Genesis 5:28-29 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: (29) And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.”
What was the
wrongdoing for which Noah was used to avenge? Let’s go back in time to father
Adam. God said to Adam, “… Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt
not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.”
(Genesis 3:17)
Adam had
disobeyed God. We read concerning Noah in the book of Hebrews 11:7, “By faith
Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared
an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and
became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” Noah condemned,
or avenged, the world through his faithful obedience unto the Lord. He was not
the direct source of avenging the work and toil that had been exacted upon his
forefathers. Yet, God used his obedience to bring vengeance upon the
curse of the earth.
Noah had brothers and sisters and had to turn away from his family's love for them in order to obey the Lord. Yet, he did that for which he was called to do. We, also, must be sensitive to the leadership of the Lord and follow His directives for our lives. It is comforting to know there is one who will take up for you and help you defend your commitment unto the Lord. His name is Jesus.