Genesis 9:26 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 9:24-27

II. The spirit of prophecy comes upon him, and, like dying Jacob, he tells his sons what shall befal them, Gen. 49:1. 1. He pronounces a curse on Canaan the son of Ham (Gen. 9:25), in whom Ham is himself cursed, either because this son of his was now more guilty than the rest, or because the posterity of this son was afterwards to be rooted out of their land, to make room for Israel. And Moses here records it for the animating of Israel in the wars of Canaan; though the Canaanites were a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:26

And he said, blessed be the Lord God of Shem ,.... Shem was blessed before Japheth, because he was the first and principal in advising and conducting the affair before ascribed to them, as Jarchi on Genesis 9:23 suggests; and though the words are in the form of an ascription of blessedness to God, the fountain of all good, and by whose grace Shem was influenced and enabled to do the good he did, for which the Lord's name was to be praised and blessed; yet it includes the blessing of Shem,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:26

Verse 26 26.Blessed be the Lord God of Shem. Noah blesses his other children, but in a different manner. For he places Shem in the highest post of honor. And this is the reason why Noah, in blessing him, breaks forth in the praise of God, without adhering to the person of man. For the Hebrews, when they are speaking of any rare and transcendent excellence, raise their thoughts to God. Therefore the holy man, when he perceived that the most abundant grace of God was destined for his son Shem,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:18-29

The threefold distribution of the human race —into the Shemitic, Hamitic, and Japhetic families. The fall of Noah was through wine; not, indeed, a forbidden product of the earth, but, like the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, representing a tremendous responsibility . I. THE FERTILITY OF SIN . It was out of drunkenness that the widespread curse of the Hamitic nations came forth. And the drunkenness is closely connected with other sins— What a picture of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:20-29

The future unveiled. I. A PAGE FROM HUMAN HISTORY . The prominent figure an old man—always an object of interest, as one who has passed through life's vicissitudes, and worthy of peculiar honor, especially if found walking in the paths of righteousness and peace; an old saint who had long been distinguished for the elevation of his piety, who had long maintained his fidelity to God in the midst of evil times, who had just enjoyed a special deliverance at the hand of God, and who up... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:26

And he said —not "Blessed of Jehovah, my God, be Shem" (Jamieson), as might have been anticipated (this, equally with the omission of Ham's name, lifts the entire patriarchal utterance out of the region of mere personal feeling), but— Blessed — בָּרוּךְ when applied to God signifies an ascription of praise (cf. Psalms 144:15 ; Ephesians 1:3 ); when applied to man, an invocation of good (cf. Genesis 14:19 , Genesis 14:20 ; Psalms 128:1 ; Hebrews 7:6 )— be the Lord God ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 9:18-29

- XXX. The Prophecy of Noah18. כנען kena‛an, “Kena‘an, bowed down.”19. נפץ nāpats, “break, scatter, spread.” פוּץ pûts, “break, scatter, flow.”20. כרם kerem, “orchard, vineyard.”21. יין yayı̂n, “wine; related: ferment.”After the blessing on the new heads of the human race has been pronounced, and the covenant with them renewed, we are prepared for a new development of human action. This appears, however, in the form of an event which is itself a meet preliminary to the subsequent stage of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 9:26

Genesis 9:26. Blessed be the Lord God of Shem Abraham and all his posterity were included in the descendants of Shem, as appears from the next chapter. Our Lord Jesus Christ, therefore, in whom all the nations of the earth are to be blessed, sprang from him. Well, therefore, might Jehovah be called the Lord God of Shem. Most of the worshippers of the true God, before the coming of the Messiah, were of his seed, and afterward the descendants of Shem were the chief instruments of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:18-29

Noah and his sons (9:18-29)On one occasion Noah brought shame upon himself through becoming drunk. But God’s condemnation was concerned more with Noah’s son Ham, and particularly his grandson Canaan who tried to add to Noah’s disgrace (18-23). God announced a curse on the descendants of Ham who would come through Canaan, though not on Ham’s other descendants. The descendants of Canaan would have their land taken from them by the descendants of Shem (the nation Israel) and they themselves would... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 9:26

Blessed. Fulfillment in Shem being in the line of the promised seed, and in the overthrow of Canaanites. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 9:24-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 9:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:18-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:20-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 9:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 9:18-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 9:26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 9:18-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 9:26

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