Noah became drunk after planting a vineyard and became uncovered in his tent. When Ham saw Noah's nakedness, he told his brothers Shem and Japheth instead of covering him. Shem and Japheth covered Noah without looking at his nakedness. When Noah awoke, he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham. The Bible teaches that drinking is not a sin, but drunkenness is sinful and leads to harmful behaviors and loss of self-control.

1. Hard Times in Ararat
Genesis 9:18–29

2. The Big Idea
I have stored up your word
in my heart, that I might not
sin against you.
Psalm 119:11 (ESV) 2

3. Hard Times in Ararat
Genesis 9:18–29

4. Noah’s Profile
 Favor with God
 Righteous
 Blameless
 Preacher
 Full of faith
 Obedient
 Heir of the righteousness
 A sign
 Father
 Builder
 Farmer
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5. Drunk!
What!?
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6. Not a Kid’s Church story
Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark
were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham was
the father of Canaan. These three were the sons
of Noah, and from these the whole earth was
populated. Then Noah began farming and planted
a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became
drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.
Genesis 9:18–24 6

7. Not a Kid’s Church story
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of
his father, and told his two brothers outside. But
Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it
upon both their shoulders and walked backward
and covered the nakedness of their father; and
their faces were turned away, so that they did not
see their father’s nakedness. When Noah awoke
Genesis 9:18–24 7

8. Not a Kid’s Church story
from his wine, he knew what his youngest son
had done to him.
Genesis 9:18–24 8

9. What do we see
here?
1. Poor Judgement
2. Disrespect
3. Honor
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10. Which one of these is sinful
Cell Phone
Laptop Computer
Marijuana
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11. What
does
the
Bible
teach
about
alcohol?
The A/G has an abstinence-based tradition.
I do not drink alcohol and I do recommend
it.
But we do not base belief on what Pastor Ed
believes but on what the Bible says.
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12. Wine
Mentioned 212x in the Old Testament
Mentioned 50x in the New Testament
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13. Positive passage
…You may spend the money for whatever your
heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or
strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and
there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD
your God and rejoice, you and your household.
Deuteronomy 14:24–26 13

14. Allowed as an offering to the Lord
…and for the drink
offering you shall offer
one-third of a hin of
wine as a soothing
aroma to the LORD.
Numbers 15:7 14

15. A picture of
Jesus
And Melchizedek
king of Salem
brought out bread
and wine; now he
was a priest of God
Most High. Genesis 14:18 15

16. A blessing of hard work
And wine which makes man’s
heart glad, So that he may
make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man’s
heart.
Psalm 104:15 16

17. Seen as part of a blessing
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD
and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your
body And refreshment to your bones. Honor the
LORD from your wealth And from the first of all
your produce; So your barns will be filled with
plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.
Proverbs 3:7–10 17

18. Millennial
Reign
The LORD of hosts will
prepare a lavish
banquet for all peoples
on this mountain; A
banquet of aged wine,
choice pieces with
marrow, And refined,
aged wine.
Isaiah 25:6 18

19. Jesus’ first miracle
When the master of the feast tasted the water
now become wine and did not know where it
came from (though the servants who had drawn
the water knew), the master of the feast called
the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves
the good wine first, and when people have drunk
freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the
good wine until now.”
John 2:9–10 19

20. God gave His family free-will
God created the tree of the Knowledge of Good
and Evil.
God always gives us rules, boundaries and limits.
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Think

21. Specific People
Nazirites Numbers 6:2–3
Priests Leviticus 10:8–9
Pastors 1 Timothy 3:2–3
Deacons 1 Timothy 3:8
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22. Those who shouldn’t drink
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to
drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
For they will drink and forget what is decreed,
And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
Proverbs 31:4–5 22

23. But Jesus didn’t…
For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and
drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and
you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a
friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
Luke 7:33–34 23

24. The Line
And do not get drunk with wine,
for that is debauchery, but be filled
with the Spirit,
Ephesians 5:18 ESV 24

25. Drinking excess causes
Poverty…………….…Prov 23:20–21
Less productive…..Prov 21:17
Loudmouth ……..…Prov 20:1
Brawler……………....Prov 20:1
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26. Give to those who are dying……….Proverbs 31:6
Infirmed……………………………………..1 Timothy 5:23
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Medicinal

27. The Drunk
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has
contentions? Who has complaining? Who has
wounds without cause? Who has redness of
eyes? Those who linger long over wine, Those
who go to taste mixed wine. Do not look on the
wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly; At the last it bites
Proverbs 23:29–35 27

28. The Drunk
like a serpent And stings like a viper. Your eyes will
see strange things And your mind will utter perverse
things. And you will be like one who lies down in the
middle of the sea, Or like one who lies down on the
top of a mast. “They struck me, but I did not
become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake? I will seek another drink.”
Proverbs 23:29–35 28

29. An Alcoholic

30. A Deadly Sin
do you not know that the unrighteous will not
inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
neither the sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers,
men who practice homosexuality, thieves, nor the
greedy, drunkards, revilers, or swindlers will inherit
the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9–10 30

31. Worthy of judgement
For the time already past is sufficient for you to have
carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having
pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness,
carousing, drinking parties, and abominable
idolatries…but they will give account to Him who is
ready to judge the living and the dead.
1 Peter 4:3;5 31

32. Christian Liberties
It is good not to eat meat or to
drink wine, or to do anything by
which your brother stumbles.
Romans 14:21 32

33. God’s Guidelines
Let us behave properly as in the day,
not in carousing and drunkenness, not
in sexual promiscuity and sensuality,
not in strife and jealousy.
Romans 13:13 33

34. God’s Guidelines
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with
any so-called brother if he is an immoral person,
or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a
drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with
such a one.
1 Corinthians 5:11 34

35. Boiled Down
Drinking is not a sin
Drunkenness is a sin
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36. What about Noah
And Ham…saw the nakedness of
his father and told his two
brothers outside.
Genesis 9:22 36

37. Is there an expiration date?
Honor your father and your mother,
that your days may be long in the land
that the LORD your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12 (ESV) 37

38. Is this you?
Do you struggle to honor because of a wound
from alcohol?
Do you have relationship problems because of an
alcoholic parent?
Do you have guilt because of an alcoholic past?
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39. Better treatment
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it
on both their shoulders, and walked backward
and covered the nakedness of their father. Their
faces were turned backward, and they did not
see their father’s nakedness.
Genesis 9:23 39

40. The Covering Principle
Above all, keep fervent in your love for
one another, because love covers a
multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 40

41. Noah’s reactions
Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He
shall be to his brothers.” He also said, “Blessed
be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan
be his servant. May God enlarge Japheth And let
him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan
be his servant.
Genesis 9:25–27 41

42. Questions
Was Noah’s action excusable?
Does favoritism cause family harmony?
Does this cause you discomfort?
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43. What are you feeling
Hatred stirs up strife, But love
covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 10:12 43

44. No other comment or commentary
Noah lived three hundred and fifty
years after the flood. So all the days of
Noah were nine hundred and fifty
years, and he died.
Genesis 9:28–29 44

45. Hard Times in Ararat
Genesis 9:18–29