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†. Gen 11:1 . . Everyone on earth had the same language and the
same words.
The Hebrew word for "language" is from saphah (saw-faw') which means:
the lip. The one for "words" is from dabar (daw-baw') which means: a word
(as spoken or written)
Spoken languages are a combination of words and...
Damage control
Blazing wreck now just coals.
Once lively but now dark souls.
Fires of passion and winds of time
Wear down the body, soul, and mind.
Some of us push beyond the imaginable,
till what we hold is no longer manageable.
As everything falls apart which we wish won’t,
We should slow down...
†. Gen 10:1 . .These are the lines of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the
sons of Noah: sons were born to them after the Flood.
Chapter ten is a tiresome list of genealogies that some have found
interesting enough to devote entire books: generating a catalogue of nations
connecting Noah's descendants...
†. Gen 9:27a . . May God enlarge Japheth,
That seems more a prayer than a prediction. Japheth is generally regarded
as the father of several Gentile nations, most particularly the Romans and
the Greeks, who became mighty world powers. Japheth seemed like an okay
kind of guy who at least had a...
†. Gen 9:20b . . was the first to plant a vineyard.
Was Noah the first ever to plant a vineyard? I strongly suspect verse 20
means that he was just the first one to raise grapes in the new world; not
the first ever in all of history.
†. Gen 9:21a . . He drank of the wine and became drunk...
†. Gen 9:7 . . Be fertile, then, and increase; abound on the earth and
increase on it.
The idea conveyed here is that Man was not supposed to unite and stay in
one place, but to scatter, diversify, and establish communities all over the
globe.
†. Gen 9:8-10 . . And God said to Noah and to his...
To the few and far between.
Those brave and full of heart.
Though I never actually meet them.
It still hurts to part.
I will forever take with me
The lessons learnt:
The honesty, loyalty, friendship,
And commitment that cannot be bought.
Lions they are and were.
Lions don’t run in a majority...
†. Gen 9:5 . . But for your own life-blood I will require a reckoning: I
will require it of every beast; of man, too, will I require a reckoning
for human life, of every man for that of his fellow man!
Noah's Law #2 : Capital Punishment; viz: retribution for the unjustified
death of a human...
†. Gen 9:4 . .You must not, however, eat flesh with its life-blood in it.
That restriction is against life-blood; so then blood that cannot support life
-- dead blood --is exempt.
Life-blood, is actually blood that's alive; blood that hasn't begun to spoil;
viz: it's still fresh enough for a...
†. Gen 9:1 . . God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: Be
fertile and increase, and fill the earth.
Divine blessings should never be construed as mandates, nor as laws, rules
and/or commands. They're typically expressions of good will and/or
empowerment. God included Noah in the...
Although I don't fear That Day I do fear another.
The current world consumption of oil is something like 25 to 30 Billion
barrels per year. If the current expansion rates of world population and
economic development continues, the world's projected oil needs before the
end of the current...
†. Gen 8:20a . .Then Noah built an altar to the Lord
This is the very first mention of an altar in the Bible. I don't really know if
anyone else constructed one before this. Abel and some of the others may
have, but it's very difficult to be certain. At any rate, Noah's altar was
dedicated to...
Tis dark and lonely,
Walking here alone.
This cold stony road
I have made my own.
Tis where the brave few
Dare to venture thru.
They walk here in search-
Search of life anew.
The coldness chills inside;
I grit my teeth and hold on.
Though sad and long, I make this road my own
Tis lonely out...
My jaw is rattled
Head spinning dizzy.
Flat on my back,
staring at nowhere.
Blood pulsing in,
Swirling round then out
Biceps busted
Heels rubbed and scrubbed.
Busted lip is just the tip.
Ribs feel like they’re in bits
Shame this game.
Giving all for nothing at all;
Tis days till I’ll be ok...
†. Gen 8:15-16 . . God spoke to Noah, saying: Come out of the ark,
together with your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives.
It began to rain on the 17th day of the second month of the 600th year of
Noah's life. The Earth was dry on the 27th day of the second month of his
601st year. So...
†. Gen 8:6-7a . . At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window
of the ark that he had made and sent out the raven;
Although the Raven is listed in Moses' covenanted law as an unclean bird,
sometimes it's an excellent choice for assisting in a Divinely appointed task;
for example 1Kgs...
†. Gen 8:1a . . God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the
cattle that were with him in the ark,
Does that mean God forgot all about the ark's passengers until He realized
why there was a string tied around His finger? (chuckle) No; it reaffirms that
they were always on God's mind. He...
†. Gen 7:16b . . And the Lord shut him in.
Whump! Can't you just feel the concussion from that big ol' hatch battening
down? I wonder if any of Noah's neighbors saw that happen? All by itself,
the big hatch creaked shut with a powerful thud, muting all the chirps and
the tweets and the snorts...
†. Gen 7:10 . . And on the seventh day the waters of the Flood came
upon the earth.
Back in verse 4, God gave Noah seven days to get moved into the ark. The
water came right on time, just exactly when God said it would. God's word
carries different force in different circumstances. Sometimes He...
Affirmation: My salvation has freed me from myself so that I can live for God.
It is easier to serve God without a vision, easier to work for God without a call, because then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide, veneered over with Christian sentiment. You will...