Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-14

settled the Egyptian ana ASSyrian en-
pires, and conformity with Shem the Per-
sian, and afierward, to some extent, the
Grecian and Roman. The history of
these nations gives no veri6cation OF the
prophecy. Whereas the history Of Ca
MAINS descendants, for more than three
thousand years, is record of its fulfil
ment First, they were made tributaries
by the Israelites. Then Canaan was the
servant of Shem. Afterward, by the
Modes and Pcrsians. Then Canaan was
the servant of Shem, and in part Of the
other sons of Ham. Afterwards, by the |
Maecdonians, Grecians, and Romans, sue
cessively. Then Canaan was the servant
of Japhel, mainly, and secondariIy of the
other sons Of Ham. Finally, they were
subjected by the Ottoman dynasty, where
they yet remain. Thus Canaan is noD
the servant Of Shem and Japhet and the
other sons of Ham,
But il may still be objected, that though
Canaan IS the only one named in the
Course, yet the 22d and 23d verses show
that it was pronounced upon the posterity
Of Ham IN general. " And Ham, the
father of Canaan, salo the nGkedness of
his father, and told his too brethren NTH.
out."-Verse %: In verse %, Shem
and Japhet cover their father with a gar
ment. Verse "a, !" And Noah awoke
from has toine, and kne0 l0hGt has YOUNG
Err son had done unto him, and said, - &c.
1t is argued that this younger son can
not be Canaan, as he was not the son, but
the grandson of Noah, and therefore it
must be Ham. We answer, whoever
that younger son" was, or whatever he
did, Canaan alone was named in the
curse. Besides, the Hebrew word Ben,
signifies son, grandson, great-granson, or
any one Of the posterity OF an individual
Gen. xxx. 5,1"AnG he said unto them,
KaO,o ye LGban, the SON q Major ~
. Yet Laban was the grandson of Major.
Gen. xiv. Is, %. In 2 Sam. xix "a, il
is said, I" Mepaib0sheth, the SON Of Saul
came do1on to meet the king" But Me
phibosheth was the son of Jonathan, and
the grandson of Saul. 2 Sam. tx. 6. Sc
Ruth iy. II. There is SON born, tt
Naomi" This was the son Of Ruth, the
daug hter-in-law Of Naomi. Ruth iv. l3
lis So 2 Sam. xxi 6. Let seUen me'
of his (Saur 81 SONS be delireTed unto as,
Sc. Seven of Sauis grandsOns were de
Ilivered up. 2 Sam. xxi. 8, 9. So Gen
xxi. %, @And hast not suffered me to ks
my SONS and nay daughters :" and in th'
55th verse, And early tn the morning
LabaH rose up and kissed his SONS" &c
These were his ygrandsons. So 2 King
tx. 90, The driving of Jehat, the SON .
Nimshi.n ~ So Kings xix. 49,. But Je
hu was the grandson of Nimshi. 2 KING
tx. 2, Ia. Who will forbid the inspire
!. writer to use the same word when speak
ing Of No6k'sgrandson -
Further, If Ham were meant, whs
4. propriety in calling him the younger son
Phe order in which Noah's sons are a
At WAYS mentioned, makes Ham the seeOnt
1e and not the younger son. If it be sal
Mt that Bible usageis variable, and that tn
r. order of birth is not always preserved
.;r enumerations; the reply is, that, enume
i. alton III the order of birth, is the rule,
nd any other order the exception Beside
~ if the younger member of family, TAX,
he precedence of older ones in the famil
bv record, il is a mark of pre-eminence, e
M Their in original endowments, or provide
r. tial instrumentality Abraham, thong
II. sixty years younger than his eldest brot
e. er, and probably the younest of Terah
res sons, stands first in the family genealog
set Nothing in Hams history warrants II
4 idea Of his pre-eminence; besides, d
No Hebrew word HakEGt0n rendered yOun
3, eT, means the little, small The san
,ss word is used in Isaiah xi. %. GA IL
,ol TIE ONE shall become thousand" AL
mo- In Isaiah xxi. "a. 4. All UesseLS of SINAI
cie quantity So Psalms CIV. Is. ~"
m. Until bless them that fear the Lord, DO
IL. SMALL and great" Also Exodus xvi
EN-, %. g But erery SMALL matter til
an shall Judge" Ii would be a perfect
AIS literal rendering of Gen. tx. "a, if il we
translated thus, "when Noah knew WI
ade his little son. or grandson Bsao HGkG
var tony had done unto him, he said, ours
set- be Canaan" &c. 90 jig -.
ia Even ifthe Africans were the decor
osi- ants Of Canaan, the assumption that tn
,vey. enslayement is a fulfilment of this propl
ie.', CIV, lacks even plausibilily, for, only
rsed mere fraction of the inhabitants of Afr
v q have al; any one time been the slaves
lbV. OIneT ud1lOuS.- n -tite OUJOS'OI 90 III =
oss- ply, that large majority Of the Africt
,ere have always been slaves at home, We
ers swer, lst. IL Is false IN point Of ia
,aan though zealously bruited ofento serve
the turn. ed. fit sOers true, how doe
% help the argument2 The prophecy "
was !" Cursed be Canaan, a servant Of ser "a
ring shall ne be unto has BRETHREN" not U
the himself! 80. "a.
the sTha F,ar,rh lan1YIaoe in this respect foil