Lessons From Noah

Now all these things happened unto them for examples... – 1Co 10:11

Theologically speaking, Noah is a rich figure in terms of Old Testament typology. Like Rahab the Harlot, he is a picture of both the Saviour and the saved sinner, of Christ and the Christian.

CHRISTIAN

Noah is the first person in the Bible to be called “righteous”. Gen 6:9 declares him as tamiym; which is Hebrew for “without blemish, complete, perfect, without spot, undefiled, upright, whole!”

WOW! Are we talking about Jesus or Noah? We know he was a “preacher of righteousness”, but to say he was “perfect” seems to be stretching it, no? However, just as his great-grandfather, Enoch, Noah discovered the path to righteous blamelessness that many in the Church are still grappling with today: righteousness by faith.

We always talk of “Abraham the Father of Faith”; because he believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness. But centuries before Abram, Noah was declared to be an heir of the righteousness which is by faith (Heb 11:7).

Hab 2:4 says, “the just shall live by his faith.” This was how our Old Testament fathers obtained blamelessness before God. They may not have had a full picture of the mechanism, but like Job, they were confident that their Redeemer lives (Job 19.25).

CHRIST

Noah is also a picture of Christ. Gen 7:1 (CEV) says, “The LORD told Noah: Take your whole family with you into the boat, because You Are The Only One on this earth who pleases me.”

Get it? Only one man pleased God, yet 8 souls went into the Ark! This is the picture of salvation. The Father declares of Jesus, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Mt 3:17). Whosoever  receives Jesus is thus “accepted in the Beloved”. Being now justified by His blood, they are saved from wrath through Him (Eph 1:6; Rom 5:9). HALLELUJAH!

May these token lessons from our four forefathers be a blessing to you and yours in Jesus' name

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN