the father of Canaan] See Annot. on vers. 25. told his two brethren] Ham was now by computation about one hundred yeers old, & therefore his miscarriage towards his father was no childish errour: by his sinne Noah (when he was awake) might take notice of a part of Gods justice or (as to the good) of his Paternall correction in chastising one sinner with his own, or with anothers sinne, as 2 Samuel 12:11-12. yet though God here were just towards his servant, Ham was most injurious towards his father, whose fault should have affected him with pitie and shame, which would rather have fetched a mantle to cover him, then call for company to note his nakednesse, and to scoffe at him, as it seemeth he did: such sonnes are they who uncover the nakednesse of those that in age and gifts they should accompt their fathers; especially, when they are asleep, and asleep as Lazarus was, John 11. vers. 11. and so shut up in silence that they cannot answer for themselves.