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Prosperity vs. God's Blessing
Matthew Henry highlights a crucial lesson: Ham's descendants, especially the Canaanites, were numerous and wealthy, yet they were under a divine curse. This reminds us that worldly success is not the same as God's favor. True blessing is spiritual, not material, and God's judgment can be at work even amidst apparent prosperity.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 10:6–20
18th Century
Theologian
6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m — “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser — “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr — …
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 10:19–20
19th Century
Bishop
The border ... — The boundaries given are Sidon in the north, Gerar and Gaza in the south and southwest, and from there to the Dea…
John Gill
On Genesis 10:20
17th Century
Pastor
These are the sons of Ham
His sons and grandsons, which some reckon to be thirty, others thirty one, if the Philisti…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 10:15–32
17th Century
Minister
The descendants of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly situated; yet Canaan was under a divine curse, and not a curse without cause. Those w…