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וְאַתֶּם פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ שִׁרְצוּ בָאָרֶץ וּרְבוּ־בָהּ׃ ס
1078. That 'the father of Canaan' means worship in external things devoid of internal has been discussed already. From faith separated from charity no other kind of worship can possibly arise. Indeed the internal man is charity, and never faith devoid of charity. This is why the person who is destitute of charity cannot possibly have any other kind of worship than external devoid of internal. And because it is from faith separated from charity that such worship arises, Ham was called 'the father of Canaan', and in what follows Ham is not the subject, but Canaan.
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: The Great Commandment: To Love the Lord above All Else
Topic: Salvation
Summary: What does it mean to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength"?
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Matthew 22:35-40
Mark 12:28, 33
Luke 10:25, 27
Genesis 9:20
Isaiah 9:6; 22:22
Matthew 23:4
Deuteronomy 4:35
Isaiah 43:10-11; 44:6, 24; 45:5, 14, 18, 22; 46:9
Matthew 28:18
Deuteronomy 4:25, 29; 10:12, 16; 11:13, 18-22; 13:1-5; 26:16-19; 30:1-10
Joshua 22:5
1 Kings 2:1-4; 8:4-6
2 Kings 23:1-3; 24
John 14:15, 21
1 John 2:3-5; 4:7-9
John 1:18; 4:16, 19-21