Julie
Today passage answered a question from yesterday's in that Noah was considered a righteous man and "walked with God." In reading some of the explanations it states that doesn't necessarily mean that he was sinless, but that he was not seen in the same light as all that were corrupt.
One of my questions today, which might seem a little strange is what the difference is between a clean and unclean animal? According to the explanation it will be made more apparent in later chapters.
This also seems to be where the laws of God are beginning since God does tell Noah that murder is no longer allowed and will have consequences. While God also makes the covenant of not wiping out the world again regardless of how people are acting, I wonder how people will be punished for acting in that same way. It seems that we are in a time of corruption (maybe not in exactly the same way as that time)...I am curious as to how God will go about punishing the wicked of our day. Or maybe that is not for me to know...
Today's Psalm does talk about righteousness again and is another song of trust and faith in the Lord.
Ok, I couldn't find the pencil. lol.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I have read something else about the clean and unclean animals in another part of the bible. But yes I have wondered about that as well.
I find this passage interesting because Noah must have enormous faith in the Lord as he is following this guidance. It reminds me of a couple of movies, Evan Almighty and Noah. In Evan Almighty god drives him to trust his instruction and to have faith in him as big as Noah. I can't say I have this kind of faith but I continue trying and believing. I can say that I have more faith now than when I started this part of my journey. I do turn to God more and more, which is sometimes very hard. But to be righteous in the sight of God that he would save you and your family from such a disaster is awe inspiring. Gives me pause to think about it.
I agree that we live in a world of corruption currently. But something that stood out to me was in Gen 8:21 he says, "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done." It's that last part, as I have done, that gives me pause. He continues in vs 22 saying "As long as the earth endures...day and night will never cease." But it makes me think while he may not wipe us out in the same way, there will or could be some type of punishment for continuing to follow an evil path.
I did get confused at the end as to why Noah cursed his son Ham.
The psalm says to me continue to be faithful. After the questions it say he sets apart his faithful servant for himself and hears when I call him. So maintain faithfulness no matter how hard or how small our faith becomes at times, cuz it can grow.
That was very insightful and you are right it does give pause...I didn't even comprehend the magnitude of that gift.
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