Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Genesis 9:27

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
  1. Like the previous verse, this appears to be a prophecy concerning the future of Noah's posterity.
  2. The posterity of Japheth will be numerous.
  3. Japheth shall dwell in the tents of Shem, suggesting a close relationship of some kind between their posterity, some type of sheltering or supporting of Japheth's descendants by the descendants of Shem - that is, actual or spiritual Israel.
  4. The descendants of Canaan shall be servants to the posterity of Japheth.
  5. God may bless groups of people to grow numerous. In a broader sense God may exercise or neglect to exercise power or influence over factors affecting population growth.

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