Cover Him Up!
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Genesis 9:18-29. Let’s go!
Genesis 9:18-21 (NIV)
18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)
19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth.
20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
On verse 21: Noah gets drunk and passes out naked inside his tent, apparently in a way that others could see him from the outside. Keep in mind that during Noah’s time nakedness was associated with shame. This was an embarrassing moment for Noah. It’s also proof that while Noah may have been found righteous in his generation compared to the people of his time (Genesis 6:9 and Genesis 7:1), Noah wasn’t perfect and needed the covering and protection of God and others. In fact, the covering that Noah’s sons Shem and Japheth give Noah foreshadows the covering that Jesus would humbly give us by dying on the cross for our sins. Jesus covers our shame with the garment of His righteousness and love.

