Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
  1. The history of Noah will be given hereafter. (The meaning of "generations" is taken from the Easton Bible Dictionary).
  2. Noah was a just man.
  3. Noah became perfect during his lifetime. (It's not clear to me whether this means "sinless" or perfect in the sense of "complete" or "consummate".)
  4. Noah walked with God. (I'm not certain if this is to be taken literally, or that it means Noah received and followed God's direction throughout his life, or both. Given #3, the latter certainly seems to be the case.)
  5. Prophets of the Lord are just, strictly obedient to God's commandments, and in the habit of depending upon God's guidance, undoubtedly requested through regular prayers.

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