Righteous Direction of the Life

Genesis 6:9-22 

9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.  11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”   22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.

Noah was not perfect, for only God is without sin, yet God declared him to be not only just, but also “perfect in his generations.”  Noah had a genuine righteousness in the direction of how his life was lived; he walked alongside with God, not away or apart from Him, unlike those around him who slipped into violence.  The whole population on the earth outside of Noah had corrupted themselves in their fallen nature of sin which had overrun them as they followed that corrupt nature instead of their Maker.  God told Noah these things, then proceeded to give the solution of deliverance from that sin all around, by making a gigantic three story ark.  He gave all the specific details and dimensions which are still used today for large tankers for stability on the open seas.  Though God would destroy all life on earth which He made, He also made a covenant agreement with Noah and his family for deliverance through that judgement.  He took two of most animals, and more of others to repopulate the earth later, as well as enough food for all.  What God commanded, Noah obediently and faithfully did.  This is walking by faith and trusting the deliverance of God in His righteousness, an example for us and a type of salvation in Christ.