Christian Family Services Ministry

2-22-2021 – A Word to the Wise – ON SIN

I want to address a type of sexual sin that is rarely addressed, and a consequence that goes with it. I give this forewarning so some who want to avoid thinking about it, will be able too.

I will address only one of this class of sins but the results are the same for the whole class. The scripture reference is Leviticus 18 and all of the examples fall into the same category.

Now I will address a biblical incident in the light of the Leviticus passage and it will clear up the interpretation of a long standing incident.

In Genesis 9 we read of this incident, but let me retell it and see if it makes more senses.

A couple of years after Noah left the Ark he planted a wine vineyard. He got good and drunk one afternoon and passed out.

His wife, we do not even know her name, was overcome with sexual desire and standing at the door of her tent which was next to her husbands, was only partially dressed.

Ham was passing by and she invited Ham in, undressed and proceeded to have sex with him. When finished as he was leaving she told him to tell Shem and Japheth of the good time he had and invited them in as well.

Ham did tell them of his adventure, both boys were shocked, went to her tent with a blanket not even looking at her, covered her up and left.

Ham’s sin is classified as ‘uncovering the nakedness of his father’.

As you look at Leviticus 18, this whole class of sin is addressed. What is of great interest is verses 19-23. Apparently this class of sin is equated and in the end the same as devoting self, and the result, to the evil god Moleck. Ultimately such newborns were offered as living burnt sacrifices to Moleck.

But read that whole section look at this whole class of sin which scripture sees as similar.

Noah understood this about his nameless wife, and the child Canaan became representative of the consequence. As always you are free to disagree about the example, or even the interpretation as applying to the example.