Parasha: Noach –Bereishit 6:9- 11:32
There are 10 generations from Adom to Noach covering approximately 1096 years.
There are 10 generations from Noach to Avraham covering approximately 902 years.
Avraham was 58 when Noach died
6:9 Noach was “just” (righteous), Perfect (an ‘unblemished’ blood line)in his Generations (uncorrupted by the “promiscuity) of the culture. Noach walked with Elohim.
The following Scriptures describe the “culture” that preceeded Noach. It shows a thwarted attempt by Satan to “corrupt” Noach’s bloodline in order to “derail” the direct lineage between Adam and Noach.
The plan was to blemish the blood line by using the offspring of the half demon – half human hybrids to disrupt the intended “clean” blood line.
The plan was thwarted by the Divine protection of Noach and his family and the flooding of the earth to “restart” the bloodline with a “clean” specimen.
B’Reishit 6:1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of Avinu saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the AVINU said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of Avinu came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. 5 The AVINU saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the AVINU regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the AVINU said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of AVINU. (Ge 6:1-8)
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Meshiach fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth of Yeshua HaMeshiach took place in this way. When his mother Miriam had been betrothed to Yosef, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
** Remember the “hybrids” that we read about? I wonder if the future “false Meshiachs” will be introduced into the earth in the same way?
19 And her husband Yosef, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.” (Mt 1:17-19 )
** “…a just man..” Some translations use “righteous” instead of “just”. In the Hebrew, this would be a “tzadik” A person that is practicing a high level of Torah observance.
Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear Avinu, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. (Ac 13:26 )
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring — not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (Ro 4:16 )
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named. (Ro 9:7 )
7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that Avinu would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed. (Ga 3:7-8 )
so that in Meshiach Yeshua the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. (Ga 3:14 )
And if you are Meshiach’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. (Ga 3:29 )
For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. (Heb 2:16 )
And so the “perfect” generations continues.
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