Speaker 1: Previously on the chosen people. The earth was still young,
Speaker 1: and humanity multiplied from within small families and stretched outward. Came,
Speaker 1: driven by a restless ambition, ventured further east, carving a
Speaker 1: name for himself in the annals of history. His progeny,
Speaker 1: a dark brood, sowed the seeds of destruction, chaos, and pride,
Speaker 1: marring God's creation with their deeds. Seth, however, chose a
Speaker 1: different path, one laden with the weight of redemption. Amidst
Speaker 1: these clashing legacies, Enoch walked a righteous man, navigating the
Speaker 1: perilous expanse.
Speaker 2: This earth has been corrupted medie.
Speaker 3: It's been tainted, not just by the giants, but by
Speaker 3: the darkness that's spread in the hearts of men. I
Speaker 3: fear the Creator won't endure this evil much longer.
Speaker 4: Why is that.
Speaker 3: Evil grieves his heart? This corruption, this violence, It wasn't
Speaker 3: his intention.
Speaker 1: Enoch left the earth, and now it was Methuselah's turn
Speaker 1: to carry the torch of God's promise.
Speaker 5: My spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he
Speaker 5: is flesh. A hundred and twenty years is what they
Speaker 5: will have left. I will blot out Man from the
Speaker 5: face of the land, for I am sorry that I
Speaker 5: have made them.
Speaker 1: When Matthuselah passed, Noah was the last to honor the creator.
Speaker 1: A solitary light in a dark world. A storm was coming,
Speaker 1: the purifying and terrifying work of God was at hand.
Speaker 1: Yet in the midst of it all, hope still remained.
Speaker 1: It flickered like a faint light carried carefully by Noah.
Speaker 1: Perhaps we will endure the judgment to come.
Speaker 6: As darkness spreads across the earth, one man's faith sparks
Speaker 6: the dawn of a new hope. Shallow my friends from
Speaker 6: here in the holy Land of Israel. I'm the l
Speaker 6: Extein with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and
Speaker 6: this is the chosen people. As we continue the story
Speaker 6: of Israel, we'll discover what it means to live a
Speaker 6: life of purpose and find the calling that God has
Speaker 6: for each of us. God chose the nation of Israel.
Speaker 6: I'm Mount Sinai. But through their story we'll discover one
Speaker 6: abiding truth that we are all chosen for something great. Now,
Speaker 6: let's begin. No matter our age, gender, or political persuasion,
Speaker 6: we all sense a profound truth deep within us that
Speaker 6: something is not right. We look around and we see
Speaker 6: a broken world, a world marred by violence and destruction,
Speaker 6: a world filled with pain and suffering. Today we'll step
Speaker 6: into an ancient biblical world that mirrors our modern reality,
Speaker 6: a world corrupted beyond repair, a broken world that echoes
Speaker 6: our current struggles. But in this story straight from Genesis six,
Speaker 6: we also glimpse God's surprising plan for redemption. Let's dive
Speaker 6: right in and discover together the hope that only He
Speaker 6: can provide.
Speaker 7: Tack Where's Jaffeth?
Speaker 2: I'll get broken.
Speaker 1: Father and instincts to Gova, he said under a wooden
Speaker 1: being unbolted under the archway leading out of the city.
Speaker 1: The sound of the cackling men grew louder from behind,
Speaker 1: a dreadful cause.
Speaker 4: To his escape.
Speaker 1: Ham obeyed his brother's command and did not look back,
Speaker 1: though he could hear the sickening sound of fists striking flesh.
Speaker 1: Shem sacrifice echoed in Ham's ears, driving him forward. Tears
Speaker 1: streamed down his face, evaporating almost as soon.
Speaker 4: As they fell.
Speaker 1: Their father had warm berth about lingering in the city.
Speaker 1: Hem ran like a hunter deer, his feet barely touching
Speaker 1: the ground as he crossed the grass and larns and leaped.
Speaker 7: On her brooks.
Speaker 1: His father's farm lay beyond the city, nestled in the
Speaker 1: protective embrace of twin mountains. Smoke curled from the chimney.
Speaker 1: A beacon of warmth and safety, ham burst through the door,
Speaker 1: collapsing in front of the dusty hearth.
Speaker 8: Father Shem and Jaffet had been captured by the men
Speaker 8: of the city.
Speaker 2: We only went because do you know which part of
Speaker 2: the city?
Speaker 8: Yes, the south entrance in the towner's district.
Speaker 2: Come with me.
Speaker 1: Noah retrieved a bow and arrow, slung it over his shoulder.
Speaker 1: He darted toward the city, saying little to his youngest
Speaker 1: son as he paced behind him. Noah had repeatedly warned
Speaker 1: his sons about the city's dangers. It was a den
Speaker 1: of iniquity. The city's corruption was pervasive, and violence slurked
Speaker 1: in every shadow. At times, it was a necessary task,
Speaker 1: since most precious materials were hoarded there, but Noah had
Speaker 1: strictly warned them not to linger. Blood Lust corrupted every
Speaker 1: inch of the city. If he remained too long, it
Speaker 1: was only a matter of time before a passing glance
Speaker 1: or nod of the head would earn you a spear
Speaker 1: through the throat or worse, the surrounding villages weren't much
Speaker 1: safer either. Mankind was blighted by bloodshed and discord. Noah
Speaker 1: was determined to oppose the culture. Like his great grandfather Enoch,
Speaker 1: Noah possessed a heart attuned to God's voice. He wore
Speaker 1: with him daily as one would with a friend. It
Speaker 1: was a lost art, hearkening back to the ancient days.
Speaker 1: In the Great Garden, Noah and Ham reached the south entrance.
Speaker 1: Noah briskly strode around a jagged wooden totem and crouched down.
Speaker 1: Ham remained his shadow, mimicking every move. Ham could feel
Speaker 1: his father's steady breaths. Neither panicked nor frustrated, Ham, ashamed
Speaker 1: at his own stress, pointed to the large building made
Speaker 1: of bone and wood.
Speaker 8: They should be in there. I swear, father, we didn't
Speaker 8: do anything wrong. I wanted to buy a carving knife,
Speaker 8: but didn't realize what a harsh man the tenor was.
Speaker 8: He said, our hides would make him more than the
Speaker 8: Southern gazelles.
Speaker 2: These people fall further into darkness each day. They've become
Speaker 2: more like animals in humans. Your mistake was staying in
Speaker 2: the den too long.
Speaker 1: Noah was not a violent man. He was not corrupted
Speaker 1: by the same evil that blighted the others. His bow
Speaker 1: was for moments like these, and these alone. Noah removed
Speaker 1: his bow, placed an arrow on the string, and stretched
Speaker 1: it backward. His arms flexed in place, perfectly still. His
Speaker 1: breath was steady as the rivers flow. He surveyed the
Speaker 1: scene through the arrow's shaft, marking the men by the
Speaker 1: rear entrance and the livestock pen nearby. A large water
Speaker 1: basin stood beside the pen. Noah breathed sharply, then released
Speaker 1: the arrow with an exhile. It whistled through the air,
Speaker 1: striking one of the thin legs underneath. The basin tumbled
Speaker 1: with a loud crash and spread water over the livestock
Speaker 1: and causing a panic. The men rushed to the scene,
Speaker 1: leaving the rear entrance unguarded. Now, Noah and Ham darted
Speaker 1: toward the back entrance. Noah's legs were lean and muscular,
Speaker 1: easily kicking down the door. Shem was tied up, face swollen,
Speaker 1: and bloodied from several beatings. Jefforth was in better shape,
Speaker 1: supposedly because the tanner wanted him unblemished. They swiftly removed
Speaker 1: their vines and helped them out. The four rushed out,
Speaker 1: nearly unnoticed until a voice catted from behind.
Speaker 7: Is that the hermit farmer and Noah here in the city.
Speaker 7: What a rare sight this is?
Speaker 1: Noah and his sons were cut off by some large men.
Speaker 1: Their ridged brows and serpent like eyes gave away their heritage.
Speaker 1: These men were descendants of the Nephelum. One struck more
Speaker 1: on the jaw, sending him back into the mud. The
Speaker 1: tanner skulked closer and grabbed Noah by the hair.
Speaker 7: If I'd known these were your boys, I would have
Speaker 7: prepared them over a fire to enjoy between bread.
Speaker 2: Let the boys go, or.
Speaker 4: What son of Seth? What will you do to me?
Speaker 4: Will you shoot me with your tiny twigs? Nah?
Speaker 7: I know you don't have it in ya. You wouldn't
Speaker 7: swat a fly.
Speaker 1: The tanner removed Noah's bow and slapped it over his leg.
Speaker 1: The beastly man laughed and wiped his nose.
Speaker 7: Your boys don't know how business' is done here. You
Speaker 7: should have taught them right.
Speaker 1: You know.
Speaker 7: Maybe I'll keep the youngest raisin myself.
Speaker 1: He seized Ham's jaw, his rotten teeth bed in a smile.
Speaker 1: Noah's eyes remained steady, his palms outstretched.
Speaker 2: Let's negotiate and find a path to peace. Hey, we've
Speaker 2: crops we've cultivated. How about three years of grain for
Speaker 2: the trouble?
Speaker 7: Why get three ears when I could have three fine
Speaker 7: young men working my shop for Maybe I'll kill you,
Speaker 7: take them and go back for your wife and land.
Speaker 1: The Tanner's grin widened. He pressed a blade to Noah's throat,
Speaker 1: but a distant drumbeat stilled his hand. The Tanner's smile
Speaker 1: faded as the drums grew louder, accompanied by bestial screams.
Speaker 1: The sounds intensified, causing the Tanner and his companions to
Speaker 1: shake in fear. The Tanner lowered his blade and ran
Speaker 1: back into his home. No One and his sons turned
Speaker 1: to run, but the gates burst over the split in
Speaker 1: a hundred directions, revealing warriors from Caine's line, Ferrell and
Speaker 1: Bloodthirsty come to murder and plunder. Their weapons were crudely crafted,
Speaker 1: not for noble battle.
Speaker 4: But for torture.
Speaker 1: Some were swords with jagged tips, others with clubs with
Speaker 1: barbed hedges.
Speaker 4: Some came with neds and others with nothing.
Speaker 1: Naked and giant cracked the skulls and bows unfortunate enough
Speaker 1: to cross their path. Noah and the boys hid behind
Speaker 1: the fallen water basin. Hand trembled in place, tears silently
Speaker 1: falling from his shaking cheeks. Noah turned and gave him
Speaker 1: a reassuring squeeze on the.
Speaker 4: Arm, Trusting God, we will find a way.
Speaker 1: Father look Shem pointed to a reservoir beside the gate.
Speaker 1: The pool was filled from a small opening in the wall,
Speaker 1: allowing water from the brook to flow freely in. Noah
Speaker 1: nodded in approval and signaled for the boys to hold.
Speaker 1: They waited until the last of the men stormed the city.
Speaker 1: They were all unhinged, like rabid dogs, people slaughtered for sport,
Speaker 1: violence for the sake of violence. They lived in a
Speaker 1: truly fallen world, a world of despair. When it seemed
Speaker 1: like they were all occupied, Noah charged his sons to run.
Speaker 1: They flew to the reservoir and dove in, then swam
Speaker 1: through the small opening leading to the other side of
Speaker 1: the gate. Noah waited for all his sons to dive
Speaker 1: in before bolting his legs were worn from years of farming,
Speaker 1: but still strong enough to pound through the mud. He
Speaker 1: dove into the water, but before reaching the opening, he
Speaker 1: was pulled out by the ankle. A man threw him
Speaker 1: backward and pressed his thumbs on Noah's neck. His hands
Speaker 1: were thick, like the paws of a bear. Noah feared
Speaker 1: he wouldn't escape them. He reached for a stick, a stone,
Speaker 1: anything to use against the man, but his fists were
Speaker 1: empty and weakening. His vision blurred at the edges, and
Speaker 1: his head throbbed from the lack of oxygen. Before succumbing
Speaker 1: to the man's grip, he was struck on the side
Speaker 1: of the head. Chafforth had returned for him.
Speaker 4: Come on, father up.
Speaker 1: Jaffith lifted Noah. The two stumbled into the water and
Speaker 1: swam through the hole and out the other side. Sher
Speaker 1: and Ham were already running, arrows and stones whistling part them.
Speaker 1: They escaped into the wilderness, bruised but alive, the shadow
Speaker 1: of the city left behind. Shem and Jaffath stared blankly
Speaker 1: into the crackling fire. Their mother pressed a damp cloth
Speaker 1: to their bloody cheeks, her touch tender yet firm. Sheny
Speaker 1: minced and pulled away, while Jaffath remained still, his eyes unfocused.
Speaker 9: How many times has your father warned you about bartering
Speaker 9: in the city without him? Whose idea was it?
Speaker 1: Shem and Jafforth's eyes shifted to Ham, then quickly back
Speaker 1: to the fire, betraying their guilt.
Speaker 9: Ham. You three are men ready to marry and start
Speaker 9: your own families. Think about your responsibility to the future
Speaker 9: next time you think about something so foolish. Yes, mother,
Speaker 9: Tomorrow we head west to our relatives beyond the Tashar.
Speaker 9: You will meet your future wives. Do not mention any
Speaker 9: of this recklessness when we go. Do you all understand?
Speaker 1: The boys all nodded with weary faces. Noah entered his steps,
Speaker 1: heavy with fatigue. His voice, though gruff, carried an earnestness,
Speaker 1: a commanded attention.
Speaker 4: These are dark times, my sons.
Speaker 2: Remaining in the light will require wisdom.
Speaker 4: Learn to listen to the voice of God.
Speaker 9: Noah, come here, let me look at you.
Speaker 10: No, No, I'm fine. I'm going to walk with the Creator.
Speaker 10: I will be back before dawn.
Speaker 1: Wrapping himself in thick fur, Noah stepped into the frigid night.
Speaker 1: The evening mist illuminated by the moonlight hovered over the
Speaker 1: valley like a specter. Noah ascended a small hill, his
Speaker 1: mind turning to the Creator. He spoke of his sons,
Speaker 1: the city, and the pervasive wickedness that plagued the sons
Speaker 1: of Adam.
Speaker 4: What kind of world are my son's inheriting.
Speaker 2: I fear they'll be forced to become men of bloodshed
Speaker 2: just to survive.
Speaker 1: The grass underfoot swayed slightly. The mist followed. Noah drew
Speaker 1: a deep breath and closed his eyes. He had practiced
Speaker 1: the art of listening. He knew the Creator was about
Speaker 1: to speak. He could feel his presence in and around him.
Speaker 5: The earth is filled with violence and corruption. I will
Speaker 5: endure it no longer.
Speaker 4: What does that mean?
Speaker 5: I have determined to make an end to all flesh.
Speaker 1: Visions assailed Noah's mind, corrupt cities built by the Nephelum, war,
Speaker 1: senseless violence, and despair. Then he saw the heavens open,
Speaker 1: and a cascade of water fell from the skies through
Speaker 1: the roaring thunder.
Speaker 5: God's voice boomed, Behold, I would destroy them with the earth.
Speaker 5: I would bring a flood to wipe this earth clean.
Speaker 5: All flesh shall drown, and the breath of life under
Speaker 5: heaven will cease.
Speaker 1: Noah's heart tightened. He fell to his knees, the weight
Speaker 1: of God's words pressing down on him.
Speaker 2: What am I to do with this knowledge? Do I
Speaker 2: wait in silence for it to happen? Oh, rush my
Speaker 2: family to the mountains.
Speaker 5: You have found favor in my sight. You walk with me,
Speaker 5: speak with me, and have kept yourself from the wickedness
Speaker 5: lighting humanity. I have appointed you, Noah, to build an
Speaker 5: ark an ark. I will establish my covenant with you. Noah,
Speaker 5: you shall build a vessel of salvation for you, your wife,
Speaker 5: your sons, and their wives.
Speaker 4: What of the others? What are the animals?
Speaker 5: Two of every living thing shall accompany you, one male
Speaker 5: and one female. I shall charge you as their steward.
Speaker 5: You will keep them alive until the time has come
Speaker 5: to walk the earth again.
Speaker 4: How much time do we have go?
Speaker 5: When the sun rises, take your sons and begin the
Speaker 5: waters are coming.
Speaker 1: The divine presence shifted with the wind, leaving Noah alone
Speaker 1: on the hill. He gazed eastward, where the distant city's
Speaker 1: light shimmered dimly through the fog. Tears glistened in his eyes.
Speaker 1: His jaw quivered, then his shoulders, and finally his knees.
Speaker 1: Noah fell to the ground and wept, grip the damp
Speaker 1: earth in his palms. The knowledge of God's will was
Speaker 1: just and true, but it did nothing to numb the
Speaker 1: pain in Noah's heart. Noah sobbed, knowing he was about
Speaker 1: to witness the destruction of the world. Ham slammed his
Speaker 1: shoulder into the side of a cedar tree. He'd been
Speaker 1: hacking away at it for over an hour, and all
Speaker 1: it needed was some applied force. Ham was glad to
Speaker 1: let out some aggression. Months of hard labor war on him.
Speaker 1: His first days as a married man were spent chopping
Speaker 1: wood and laying pitch, all because his father claimed to
Speaker 1: hear something from God. The whole thing seemed inconceivable and
Speaker 1: far fetched. Shem approached with the saw to make the
Speaker 1: tree into gopher wood.
Speaker 5: Well done, Ham ready to smooth it out.
Speaker 8: Ah, I suppose what's wrong. We're building a ship in
Speaker 8: the middle of the valley. Shem. That's what's wrong. Everyone
Speaker 8: from here to the desert has visited to mock us,
Speaker 8: and I don't blame them. This is insane. How are
Speaker 8: these plains going to flood? Where will the water even
Speaker 8: come from.
Speaker 2: I don't quite understand it either, but I have little
Speaker 2: reason to doubt our father.
Speaker 8: What a first born thing to say.
Speaker 1: Shem and Ham stared at each other intensely for a moment,
Speaker 1: but their stairs quickly broke into brotherly smiles. Ham shook
Speaker 1: his head and sighed.
Speaker 8: I'm tired, hungry, and feel foolish, but I'm here that
Speaker 8: you are.
Speaker 1: Shem ruffled Han's hair, earning a playful punch on the
Speaker 1: shoulder in return. Together they smoothed out the beam and
Speaker 1: carried it to Noah and Jaffath, who were deep in
Speaker 1: discussion about the Ox construction.
Speaker 2: Once all the gopher wood has been smoothed out and measured,
Speaker 2: we'll begin making the rooms. The outside will be covered
Speaker 2: with pitch. Remind me the dimensions again. God has shown
Speaker 2: it all to me. Three hundred cubits in length, fifty
Speaker 2: cubits wide. Its height will be thirty cubits. The roof
Speaker 2: will be finished to a cubit above. It will be
Speaker 2: made with three separate decks. We'll organize the animals accordingly.
Speaker 2: The door need to be much higher to be above
Speaker 2: the water, but it also needs to be drawn down
Speaker 2: so we can still enter precisely, sir, Yes, what about
Speaker 2: food storage? The animal's food will be stored in the bottom.
Speaker 2: Ours will be stored beside our quarters.
Speaker 1: They looked up, charcoal clouds galloped across the sky. With
Speaker 1: them came a chilly wind that bit their cheeks. They
Speaker 1: hadn't heard the cabin of thunder before. The sound made
Speaker 1: their muscles tense, as if they were witnessing the birth
Speaker 1: of a new predator and soul.
Speaker 2: It begins.
Speaker 6: Wow, what a dark story. We often see Noah's story
Speaker 6: as a Sunday school tale, happy animals, bright rainbows, and
Speaker 6: a jolly bearded grandfatherly Noah a holy zoo keeper. But
Speaker 6: we forget that the story of Noah is one of
Speaker 6: the most harrowing stories in the whole Bible. This isn't
Speaker 6: just a children's story. It's a biblical narrative of God's
Speaker 6: divine justice and his loving mercy. The Bible reads like this,
Speaker 6: The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human
Speaker 6: race had become on the earth, and that every inclination
Speaker 6: of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil.
Speaker 6: All the time, God's heart was deeply troubled by the
Speaker 6: state of humanity. Don't you think he grieved over his
Speaker 6: creation that has become what he says, only evil all
Speaker 6: the time. So the Lord said, straight from scriptures, I
Speaker 6: will wipe from the face of the earth the human
Speaker 6: race I have created, for I regret that I have
Speaker 6: made them. This isn't the part of Noah's story that
Speaker 6: we like to dwell on, is it. It's not very
Speaker 6: Sunday school. And that's because it's not. It's not very
Speaker 6: comfortable or nice to hear. The story of Noah isn't
Speaker 6: just about animals and rainbows. It's about God's response to
Speaker 6: pervasive human evil. It's a sobering reminder of the consequences
Speaker 6: of sin and the seriousness with which God views it.
Speaker 6: And yet in the midst of this there is hope,
Speaker 6: as we say in Hebrew tik Va. Where do we
Speaker 6: see this hope? The arc a vessel of grace in
Speaker 6: a sea of death, and among the deadly waves. Noah's
Speaker 6: faith saved his family and through them all humanity. The
Speaker 6: story begins with Noah. The Bible tells us that Noah
Speaker 6: found favor in the eyes of the Lord. As we
Speaker 6: say in Hebrew humatsachen in nea hashim. Why it says
Speaker 6: in the scriptures because Noah was a righteous man, blameless
Speaker 6: among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully
Speaker 6: with God. Our sage is focus on one line from
Speaker 6: this verse Genesis, chapter six, verse nine, that Noah was
Speaker 6: blameless among the people of his time. Yes, indeed, Noah
Speaker 6: was righteous, but only among the people of his time.
Speaker 6: Our traditions seasoned this verse that Noah had one major fault.
Speaker 6: You see, when God announces to Noah that he plans
Speaker 6: to bring a flood to destroy the world, we do
Speaker 6: not hear one word from Noah, especially pointing out we
Speaker 6: don't see that Noah prayed for the people, even the
Speaker 6: wicked people of his world. He accepted God's word, which
Speaker 6: is righteous, but he did not beg God to have
Speaker 6: mercy and not bring the flood. And that was a lacking.
Speaker 6: And so we see Noah was not a perfect person,
Speaker 6: and we know that none of us are perfect. But
Speaker 6: we can learn from what Noah didn't do. And this
Speaker 6: is what he didn't do. He didn't pray, but especially
Speaker 6: let's be very specific, he didn't pray for the people
Speaker 6: of his world. Yes, they were evil, but still Noah
Speaker 6: should have prayed for them. We all know people who
Speaker 6: might not be the best of people, sometimes among our
Speaker 6: friends or even our families. But we still need to
Speaker 6: care about these people, and we need to pray for them,
Speaker 6: and if they need help, we need to help them.
Speaker 6: Doing what Noah didn't do can make us better people
Speaker 6: in front of God and in front of each other.
Speaker 6: We study these scriptures so that we can learn from
Speaker 6: the biblical characters how to be holy and how to
Speaker 6: learn from their mistakes. At the International Fellowship of Christians
Speaker 6: and Jews, an organization that I lead, this is exactly
Speaker 6: what we do. We learned from the scriptures that we
Speaker 6: need to help people who are in need, and so indeed,
Speaker 6: at the Fellowship we help anyone who needs help and
Speaker 6: we pray for them. We not only have life saving
Speaker 6: programs to bring food and medicine, but we also have
Speaker 6: prayer at the wall campaigns where we pray both for
Speaker 6: our donors and our recipients. You see, when we study
Speaker 6: the story of Noah, we can see that God's definition
Speaker 6: of right and wrong here was objective, just as his
Speaker 6: judgment was not arbitrary. God was responding to a world
Speaker 6: gone horribly wrong. But even in judgment that was just,
Speaker 6: he provided a way of salvation, and he did so
Speaker 6: through Noah, because Noah was a beacon of light and
Speaker 6: life in this dark, decaying world. We are inspired by Noah.
Speaker 6: He walked faithfully with God, and we see that it's
Speaker 6: his righteousness and this evil generation which set him apart.
Speaker 6: God's judgment was severe on that generation, but it wasn't
Speaker 6: without purpose or hope, and his judgment wasn't enacted lightly.
Speaker 6: But humanity didn't listen. And so the flood was God's
Speaker 6: reset for a world that had been corrupted to its core.
Speaker 6: The flood was both an end and a beginning. It
Speaker 6: was an end to the rampant corruption and a beginning
Speaker 6: of a renewed creation through Noah's obedience and a vow
Speaker 6: that God made that he will never again destroy the world. So,
Speaker 6: while the story of Noah often gets softened into a
Speaker 6: children's tale, its true essence is a powerful narrative of
Speaker 6: judgment and grace that's very relevant to adults alike. This
Speaker 6: brings us to a question that many people have asked
Speaker 6: when they read the story of Noah. Why was God's
Speaker 6: judgment so harsh? This story raises all sorts of ethical
Speaker 6: and more implications that are difficult for our modern minds
Speaker 6: to comprehend. And this is actually a very good thing.
Speaker 6: It's a sign that God has embedded in his followers
Speaker 6: in people of faith like you and me, of value
Speaker 6: and a sanctity for human life and a desire for
Speaker 6: humanity to flourish. So it seems almost out of character
Speaker 6: for God to destroy humanity as he planned. But let's
Speaker 6: stick deeper. Even in this moment of intense judgment, God
Speaker 6: looked to a future where there will be a rescuer,
Speaker 6: a redeemer. Both Jews and Christians believe in Mashiah, in Messiah.
Speaker 6: To shed some light on the Christian symbolism of the
Speaker 6: arc of the Teva is our friend, Bishop paulineer.
Speaker 11: Ah, Yes, El, you are so right. Our spirits are longing,
Speaker 11: and the scriptures are continuously pointing us to Mosiah or
Speaker 11: the Messiah, or the crystals the Christ. And why are
Speaker 11: we so desperate for deliverance? Why are we so desperate
Speaker 11: for the deliverer? It's because we look around, and as
Speaker 11: far back as Cain we learned that when a people
Speaker 11: refuse submission unto God, we inevitably insist upon subjugation against
Speaker 11: the people of God. Whether it's a Babylon or an Assyria,
Speaker 11: or a Rome, or an England, or a France or
Speaker 11: a Spain in fourteen ninety two, or the Holocaust or
Speaker 11: October the seventh time, and again we find it Cain
Speaker 11: and able rise up in us, oh and over. You know,
Speaker 11: there's a verse in the Christian scriptures where Jesus says,
Speaker 11: with God, all things are possible, so beautiful. But I
Speaker 11: would submit to you as well that without God all
Speaker 11: things are possible. And again I say to you, Cain
Speaker 11: and abile continue to rise up in the midst of us.
Speaker 11: But thanks be to God Heaven hears Abel's blood. And
Speaker 11: then we get to this Genesis six, with this man
Speaker 11: by the name of Noah. No even means favor or
Speaker 11: the grace of God, and he found grace in God.
Speaker 11: It moves me when I even say his name rest.
Speaker 11: There was no time for him to rest. There's nothing
Speaker 11: that indicates remotely he even rested. He's spending more than
Speaker 11: a century building a boat, and then he's in that
Speaker 11: boat when the cataclysmic storm arises. But still he was
Speaker 11: kept and sustained, protected by the hand of God, who
Speaker 11: loses nothing and no one.
Speaker 7: But why this arc. Why this boat.
Speaker 11: It's because yet again, as humanity began to rise, so
Speaker 11: did confusion and chaos and wickedness and lawlessness and imaginations
Speaker 11: and bizarre, peculiar, obscene absurdities that just give rise to revolutions,
Speaker 11: these cataclysmic, catastrophic uprisings of persons and people's determined to
Speaker 11: own and to rule and terragn where there's a French
Speaker 11: Revolution where Napoleon subjugates and kills millions determined to possess
Speaker 11: the earth, or Russian Revolution where there's a Stalin who
Speaker 11: kills millions of the Chinese Revolution probably thirty million, And
Speaker 11: here we are, in such a moment of revolution, crises culture.
Speaker 11: God says to his Noah, I'm going to remove the
Speaker 11: people from the earth with the earth. I'm going to
Speaker 11: destroy the world with the earth itself. And as God
Speaker 11: later instructed Moses how to build the tent the tabernacle,
Speaker 11: so this divine architect instructs Noah how to build the boat.
Speaker 11: And I'm convinced that if this contractant Noah had varied
Speaker 11: one inch, that boat would have suck. The people would
Speaker 11: have died, the plan.
Speaker 4: Would have failed.
Speaker 11: Lord, touch your people. Now, remind us no matter the storms,
Speaker 11: the crises, the darkness. You are the covenant God who
Speaker 11: keeps your covenant people.
Speaker 6: Amen, Let's go back to the beginning. The beginning where
Speaker 6: Adam and Eve walked in the garden, surrounded by trees
Speaker 6: and animals, tuck safely in the presence of God. The ark,
Speaker 6: the teva is made from trees, It's filled with animals
Speaker 6: and is preserved by God. The arc is a floating eden.
Speaker 6: It's a symbol of God's protection and restoration in the
Speaker 6: middle of a broken world. And so, my friends, today
Speaker 6: you may feel broken, you may feel hopeless in the
Speaker 6: face of a corrupt world. You may feel like you're
Speaker 6: being tossed in a storm. But have hope. That word,
Speaker 6: that Hebrew word I taught you in the beginning of
Speaker 6: this podcast, tik Va. Have tik va, my friends, Our
Speaker 6: loving God is there for you, to protect you, to
Speaker 6: restore you, to provide you with his shaloon, with his peace.
Speaker 6: Today I pray that He will be your refuge and
Speaker 6: provide you shelter. And as always, I leave you with
Speaker 6: this blessing from numbers six yev re Hashem vish morehra
Speaker 6: yah heer hashempanave lera ver ye sa hashempanave.
Speaker 1: Shaloon.
Speaker 6: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the
Speaker 6: Lord make his face shine upon you. May the Lord
Speaker 6: be gracious to you, and may the Lord turn his
Speaker 6: face towards you and give you shaloon. Give you peace
Speaker 6: with blessings from the Holy Land. This is your l Extein,
Speaker 6: and you are listening to the Chosen People.
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