god rescues the righteous

GOD RESCUES THE GOD RESCUES THE RIGHTEOUSRIGHTEOUS

Genesis 6:9-8:22

““These are the generations of Noah. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, Noah was a righteous man,

blameless in his generation. Noah blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. ”walked with God. ”

(Genesis 6:9, ESV) (Genesis 6:9, ESV)

““Now the earth was corrupt in God’s Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all and behold, it was corrupt, for all

flesh had corrupted their way on the flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. earth. ” (Genesis 6:11–12, ESV) ” (Genesis 6:11–12, ESV)

““And God said to Noah, “I have determined And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I filled with violence through them. Behold, I

will destroy them with the earth. Make will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make

rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. ” with pitch. ” (Genesis 6:13–14, ESV) (Genesis 6:13–14, ESV)

““Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its

side. Make it with lower, second, and third side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. For behold, I will bring a flood of decks. For behold, I will bring a flood of

waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. which is the breath of life under heaven.

Everything that is on the earth shall die. ” Everything that is on the earth shall die. ” (Genesis 6:16–17, ESV) (Genesis 6:16–17, ESV)

Notice it was Noah Notice it was Noah who was righteous… who was righteous…

but his family who but his family who benefits.benefits.

Don’t despair if you are the Don’t despair if you are the only one who believes in only one who believes in

your family, or among your your family, or among your

friends. friends. Your faith and Your faith and your walk matters. your walk matters.

Your faith and your walk is Your faith and your walk is not without impact and not without impact and

does not go unnoticed by does not go unnoticed by God. God.

“ “But I will establish my covenant with But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, and you shall come into the ark,

you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. ”wives with you. ”

(Genesis 6:18, ESV) (Genesis 6:18, ESV)

““Noah did this; he did all that God Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him. ”commanded him. ”

(Genesis 6:22, ESV) (Genesis 6:22, ESV)

God will rescue the God will rescue the righteous from the righteous from the judgment—but the judgment—but the

righteous must walk righteous must walk in faith and in faith and obedience.obedience.

““God will judge the God will judge the wicked with severe wicked with severe and catastrophic and catastrophic judgment in order judgment in order to start life over to start life over

with a worshiping with a worshiping community”community”

The Lord destroys the wicked The Lord destroys the wicked and their world but saves a and their world but saves a

remnant through the remnant through the obedience of one man.obedience of one man.

““Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have ark, you and all your household, for I have

seen that you are righteous before me in this seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. ” generation. ” (Genesis 7:1, ESV) (Genesis 7:1, ESV)

“ “And Noah did all that the LORD had And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him. ” commanded him. ” (Genesis 7:5, ESV) (Genesis 7:5, ESV)

““And those that entered, male and female of And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded all flesh, went in as God had commanded

him. him. And the LORD shut him inAnd the LORD shut him in. ”. ”

(Genesis 7:16, ESV) (Genesis 7:16, ESV)

The account of the The account of the flood reminds us of flood reminds us of

God undisputed power God undisputed power and freedom over and freedom over

creationcreation

It show us God as He is—It show us God as He is—not how we have made him not how we have made him

out to be—he is a God of out to be—he is a God of love because he has no love because he has no tolerance for evil. A God tolerance for evil. A God

who has any tolerance for who has any tolerance for evil, is not a God of love—in evil, is not a God of love—in

fact any tolerance for evil fact any tolerance for evil would make God evil would make God evil

himself—which He is nothimself—which He is not..

The verdict of the The verdict of the account of the great account of the great

flood is clear: no flood is clear: no part of a sinful part of a sinful

world can survive. world can survive. No part of a sinful No part of a sinful world can remainworld can remain..

God restores his creation God restores his creation after the judgment is after the judgment is

complete.complete.

““But God remembered Noah and all the But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. ” over the earth, and the waters subsided. ”

(Genesis 8:1, ESV) (Genesis 8:1, ESV)

““The fountains of the deep and the windows The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from of the heavens were closed, the rain from

the heavens was restrained, and the waters the heavens was restrained, and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the receded from the earth continually. At the

end of 150 days the waters had abated, and end of 150 days the waters had abated, and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. ” the mountains of Ararat. ” (Genesis 8:2–4, ESV) (Genesis 8:2–4, ESV)

““In the second month, on the twenty-In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had seventh day of the month, the earth had

dried out. Then God said to Noah, “Go out dried out. Then God said to Noah, “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your from the ark, you and your wife, and your

sons and your sons’ wives with you. ”sons and your sons’ wives with you. ”

(Genesis 8:14–16, ESV) (Genesis 8:14–16, ESV)

““Bring out with you every living thing that is Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and with you of all flesh—birds and animals and

every creeping thing that creeps on the every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, earth—that they may swarm on the earth,

and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” So and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife Noah went out, and his sons and his wife

and his sons’ wives with him. and his sons’ wives with him. ””

(Genesis 8:17–18, ESV) (Genesis 8:17–18, ESV)

“ “Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and some took some of every clean animal and some

of every clean bird and offered burnt of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. ” (Genesis 8:20, ESV) offerings on the altar. ” (Genesis 8:20, ESV)

God seeks God seeks worshipers! worshipers!

Worshipers who Worshipers who worship in spirit and worship in spirit and truth the Creator of truth the Creator of

heaven and earth andheaven and earth and

the One who destroys the One who destroys wickedness wickedness

Worship is the Worship is the response to the response to the

promise of promise of redemption.redemption.

““And when the LORD smelled the pleasing And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, “I will aroma, the LORD said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of never again curse the ground because of

man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth.”from his youth.” (Genesis 8:21, ESV) (Genesis 8:21, ESV)

““Neither will I ever again strike down every Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. While the living creature as I have done. While the

earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and and heat, summer and winter, day and

night, shall not cease.” ” night, shall not cease.” ” (Genesis 8:22, ESV) (Genesis 8:22, ESV)

When God redeems When God redeems you from the judgment you from the judgment of evil, those who walk of evil, those who walk with God respond by with God respond by giving their best in giving their best in

worship.worship.

““God will judge the wicked with God will judge the wicked with severe and catastrophic severe and catastrophic

judgment in order to start life judgment in order to start life over with a worshiping over with a worshiping

community”community” – – Alan Ross “Creation and Blessing” p 198Alan Ross “Creation and Blessing” p 198