Gen 1:28 – “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” ”
Gen 9:1 – “Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” ”
Well, at least the instructions for creating the human race haven’t changed. Also, they come with God’s blessing. Yay blessings.
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
MEAT! Sure, vegetables are good and all, but come on. Anyways, maybe Noah didn’t sacrifice all of those clean animals. I mean, he had seven pairs, right? Maybe a couple of those were for the first barbeque. That sure sounds like a good, physical blessing to me.
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.
Death penalty. Straight up. Also, seems to set the framework for some sort of government, or judicial process of some sort.
This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come…
Pretty rainbows. So, it would seem that there weren’t any rainbows before this, which makes a lot of sense if there hasn’t been any rain or anything. No real water in the air at all, no rainbows. Also, this is another very significant thing besides just marking the covenant with Noah and all living things. It’s one of those unique things. Because, just like there are billions of creation stories, there are almost as many flood stories of one kind or another. But just like the genesis creation account, where the stars aren’t gods, the genesis flood account has this rainbow covenant. Other flood stories don’t. Although, their existence does add credibility to the entire event.
Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
It’s not exactly clear, but it seems as if this could have almost been an accident. For one thing, this is the first mention of wine we’ve come to. It’s possible that the fermenting process didn’t happen, or at least not in the same way, before the flood and this is something new. In which case, Noah just happens to be the first person to discover the effects. Or perhaps he did know what he was doing, and just got drunk. I don’t know. But either way, he’s made it back to his tent, and he’s sleeping it off.
Now for some reason Ham decides this is a great time to go visit, and walks in on Noah and sees his nakedness. And then, instead of covering him, or going about his business, he decides to go gossip to his brothers about it. They, in turn, go and do something about it. So when Noah wakes, he’s not particularly pleased with Ham. Instead of cursing Ham, though, he curses his son, Canaan. One explanation is that the father is responsible for the son, and gets all his glory, or shame, or whatever. This is seen throughout the bible, and was a big part of that culture. So by cursing Canaan, his father, Ham, would carry the curse. Whereas if Noah had simply cursed Ham, then it would have fallen back on himself. Also, this is somewhat of a prophetic event that will shape the world to come, and how different people groups develop. Anyways, Noah gets in a few more years, and finally kicks it at the ripe old age of 950.
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