Noah awoke from his wine, from his drunkenness, or from his sleep, the effect of it, and knew, either by the information of his sons, or by Divine inspiration, what his younger son had done unto him; or, his little son, either Ham, mentioned Genesis 9:22, or Canaan, mentioned in Genesis 9:25; by comparing of which places it may be gathered that Canaan first saw it, and told his father Ham of it, and he told it to his brethren. The latter seems here principally intended,
1. Because the curse following is appropriated to him.
2. Because of the title of younger or little son, which seems not to be so properly added if Ham was meant; both because it doth not appear that he was the youngest, for wheresoever these three brethren are mentioned he is always put in the middle place, and because that addition seems to be unnecessary and impertinent to the present business, which if Canaan be intended, is proper and pertinent, by way of distinction, to show that he spake of his grandson, or his son's son. Object. He calleth him his son. Answ. Grandchildren are frequently called their grandfather's sons in Scripture, as Genesis 29:5 2 Samuel 19:24 1 Chronicles 1:17.