RIGHTEOUS NOACH

“…Noach (Noah) was a man righteous and wholehearted; Noach walked with God.”
Genesis 6:9b

The Torah defines for us that Noach (Noah) and Chanoch (Enoch) were described as the righteous, blameless men of the early generations. These men are defined as men who walked with Adonai. As we know, Chanoch was taken by Adonai and never saw death, and Noach was commanded to build an ark in which he and his family were preserved. Taking a deeper look, Kayin’s (Cain’s) family line perished in the flood based on the wickedness that crept into his heart and ended his brother’s life. Shet’s (Seth’s) line, however, was preserved and found these two righteous men as descendants.
Although the parashah’s portion for today is a few names and the calling of Noach to build an ark, there is so much more to it. If Noach had not been seen as righteous, I wonder if we would still be here today. With the regret that Adonai felt when He saw the sin of man (Gen 6:6), would He have ended the entire world in the flood as opposed to saved the remnant? It is because of Noach’s righteousness that we are alive. That does not mean that we should praise Noach, but that we should praise Adonai for Noach. I do feel also, though, that this should serve as a wake-up call to us, showing the blessing and preservation by Adonai for those who live according to His ways. Let this be said and seen in us, that we are found righteous and therefore preserved.

GENESIS 6:9-22