then covered their dad without looking.

Traditionally, it is believed Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. If so, these books can help explain each other.

In Leviticus, another book possibly

written by Moses, it says... you should not

'uncover the nakedness' of close family, which means not doing anything inappropriate with them. This includes

your father's wife.

So, if in Genesis,

'uncovering your father's nakedness'

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The Curse, Blessing and Lesson.

Genesis 9:20 - 27.

So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.

Then he said: “Cursed be Canaan;

A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.” Genesis 9:24

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Also reflecting the richness of John Wesley's vision for a faith that transforms both individuals and society.

The Bible was originally written in Hebrew before being translated into other languages. One of the most significant translations occurred during the reign of King James, who commissioned a version to resolve religious disputes and reinforce his authority. Forty-seven scholars worked for seven years under strict guidelines, resulting in the 1611 King James Bible. However, some scrolls were excluded because they didn't align with the preferred narrative.

As we use the King James Version, it's crucial to explore its history, understanding how it was shaped and what was included or omitted or altered.

The Curse, Blessing and Lesson.

Genesis 9:20 - 27.

So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.

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Then he said: “Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.”

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*Genesis 9:20, through 27* After the great flood, Noah drank wine produced from a vineyard he planted, got drunk and laid naked in his *tent. Noah's son, Ham saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside, Shem and Japheth covered their father's nakedness and did not look upon his nakedness. When Noah woke up and *knew what Ham had done to him, he cursed Ham's son, Canaan and *blessed Shem and Japheth.

This passage has perplexed interpreters for generations and has resulted in many theories regarding the nature of Ham's sin.

What exactly did Ham do that was so abhorrent that it warranted a curse, not upon himself (as you cannot curse what God has blessed), but upon his son, Canaan (Noah's grandchild).

*The Four most popular theories are as follows.

Ham saw his father naked.
Ham, castrated Noah.
Paternal incest with Noah
Maternal incest with his mother, so Canaan is the result of that maternal incest.

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Let's go through each of these options. *1. Ham saw his father naked. This position simply takes the text for what it says, as scholars eg. John Bergsma and Scott Hahn explain, the strength of this position is *its conservatism. It refuses to see anything in the text that is not explicit. However, there are problems with this explanation. Firstly, there is no evidence in any ancient literature, biblical or otherwise, indicating that merely seeing a parent's naked body was some grave sin. Secondly, the punishment seems excessive and does not fit the crime. Was Noah just really insecure about his nakedness to curse his grandson. That seems unlikely, as Bergsma and Hahn go on to explain, voyeurism is a non explanation, since it fails to elucidate either the gravity of Ham's offence or the reason for the curse of Canaan. It also requires the interpreter to assume the existence of a taboo against the accidental sight of a naked parent that is otherwise unattested in biblical or ancient Near Eastern literature. Thirdly, Noah's recognising what Ham had done to him suggests more than just looking upon him. Ham did something, not just saw something. Besides, if Noah were in a state of drunkenness, maybe even passed out, would he even remember his son passively looking at him again?

There seems to be more going on here.

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2. Ham castrated Noah.

Another option is that Ham castrated Noah. This view is discussed within the rabbinic literature.

Bergsma explains that those who say that Ham castrated Noah cite the following assumption that since he injured Noah with respect to the possibility of conceiving a fourth son... which Noah wanted but could no longer have, Noah cursed him by means of Ham's fourth son.

Ham's sons were Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan and of all these, it was Canaan whom Noah cursed.

So according to this view, Ham castrated his father, Noah, resulting in Noah not being able to have a fourth son.

The problem with this view is that there is simply nothing in the text itself that would suggest castration.

Moreover, one must assume that Noah even wanted a fourth son, but nowhere does the text actually say that.

Therefore, this view seems contrived, to say the least.

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3. Paternal incest with Noah.

Another popular view is that Ham took advantage of his father -paternal incest.

The strength of this position is that the phrase to see nakedness is an idiom for intimacy.

Ham saw the nakedness of his father, that is, he engaged in non-consensual activity with him. We see this idiom in Leviticus 20.

Leviticus 20:17-21, ‘If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his guilt. If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people. ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister nor of your father’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt. If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

Here we see the phrase to see nakedness being equated with to uncover nakedness.

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It is easy to recognise that both phrases are idioms for the same thing.

Additionally, there are perhaps some sexual undertones suggested in the text. Wine, for example, is frequently associated with sexuality in the Scriptures. The only other time Genesis references drunkenness is when Lot's daughters got Lot drunk and had incestuous sex with them. Which is a significant parallel to our passage in Genesis nine, wine and the vineyard are both repeatedly associated with sexual intimacy throughout the Song of Solomon.

Moreover, scholars had suggested that the statement Noah uncovered himself implies disrobing in preparation for intimacy.

This is argued on the basis of the root word used for uncovered himself, which often appears in Leviticus 18 and 20 in the context of sexual relations. The thought is that Ham did far more than just seeing his father's nakedness, this verse portrays Ham committed some type of unnatural act upon his father, Noah. The blessed son of Noah, Ham had become a wicked man. How was that possible? As we see how all our bibles in verse 9:24 states *And when Noah awoke, he knew what his youngest son had done to him!

So why did Noah curse Canaan when it was clearly Ham who acted inappropriately?

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So why did Noah curse Canaan when it was clearly Ham who acted inappropriately?

The theory that Ham sexually abused Noah also provides a possible motivation for Ham's act as Bergsma and Hahn explain.By humiliating his father Ham hoped to usurp his Father's authority and displace his older brothers in the family hierarchy.

This explains why Ham promptly informed his brothers of what he had done. Some have objected that the brothers' actions in covering their father's nakedness and not keeping upon his nakedness conflict with this idiomatic interpretation. Therefore Ham's seeing his father's nakedness should be understood literally instead of as an idiom for intimacy but as the scholar Robert Gagnon explains this beautifully.

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The brother's actions in covering their father's nakedness and taking great pains not to look at their father is compatible with an interpretation of seeing another's nakedness as sexual intercourse.

The brothers' actions play on the broader meaning of the phrase. Not only did the brothers not see their father's nakedness in the sense of having intercourse with him, but also they did not even dare to see their father's nakedness in a literal sense, as Ham’s act was exceedingly evil.

Their gesture was exceedingly pious and noble. Contrast to the other options we have discussed, this explanation appears to be more on the right track.

It makes better sense of the nature of Ham's sin. It accounts for the idiom to see nakedness, in addition to other features of the text that may suggest sexual undertones. It provides a rationale for Ham's act and an explanation for his telling his brothers. However, it still doesn't explain why Canaan is cursed, if Ham sexually abused his father, why isn't Ham the one who was cursed?

There really is not a satisfactory explanation for Cannan being cursed. Whilst this third theory makes sense in a lot of ways, it still falls short in accounting for all the data.

So how should we understand this text?

There is actually a fourth option that we can consider, which several scholars have argued for more recently. It is similar to this third option we have just looked at, but it applies the idiom in a different way.

While this interpretive option is not as popular as the other three we have explored, it seems to be the best explanation where Ham had sexual relations with his mother, Noah's wife.

In the previous views we explored it assumed that to see nakedness is an idiom for sex, similar to the phrase to uncover nakedness. However, as other biblical passages indicate, the nakedness of the father may actually refer to the nakedness of the mother.

Leviticus 18:7-8, The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness...

This is consistent throughout the biblical text. A woman's nakedness is described as her husband's nakedness.

(Lev. 18:14, 16; 20:11 Deut. 27:20)

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Given this information, it appears that Ham seeing his father's nakedness may refer to having sexual relations with Noah's wife.

This is the only interpretation that provides an explanation for the curse of Canaan within the framework of the narrative itself. If, as Bergsma and Scott W.Hahn explain, Ham's deed is understood as maternal incest, it becomes possible to explain Canaan's origin as the fruit of that union.

This insight suddenly illuminates two aspects of the text left unanswered by paternal incest theorists, why Canaan is cursed and why Ham is repeatedly identified as the father of Canaan and his curse was the result of a vile taboo act on the part of his father. Ham is repeatedly and apparently superfluously identified as the father of Canaan because the narrator wishes to signal the reader that this narrative explains how Ham became the father of *Canaan.

This interpretation also works with the idea that Ham was attempting to usurp his Father's authority, which provides a motivation for Ham's Act, as well as his reason for telling his brothers. Indeed, there are biblical examples of people sleeping with the wives and or concubines of others as a means of usurpation.

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In Genesis, 9:21, it says Noah uncovered himself in *his tent [ohel - אָהֱלָה] but scholars have proposed that it should be translated as her tent. The Hebrew word for tent is Ohel and in this verse, it has a third feminine singular suffix attached, the letter "H". This indicates that it should read *"her tent”.

We see the same thing in Genesis. 24:67 where Isaac brings Rebecca into his mother's tent. Literally, it says... into "her tent [ohel - אָהֱלָה], the tent of Sarah, his mother of the same word with the same third feminine singular suffix on the noun. And in Genesis 24:67 it is clear that it is a woman's tent. So in Genesis 9:21, Noah enters his wife's tent and Ham enters her tent also.

What about the brothers actions in verse 23 suggesting a more literal interpretation? Well, the rebuttal offered by Robert Gagnon in defence of his view that Ham sexually abused Noah, which we quoted earlier, is equally applicable to this view. The brothers actions play on the broader meaning of the phrase where they not only refrained from sexual intercourse with Noah's wife, but they also refrained from seeing his nakedness, literally covering him. Here's how Bergsma and Hann summarised the narrative, Noah becomes drunk and disrobes in her tent in preparation for intercourse but is incapacitated by his drunkenness.

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Ham entered her tent and saw his father lying there in a state of drunkenness and nakedness. Then engages in sexual activity without consent with his father's wife/mother. He exits and informs his brothers of his grasp at familial power, *perhaps producing an article of clothing as proof of his claim.

We also read in the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they became aware of their nakedness and felt ashamed. This act of disobedience to God led to their realisation of vulnerability, prompting them to hide.

Throughout the Bible, nakedness is often associated with shame, symbolising the loss of innocence and the awareness of sin.

The brothers in turn act with excessive filial deference and piety in returning the garment to their humiliated father, avoiding not only the figurative scene of the Father's nakedness, ie (that is to say) maternal incest, but the literal as well. In the aftermath of the event, Noah curses the product of Ham's illicit union, namely Canaan, and blesses Shem and Japheth for their piety. Now, the two other sons Shem and Japheth took a garment cover their father's nakedness when they covered his shame. Not only that, they went backwards so as not to see their father shame. Backwards, like they went back to when their father's nakedness or shame was not uncovered. If Ham did rape their mother, the sons would have to disown their evil brother Ham.

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Through Jesus we can know and experience God's love for us and plan for our lives.

Therefore, it says, “GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD and HAUGHTY, BUT [continually] GIVES [the gift of] GRACE TO THE HUMBLE [who turn away from self-righteousness]. James 4:6

Now, the sad part is that it is the sin of holding an attitude of wanting to be God that breaks our close relationship to God.

It is this attitude of wanting to run our own lives that causes us to fear God, and to feel separated from God's love.

This is also the source of many of the other problems in our lives.

Noah and the Flood

And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you.

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Isaiah 42:8

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HOLY BIBLE METHODIST CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA -YWM.

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TO KEEP IT HOLY.
Exodus 20:8•