The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.”
Genesis 12:1 (NIV)
“Family first” and “I pledge Allegiance” are the catch phrases of idolatry. Perhaps Abram’s departure from his own family and nation in Genesis 12:1 is a lesson in leaving that mindset behind.
Go out of the ark:
You and your wife,
Your sons and their wives,
with you.
There is a beautiful togetherness I think we are supposed to see. It’s meant to unite male & female, parents & children, and all ethnicities.
This is everyone.
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
Genesis 6:8 (NIV)But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
Genesis 6:18 (NIV)
Genesis 6 clearly states that the world was entirely wicked, full of violence, every thought and intent was evil… except for Noah.
But God also saves Noah’s entire family: his wife, his sons, and his sons’ wives, despite them falling into the “entirely wicked” category.
What does this tell us?