Main Reading: Genesis 6:9–11:32
Theme: Obedience and Covenant Grace
Messianic Focus: Yeshua as the Ark of Salvation

🌿 Overview

The Torah describes Noah as:

נֹחַ — Noach

• Pronounced: NO-akh
• Meaning: “Rest / comfort”

Noach is a man who walks with God while the world around him collapses into corruption and violence.
His obedience becomes the bridge between God’s judgment and God’s mercy.

When the world fills with wickedness, God brings cleansing through the flood — yet preserves His creation through one righteous man who finds grace (חֵן — chen) in His eyes.

Hebrew learning note:

Chen (חֵן)

• Pronounced: khen (the kh is the same soft throat sound as in “Bach”)
• Meaning: grace, favor, graciousness

Noach’s story teaches that salvation is always an act of God’s grace — received through faithful obedience.

🌿 Key Passages

🌿 Supporting Readings

• Prophets / Writings: Isaiah 54:6–10
• Messianic Writings: Luke 17:26–27; 1 Peter 3:18–22; Hebrews 11:7

🌿 Hebrew Notes (Integrated)

1. Noach — נֹחַ — “Rest, comfort”

God brings rest to creation through the obedience of Noach.
This foreshadows Messiah’s invitation: “I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

2. Teivah — תֵּבָה — “Ark / vessel”

• Pronounced: Tay-VAH
  Interestingly, the same word is used for Moses’ basket — both vessels of salvation.

3. Chen — חֵן — “Grace, favor”

• Pronounced: Khen
  Noach “finds grace” before any law or ritual is given.
  Grace is God’s gift from the beginning.

4. Berit — בְּרִית — “Covenant”

• Pronounced: Breet
  God establishes His covenant with Noach after the flood, promising never again to destroy all life by water.

5. Keshet — קֶשֶׁת — “Bow / rainbow”

• Pronounced: KEH-shet
  The rainbow is a sign of covenant mercy.

🌿 Messianic Connection

The ark (teivah) is one of the clearest pictures of Messiah in the Torah:

• One door → Yeshua: “I am the door.” (John 10:9)
• All inside are saved → Salvation is by entering into Messiah.
• Covered inside and out with sealing pitch → The Hebrew root kaphar (“to cover”) is the same root for atonement.
• Judgment passes over those inside → Messiah shields us from wrath.

The flood narrative teaches both the seriousness of sin and the overwhelming mercy of God.

🌿 Moral and Spiritual Application

• Walk with God even when the world rejects Him.
• Obedience is the fruit of grace, not the cause of it.
• Prepare your life like Noah prepared the ark — with reverent obedience.
• Resist the patterns of corruption around you.
• Trust in God’s covenant faithfulness.

🕎 7-Day Devotional (with light Hebrew learning)

🌿 Discussion Questions

1. What does Noach’s example teach you about walking with God in a corrupt world?
2. How does the story of the ark deepen your understanding of salvation in Messiah?
3. What does it mean for you to “prepare an ark” in your own spiritual life?
4. How does the flood narrative reveal both God’s justice and His mercy?
5. What does the rainbow teach about God’s character?

🌿 Prayer Focus

Thank God for His covenant mercy.
Ask Him to help you walk in righteousness like Noach—faithful, obedient, and protected by His grace.

🌿 Memory Verse

Hebrews 11:7 — “By faith Noah… prepared an ark for the saving of his household.”