Noah’s story isn’t just for kids! I remember my mother reading me the story of Noah so many times that the pictures from our children’s Bible became etched in my mind. While the story of Noah is excellent for kids to learn, there is much more. At the heart of Noah’s story is a spiritual …
The first time we read about the importance of remembrance in the Bible is in Genesis 9:14-15. 14 When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, 15 and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life.[1] The concept of …
We see the promised covenant and the rainbow as Noah enters the renewed world. God had promised to make a covenant with Noah when He warned of the coming flood. Genesis 6:17 Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. …
God speaks of the significance of blood in His instructions to Noah. Genesis 9: 4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it. 5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders …
The sanctity of life is something special to the Lord. In Genesis four, we read about the first murder in the Bible, when Cain killed his brother Abel, and the Lord’s response. 10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground![1] The Lord does not say his body cries …
As the ark’s occupants left, God gave them a command for purposeful proliferation. The flood had destroyed all other life on the land. Now, God wanted them to multiply and populate the earth. Genesis 9:1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth… 7 Now be fruitful …
Today, we hear a lot about climate change, but we see God’s climate change following Noah’s flood. Scripture gives us insight into the earth’s climate before the flood. Genesis 2:5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had …
The importance of gratitude is so significant that it can change our entire mental framework and affect our inner well-being. A famous English Bible scholar named Matthew Henry was once attacked by thieves and robbed. He wrote these words in his diary: “Let me be thankful. First, no one ever robbed me before. Second, although …
The ark had been a refuge and provided safety during the storm. But the future necessitated leaving the ark of comfort. Noah, his family, and the animals all needed to step into the new, unknown post-flood earth. Leaving the ark meant stepping into a new, unfamiliar world. Even though the flood was over, there was …
Being guided by God’s timing is very significant in our lives. Proverbs 3: 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. [1] Sometimes, I have tried to rush ahead of God’s plans …