Playlist: Canaan, Land of (topic)
Debased Sodom
Sermon by James C. StoertzThe territory of Canaan, son of Ham, appears in the table of nations as the region containing Sodom and the other cities of the plain. After the Flood, Noah planted a vineyard, became uncovered in his tent, and awoke to learn that Ham's younger son Canaan had committed an act of sexual deviance. Noah therefore pronounced a curse …
The Doctrine of Israel (Part One): Origins
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Land of Canaan serves as the crucial backdrop against which the biblical origins of Israel must be understood, particularly in contrast to secular academic theories about Israel's emergence there. Scholars such as Ann Killebrew categorize theories of Israel's origin in Canaan into four models—conquest, peaceful …
A Vivid Comparison (2000)
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughThe concept of Canaan's land defilement serves as a pivotal illustration in developing the principle that God requires offerings to be holy, pure, and untainted, extending this standard beyond the offering itself to the very source from which it comes. This point emerges within a broader discussion of biblical animal imagery, …