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By Diane M. Hoffmann, B.Th., M.Th., PhD/Th., Ord./IAOG-Canada

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Recently I came across an article on a blog, from a Jewish point of view, entitled, “Why Noah was not included among the founders of God's chosen people". I am herein sharing my participative reply to the original article which you can read at this link.

Here's my response to the author of the article:

Noah's righteousness vs the Patriarchs' Boldness...

This is a very interesting observation of the distinct responses of the patriarchs as compared to the unparalleled righteousness of Noah.

In addition to this interpretation, something else came to my mind as I read it through.

The answer to the above question could be altogether different also.

Let me share...

In the first 2000 years, people lived without God's Law.

Then in the next 2000 years, people lived with God's Law.
Since the people could not live righteously before God without Law, God gave them later “The Law” to live by. That same time-frame only proved that people would still not be able -- or would be unwilling -- to live righteously before this Holy God.

So, in the next 2000 years God then gave mankind REDEMPTIVE GRACE with the promise of the final blood sacrifice of the very unique, one-of-a-kind begotten Lamb of God – if they only accept and receive this Perfect and Greater Sacrifice.

God knew all this from the beginning.

So, Noah lived within the first 2000 years of God's Creation, where there was no Law to contend. Therefore he did not have reason to intercede and act as a mediator for the people.

God knew this, so He did not compare Noah's “ submissive ” response to Abraham's and the others' later on.

In His complete Divine Righteousness God would have to give them “The Law” in order to make them accountable to God. And He would do that in the next 2000 years.

Then with Abraham who lived in the 2000 years under The Law, although The Law had not yet been dispersed to the people, Abraham was totally aware of the previous judgment that had taken place in Noah's time. Abraham was also aware of God's covenant with Noah which was a precursor to The Law that was to come. With this covenant Abraham was empowered to contend as mediator, standing between God and the people.

Then of course the rest of the patriarchs received further and further knowledge of God's role in their lives through His interventions and the giving of The Law.

So the point of this dissertation is to say that it is possible also that God did not “include” Abraham and the rest of the patriarchs because of their more “daring” or “bold” approach to contend God's intention of judgment, “in contrast” with Noah's submissive acceptance...

...but, rather, because of the timing of God's action. God would not expect Noah to contend in a time when there was no legal facts establishing applicable laws that did not exist.

In other words Noah was not considered as a “contrast” to the other patriarchs. Noah existed in a complete different state of the world at the time. He responded in the only way he could at the time. Just a thought.

/DMH



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