Sermon

Lessons from Noah’s Drunkenness: Vigilance and Righteousness

Genesis 9:18

January 24, 2009 | Joel R. Beeke

Joel R. Beeke examines Genesis 9:18, focusing on Noah’s lapse into drunkenness after the flood. He discusses the implications of Noah’s actions, the reactions of his sons, and the moral and spiritual lessons derived from this episode. Beeke highlights themes of human fallibility, the need for vigilance in spiritual life, and the importance of honoring family and maintaining righteousness.

Joel R. Beeke serves as president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 books, editor of another 100 volumes, and has just finished writing the final volume, with Paul Smalley, of Reformed Systematic Theology (4 vols.; Crossway).