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Shem, Japheth, Ham

This was so good I had to grab it. My respects to the author. It makes so much sense.  Three Personality Types 8th May 2009,  hej The Bible doesn't contain theoretical analysis such as the Myers-Briggs personality test, rather it shows us people in action, where their character is demonstrated by their decisions. We can however draw some conclusions about what God thinks from his reaction to people's actions. One incident with Noah's 3 sons shows us something about who we might be at the personal level and why certain nations dominate and others are dominated. Shem, Ham and Japheth. The Bible lists the children in this order: Shem, Ham and Japheth (Gen 5:32, 6:10, 7:32,9:18). It seems likely that Shem was the oldest as he is listed first. Also his name means  'name'  indicating he was the firstborn in whom the family name continues. Ham means 'hot' which may say more about the time of year he was born, whereas Japheth's name...

Revelation 12:13

13  When the dragon  saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.   14  The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle,  so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time,  out of the serpent’s reach.   15  Then from his mouth the serpent  spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent.   16  But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.   17  Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war  against the rest of her offspring —those who keep God’s commands  and hold fast their testimony about Jesus . This I believe depicts this odd period after Christ's death and the establishment of the European Catholic Church system. Originally th...