†. Gen 5:28-29 . .When Lamech had lived 182 years, he begot a son.
And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will provide us relief
from our work and from the toil of our hands, out of the very soil
which the Lord placed under a curse.”
The word for "Noah" is from nuwach (noo'-akh) and means: rest or quiet.
But not the kind of quiet one might find in a sound-proof room. More like the
peace and quiet a person would experience by getting away from anxiety,
fear, conflict, and toil.
Lamech speaks as one fatigued with the business of living, and as one
grudging that so much energy, which otherwise might have been much
better employed in leisure, entertainment, or self improvement, was
unavoidably spent in toil and labor necessary simply to survive.
Lamech undoubtedly saw that Noah was a very special boy; the next
patriarch after himself. Perhaps he hoped Noah was the promised seed of
the woman; the one who would crush the Serpent's head, remove the curse,
and restore the Earth to its former peace, prosperity, and glory; thus making
for Man a much more enjoyable experience than the one he is subjected to
for now.
†. Rom 8:18-21 . . I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation
waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God-- for the
creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him
who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its
slavery to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.
†. Acts 3:19-21 . . Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be
blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the
Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,
whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which
God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
According to Acts 3:19-21, men have been pounding pulpits since the very
beginning, and all of the prophets, ever since Abel, have looked ahead in
anxious anticipation to Messiah's intervention in world affairs and bringing
into existence a much better world than the one that is now.
†. Gen 5:30-32 . . After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years
and begot sons and daughters. All the days of Lamech came to 777
years; then he died. When Noah had lived 500 years, Noah begot
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Lamech escaped the Flood by a mere 5 years. It came when Noah was 600
(Gen 7:6).
Shem was the next patriarch after his dad Noah. But the names of all three
boys are given probably because of the role they will play in re-populating
the Earth after the Flood. The Bible doesn't say that Shem, Ham, and
Japheth were especially good men. They survived the Flood in spite of their
character only because they got aboard the ark with their dad when it was
time for the rain to begin. If they had mocked, and remained on land with
the rest of the world, then they would have certainly drowned right along
with everyone else in spite of their ancestry.
So; were Mr and Mrs Noah childless until Noah was 500 years old? Probably
not. The other kids, if there were any, didn't count as far as God was
concerned, and, if there were any, they perished in the deluge. Being related
to holy men like rabbis, pastors or deacons doesn't guarantee a ticket to
safety. Everyone has to make their own personal decisions in that regard
(e.g. Gen 19:12-14). God commands all people everywhere to repent.
Refuse, and it's curtains; no matter how important, nor well connected, your
relatives might be.
Cont.
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And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will provide us relief
from our work and from the toil of our hands, out of the very soil
which the Lord placed under a curse.”
The word for "Noah" is from nuwach (noo'-akh) and means: rest or quiet.
But not the kind of quiet one might find in a sound-proof room. More like the
peace and quiet a person would experience by getting away from anxiety,
fear, conflict, and toil.
Lamech speaks as one fatigued with the business of living, and as one
grudging that so much energy, which otherwise might have been much
better employed in leisure, entertainment, or self improvement, was
unavoidably spent in toil and labor necessary simply to survive.
Lamech undoubtedly saw that Noah was a very special boy; the next
patriarch after himself. Perhaps he hoped Noah was the promised seed of
the woman; the one who would crush the Serpent's head, remove the curse,
and restore the Earth to its former peace, prosperity, and glory; thus making
for Man a much more enjoyable experience than the one he is subjected to
for now.
†. Rom 8:18-21 . . I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation
waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God-- for the
creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him
who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its
slavery to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.
†. Acts 3:19-21 . . Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be
blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the
Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,
whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which
God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
According to Acts 3:19-21, men have been pounding pulpits since the very
beginning, and all of the prophets, ever since Abel, have looked ahead in
anxious anticipation to Messiah's intervention in world affairs and bringing
into existence a much better world than the one that is now.
†. Gen 5:30-32 . . After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years
and begot sons and daughters. All the days of Lamech came to 777
years; then he died. When Noah had lived 500 years, Noah begot
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Lamech escaped the Flood by a mere 5 years. It came when Noah was 600
(Gen 7:6).
Shem was the next patriarch after his dad Noah. But the names of all three
boys are given probably because of the role they will play in re-populating
the Earth after the Flood. The Bible doesn't say that Shem, Ham, and
Japheth were especially good men. They survived the Flood in spite of their
character only because they got aboard the ark with their dad when it was
time for the rain to begin. If they had mocked, and remained on land with
the rest of the world, then they would have certainly drowned right along
with everyone else in spite of their ancestry.
So; were Mr and Mrs Noah childless until Noah was 500 years old? Probably
not. The other kids, if there were any, didn't count as far as God was
concerned, and, if there were any, they perished in the deluge. Being related
to holy men like rabbis, pastors or deacons doesn't guarantee a ticket to
safety. Everyone has to make their own personal decisions in that regard
(e.g. Gen 19:12-14). God commands all people everywhere to repent.
Refuse, and it's curtains; no matter how important, nor well connected, your
relatives might be.
Cont.
/
