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Let us pray. I set my

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rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a

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sign of a covenant between me and

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the earth. Genesis nine

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thirteen. Heavenly

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Father, your promises are

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trustworthy and never fail. We

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can rest assured that you keep your word

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and remain faithful to your people even

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when things seem dark. Help

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us to rest in your promises. Lord, Help

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us to remain still and trust that your

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word will prevail when we feel uneasy

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or frightened. May your word

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make us steady, unwavering,

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and strong in the face of evil.

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Remind us that those in a covenant

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relationship with you have access to

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your peace and strength at

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all times when

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the chaos of culture presses against

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us. May these truths keep

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us strong in Jesus's

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name. Amen, thank

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you for praying with me today. Stay

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tuned now for another episode of Stories

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of the Messiah with Rabbi Schneider.

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Humanity was still young, but

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sin had matured within the hearts

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of God's image bearers. The

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earth became riddled with cancerous corruption.

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Sin settled deep roots, choking

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out their convictions. Heavenly

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beans fallen from Heaven interwove

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themselves into the fabric of humanity,

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pulling them even further from their creator.

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Kings and warlords arose with the heart

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of cave and spited God

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by thrashing against his children. Violence

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had spread throughout the land like a plague.

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Humanity was bent on eating itself

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alive. With every

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passing generation, the likelihood

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of humans destroying themselves in Christ.

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So with the heart of justice,

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God chose to cleanse the earth of their

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corruption. He scoured

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the land for one that still loved him,

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one to preserve and protect from the wrath.

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To come, one who had

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not yet been perverted and twisted by

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sin. There was such a man, from

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the line of Seth.

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His name was Noah.

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Welcome to another episode of Stories of the

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Messiah podcast. I'm Rabbi

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Schneider with discovering the Jewish Jesus.

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I am passionate about how the all

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the New Testaments tie together, ultimately

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pointing toward the glory of Christ. If

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this podcast has blessed you thus far,

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please take a moment to leave a comment and review.

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Doing so will make sure that others will

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discover these life changing stories. This

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season of Stories of the Messiahs

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called Jesus the Greater. We

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are going through the Bible and visiting stories

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of terror, judgment, hope, and redemption.

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It is my hope that as we verse these

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ups and downs of these famous characters,

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we could catch a glimpse of an even greater,

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overreaching story happening. Each

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hero in the Bible is an image of someone

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even more significant, someone greater.

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Today we visit the story of Noah.

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The earth has been blighted with corruption and

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sin, and God is determined

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to wipe it all out. He chooses

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one man to be preserved through judgment.

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This man's story of salvation will

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ultimately point toward Christ and

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has powerful work on the Cross. So

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let's dive in and be immersed in

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the cinematic retelling of Genesis

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chapter six through nine to see that Jesus

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is the greater Noah.

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The chill of the evening breeze bitted

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Noah's cheeks. He gazed

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up at the unhindered night sky

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and prayed. The firmament

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was covered in stars, the

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galaxy stretched over the horizon before

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him. Noah was in awe

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of God's glory. He often

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met God on that hill, tucked away

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from the madness of the world. There,

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cutting through the silence, God

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spoke to Noah in the breeze.

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He gave Noah a warning, a vision,

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and a calling. God's voice

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reverberated through Noah's entire being,

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violence, corruption, all

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flesh on the earth as descent into

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de pravit. Noah listened

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intently, feeling the heat of

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God. He felt anger, disappointment,

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and sorrow.

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I have determined to destroy it all, God

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said, and I have called you to be preserved

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from it.

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Noah's eyes started to fog and his

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hands begun to quiver. He saw

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visions of a tempest consuming the land.

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He heard screams coming from flooded

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cities and animals running in fear.

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All was going to be destroyed. He

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looked up with his hands outstretched.

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What must I do, he whispered

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with.

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A quivering voice.

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You will make a vessel for your family and

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the peaces of the land. It shall

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keep you safe from the coming storm. For

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behold, I will bring forth a

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flood of waters upon the earth to destroy

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all in its wake. The

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breath of life I gave in the beginning will

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be taken from them.

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All will die.

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Noah fell to his knees and began to pant.

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He gripped his chest and looked up at God.

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It was almost too much. God's

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will was clear and unwavering. He

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spoke again to Noah, saying, I.

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Will establish my covenant with you.

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Noah, you will come into the Ark

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with your wife, your sons and

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their wives. The animals

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will join you, each in a pair.

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You will be a steward over them, care

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for them, and see them through

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to the end.

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Noah rose looked at his hands. Could

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he create a vessel of salvation for the world?

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Was he able? He looked

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at the horizon and clouds.

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Were amassing in the distance.

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A storm was coming, whether Noah

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felt prepared for it or not. Wood

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and nails. Noah and his sons

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labored for weeks, scarring their hands

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with woods and nails. The

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Ark was a wooden vessel designed to keep

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them safe from the impending judgment of

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God. So they built it exactly

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as God commanded, without

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delay or groaning. With the joy

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of salvation before them, they endured

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the ridicule of onlookers and the pain of

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labor. More dark

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clouds hovered over the land each day like

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vultures with wings outstretched and prepared

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to descend. Finally, the

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time had come God's

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judgment on the world was impending. A

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pair of each animal emerged

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from the forest and mountains. God's

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guiding hand and helped them in. And

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then his voice returned to the heart of

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Loah in tandem with the thundering

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clouds above. The voice of God

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boomed and said, into

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the Ark, for I have seen

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your righteousness before me. Noah

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and his family ran into the Ark, and God

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shut the door. They would be

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protected from the damnation about to

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descend on the earth. Judgment

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would pass over them. As the cleansing

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power of God swept over the land,

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water fell from the skies, and the

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springs of the earth burst open violently.

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The water rose over the mountains, and

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all the corruption of evil kingdoms

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was swept away. God's

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life giving breath was taken from them.

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All was destroyed, all

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but the Ark and those within it.

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Forty days passed, and the rain relented,

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its continuous onslaught.

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The world was.

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Still ominous, quiet and sad

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for a while. Yet underneath

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the silence there were echoes of hope,

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an inkling of new beginnings ready to

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emerge from the water. After

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many months, the water had receded

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enough for the Ark to rest on the side of

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a mountain. Once

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the land was safe enough to traverse, Noah

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opened the door. Rays of sunlight

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cascaded down the trickling streams,

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bringing vibrant life to the earth below.

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From the dark and cold ark, Noah

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emerged. The land

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was pure, once again, teeming

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with new possibilities. As

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Abel had done many generations before,

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Noah sacrificed the lord on that hill.

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He offered thanksgiving to God for his salvation.

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God's favor was upon Noah and his

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sons. He promised never

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to flood the earth again. As a symbol

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of his promise, he painted a vibrant bow

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of light across the sky. The

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rainbow memorialized God's faithfulness,

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a beacon of light, light and hope for every

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generation. It

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was for them to remember that there is salvation

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from judgment. The rainbow

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carries that promise of salvation to day,

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a beacon of hope and light to those caught

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in darkness, a promise of

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redemption. The evil of humanity

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would not end with the flood. Sin

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would return, but God's passionate

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plan to reserve and protect those who

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call upon him would endure. Evil

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abounds, but the promises of God

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never waver. The rainbow

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was an emblem of light, transporting

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us to another time when the ultimate

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salvation would come. Wood

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and nails would scar another's

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hands, and a greater hero would

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come to bring about salvation.

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Did you notice that Noah's story isn't

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really about no at all. We

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don't hear much about him except that he did

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as God asked. Why do you think that

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is? I believe this story is

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masterfully crafted to remind us

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that God is both the bringer of judgment and

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the author of salvation. Noah

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is not the hero and the story. God is

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Noah, his family, and the animals are

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recipients of God's grace. He

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allowed them to be kept safe in the boat.

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He couldn't allow sin to continue its cancerous

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spread throughout the ancient world. Humanity

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would have been lost before it ever began. So

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God planned to cleanse the earth of sin's

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corruption, but he offered a way

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out for one man who still listened

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to his voice, Noah.

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Noah and his family were given salvation from

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judgment in the form of an arc shaped

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by wood and nails. After

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the flood subsided and the wildflowers

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dried, Noah and his family emerged

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with the animals. Like a warrior

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who puts away his bow, God

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sits a rainbow in the sky as a promise.

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This story is rich with symbolism, ultimately

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pointing us toward a hopeful future.

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First, the flood symbolizes

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the chaotic and dark life apart from

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God and his eternal judgment of sin.

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The ark, made of trees and filled with animals,

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symbolizes the garden of Eden. It's

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a haven in place where the favor of

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God is preserved. Lastly,

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we have the rainbow, a symbol of

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God's restorative promise and salvation.

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The image of the rainbow has been taken to

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mean other things in this day and age.

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The world has taken an image of God's

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promise and skewed it. If

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you visit discovering the Jewish Jesus

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dot Com, you'll find that I'm passionate

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about reclaiming the true meaning of the rainbow.

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The story of Noah, the salvation God

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offers through the Ark ought to instill

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in all of us a greater appreciation of

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what the rainbow really represents. It

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represents deliverance, new beginnings,

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and salvation, and ultimately

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it points as toward word to God's promise of salvation.

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Through Jesus wood.

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Jesus gripped the splintered cross firmly

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in his hands and thrust it onto his shoulders.

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Its jagged edges dug into his wounded

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back. With shaking legs,

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he marched up the hill called Calvary,

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ready to endure shame and agony for

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the sake of salvation. He

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carried the cross to his execution, where

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Roman centurions awaited.

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Him with hammers and nails.

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Nails the soldiers

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drove them into his hands and feet

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and attached him to the cross. That

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rugged cross a wooden tool

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for torment. The Persians

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designed crucifixion to torture criminals

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who had committed crimes against the king. If

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crucifixion was a tool for the Persians,

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it was an art form for the Romans. They

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had become masters of torture and

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perfected crucifixion as the worst

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of all fates. Jesus

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was raised high on the cross. Markers

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stood below him, spitting in

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his direction. He he saved the

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others, let him save himself. They

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ridiculed utterly, unaware of

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the cosmic shift happening around

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them. The reigns of judgment

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were brewing and about to descend on God's

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chosen hero. Jesus looked

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at the crowd and prayed to the Lord

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Father forgive them.

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They do not know what they're doing.

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Jesus hung there, nailed to wood,

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unduring the judgment of God. He

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did this so that the corruption prevailing

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in the hearts of humanity would be cleansed,

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and anyone who believed in him would be preserved

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from the judgment of God. Jesus

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looked into the heavens and declared het

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his heardest, nor in

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got for sin and death.

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Three days passed, and the gardens

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surrounding Jesus's tomb teemed

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with life.

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Life.

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Rays of sunlight cascaded down

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like.

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Trickling streams, bringing.

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Vibrant life to the earth below. From

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the dark and cold tomb, Jesus

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emerged. The Holy Spirit

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had risen him from the grave. The

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same spirit carries the promise

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of salvation today, a

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beacon of hope and light to those caught

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in darkness, a promise of

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redemption.

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Wood and nails, were

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you able to pick up the connection? Noah

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crafted the ark from wooden nails

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as a vessel of salvation. Noah

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and his family were preserved from God's righteous

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judgement through the ark. Likewise,

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Jesus used wooden nails to craft his

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own vessel of salvation. He

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hung on the cross and endured the wrath of

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God all so that you and I could

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experience redemption. Those

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who trust in the saving work of Jesus

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are saved from the eternal condemnation

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of sin. While Noah

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was a recipient of salvation, Jesus

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was the author. Through Noah,

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even more evil in corruption would continue

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throughout the world, but there was a

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greater work accomplished through Jesus

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for those calling upon Jesus' name. His

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work on the cross removes the sting of sin

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and death for all eternity.

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Just as Noah emerged from the dark and cold

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dark, Jesus arose from the tomb.

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A rainbow acted as a promise to Noah

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and his descendants that God's covenant

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could endure throughout the ages. The

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rainbow was meant to be a reminder that God's

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covenant was unending. We

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have a similar sign of our promise today.

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The Holy Spirit. Ephesians

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I says this in

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him, you also, when

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you heard of the Word of truth. The Gospel

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of your salvation and believed in him, were

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sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who's

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the guarantee of our inherent until

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we acquire possession of it. To

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the praise of His glory. The

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rainbow of Genesis nine foreshadows

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God's Holy Spirit, our seal

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and reminder of God's promised redemption.

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Every time we see a rainbow, we should

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remember the faithfulness of God

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and every one of his promises. The

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story of Noah is an anthem singing

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about the promised salvation of Christ.

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When we think of a story, gaze

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up at a rainbow, or consider the gravity

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of sin, may we be reminded

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of the greatness of Jesus. Jesus

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is the greater Noah. Join

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us next time as we follow the path

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of the Father of faith himself, Abraham.

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His story mirrors our own. In many ways.

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We stumble, obey, then stumble again.

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But there is a new promise around every corner,

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the promise of true greatness and purpose

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found in Jesus Christ. Join

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us next time to discover how

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Jesus is the greater Abraham.

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To dwell deeper into Jus's Old

17:04

Testament appearances and prophecies,

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my new book Messianic Prophecy Revealed

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Bible if you're wanting to learn more about

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Christ's redemptive story in the Old

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