Noah begat Ham, Ham begat Canaan,
Canaan begat the Hivites, Arkits, Sinites.
Genesis 10:17 & 1 Chron 1:15 KJV
"and the Hivites, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,"
H2340 - Hivite = "villagers"
H6208 - Arkite = "gnawing"
H5513 - Sinite = "thorn" or "clay"
Rather than provide details regarding specific individuals,
the writer of Genesis gave the readers guidelines for the
fall of Man as described by the descendants of Canaan.
Transliteral saying:
[Canaan begat] .... villagers gnawing thorns [as] clay [vessels].
The gnawing speaks first to our labors to produce enough to
survive. This is the first level of judgment against Adam who
was limited by the produce of the Earth which yielded thorns:
Genesis 3:18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth
to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
The next layer of gnawing speaks to the future of Mankind
who has turned away from the LORD when the gnawing to
survive became the gnashing in judgment.
Matthew 8:11-12 KJV
"And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac,
and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. [v12] But the children
of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
As at the beginning, so also at the end, all flesh is summed
up as clay vessels fit for the Master's design.
Romans 9:21
Hath not the potter power over the clay [G4081],
of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour,
and another unto dishonour?
New Testament (Greek) for "clay"
Strong's G4081 - pēlos (pā-lo's) = clay
Whither shall we go? Shall we submit ourselves to the
LORD or will be be like sheep gone astray? Will we be
gathered together into a vast company of His Peoples,
or will we be scattered, cast and left outside His Mercy
and Grace?
