The Lord 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... But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord... Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth... "Behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you."
Noah, inside the ark, found safety from the flood outside; while sin, inside Noah, found safety from the wrath of God outside. God did not save Noah because he was sinless, He saved Noah because He is gracious. He gave undeserved favor to Noah. Noah was a son of Adam and as such carried sin inside him. When Noah was safely tucked away inside the ark, sin was safely tucked away inside of him. The ark could save mankind from the flood water of destruction, but it could not save him from the destruction of death. The ark could remove man from the curse of the ocean, but it could not remove the curse of the garden.
If man was going to be saved, something greater than an ark would be required. Just as wood saved man by being an instrument of flotation, wood once again would save man, but this time by being the instrument of destruction. The ark saved man's body from drowning, the cross saved man's soul from sinking. God sent the ark to save the seed of man and God sent His Son to save man as the Seed of Eve.
God sent His Son to bear the destruction while hanging from wood. Only wood could save man from the flood of God's wrath, but only the flood of God's blood could save man from eternal death. Just as wood and nails once kept man safe from the raging waters that surrounded it, they would again keep man safe, but this time by bearing up the One who would bear the raging wrath of God in His body.
God sent His Son to bear the destruction while hanging from wood. Only wood could save man from the flood of God's wrath, but only the flood of God's blood could save man from eternal death. Just as wood and nails once kept man safe from the raging waters that surrounded it, they would again keep man safe, but this time by bearing up the One who would bear the raging wrath of God in His body.
No comments:
Post a Comment