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The result was that Noah cursed the son of Ham, Canaan, and his endless generations after him with slavery, 9:25. Their necks would be forever under the boot of bondage. Effectively, no Conqueror from Ham would or could place his heel on the Dragon’s precious heads. That now left two of Noah’s sons to worry about, Japheth and Shem. Which one wore the heavy boots that would come down on his royal diadems?
It didn’t take long for the Tempter to answer that question because Noah continued to speak, moving from cursing Ham’s son to blessing his other two sons (9:26, 27). He clearly stated that Shem would be preeminent and over all. But it was probably the line “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem” that tipped him off. It wasn’t that Noah said “the God of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” He said “the God of Shem.” That was a spedific Messianic note sounded through Shem. The
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