Gen 9:18   And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

     The subject now gets back to Noah and his family, as they had gone out from the Ark, and had established a dwelling with his family, with sons Japheth the eldest, Ham next, and Shem the youngest. Note the particular order Noah's sons are given in this verse. In the next Chapter of Gen.10, they are given as to their order of birth.
     Especially notice the last phrase of this verse 18, "...and Ham is the father of Canaan."  What gives with this? The man Canaan wasn't born yet at this point, but our Father is making sure we know that Ham is Canaan's father. Why? There must be something important here which our Father wants us to grasp, so let's keep track. That's one hint: "Ham is the father of Canaan."
     Let's continue.

Gen 9:19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

     It must be kept in mind, that Noah and his family represent who? They represent the Seed of the woman, i.e. the lineage of Christ's birth into the flesh through woman's womb. So these represent the Seed of Christ's bloodline, the Seed of the 'eth'Ha'adham', or 'the particular man Adam' placed in God's Garden.

Gen 9:20   And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21    And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

     Noah, being from the family of 'the man Adam', began his natural gift of tilling the soil, one of the purposes God placed the man Adam in His Garden, to till it (Gen.2:5-8).
     Even though Noah's wife is not mentioned here, it needs to be understood, for what is to follow from The Word, that she was also in the tent with him, and probably also 'uncovered' as husband and wife.

Gen 9:22   And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

     Here we have again the statement "And Ham, the father of Canaan...". The man Canaan still hadn't been born yet, so again, what gives with this? That's two hints: "And Ham, the father of Canaan...".
     Just exactly what does this phrase, "the nakedness of his father" really mean? Turn to Leviticus 18:8, and then Leviticus 20:11.

Lev 18:8   The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

Lev 20:11   And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

     Very clearly then, to 'uncover his father's nakedness' is a euphemism, or figure of speech. It means to have intercourse with your father's wife, i.e. one's mother.
     Many have taught that Ham actually looked upon Noah's own nakedness, and committed sin. It's sad that the KJV translators didn't carry this idiom of 'thy father's nakedness' properly from the Hebrew into English. This act which took place with Ham was incest with his mother.
     Further, some would teach that the black race descended from Ham and would always be slaves or servants because of this event, and also because of the Hebrew meaning of the word 'Ham', which means 'hot' ('cham', Strong's no. 2526).  That is very far from God's Word and has no basis in fact. It is like the tradition of men which says this ancient earth is only 6,000 years old. It doesn't take a whole lot of thinking to figure just what group pushes division among all races today. Satan is the father of that false idea of the black race being assigned by God to be servants, and the