In Genesis 10:21 we come to the blessed line of Shem. From this line came both the Arabs and the Israelites from whom the Messiah would be born. And although I cannot say this with 100% accuracy, possibly the far eastern asian races (the Chinese and Japanese) come from this line as well. Notice that […]

Here’s a little tip for you when studying the Bible. Many times you will encounter the same person or place in Scripture but with different names. There are many factors that come into play here. The name could change depending on which nation that person resided in. There may be a huge gap between when […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 10. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. So Chapter 10 presents us with the Table of Nations that branched out from Noah’s three sons Shem, Japheth, and Ham. There are two reasons we should be intensely interested in this information. The first […]

In order to properly understand many important parts of the Bible it is essential that you fully understand the concept of the first born blessing. The Hebrew firstborn blessing is akin to the formalized reading of the family will just prior to the passing away of the father. It was customary for the firstborn to […]

The other day, a fellow messianic believer who I met on Facebook shared some very interesting information that I think goes a long way towards explaining why it was Ham’s son Canaan and not Ham himself who was cursed.   And since she also provided solid references, I decided this couldn’t be ignored and so […]