sermon: The Great Flood (Part 5)
God Remembers Noah
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 07-Feb-09; Sermon #922; 73 minutes
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Richard Ritenbaugh, focusing on the giants in Genesis 6, maintains that the spies may have exaggerated the size of the Anakim. These "giants" could have well been large for average human beings, but the giant aspect should perhaps been applied metaphorically as the movers and shakers of the culture, having power or control over others, having a callous disregard for life and law. Their historians could have 'upgraded' them into demigods or men of renown (in similar manner as Alexander the Great or Caesar Augustus). The children of the sons of God and the daughters of men may have taken the Nephilim as their role models, exceeding their cruelty and chutzpah. The four successive repetitions of the ark narrative indicate that the narrator emphatically believed this event to be absolutely true. The details of the ark's construction suggests that the craft was seaworthy, guarding the craft against the most violent waves. Yahweh was personally involved in securing Noah's safety, sealing the door against the elements and fulfilling His part of the covenant, literally "filling in the holes," lovingly remembering to protect Noah and his family, demonstrating that He absolutely will not lie or go back on His part of the covenant. Likewise, we must keep our part of the covenant by keeping the statutes and judgments of Almighty God. In all covenants, there are two parties who must uphold the agreement.
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Aggressiveness Alexander the Great Anak Antiochus Epiphanes Corruption Earthborn Eternal security Fallen ones First Day of Unleavened Bread Geborim Giants Gigantes God's covenant with Noah Noah"s faithfulness "Horse before the cart" Human engines of mankind's corruption Influential men Large stature Loving-kindness Men of renown Mighty man of valor Mighty ones Nephilim Pentecost Rain in its natural cycle Remember Remembering covenant promises Renewing the face of the earth Ruach Rushing mighty wind Sabbath keeping Stabilizers Tectonic movements of the earth's crust Thorn in the flesh Winds Wind passes over Yahweh Zakar
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