Genesis 9:29
So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
So Noah lived
The phrase "Noah lived" is a testament to the longevity granted by God to the antediluvian patriarchs. The Hebrew word for "lived" is "חָיָה" (chayah), which not only means to live but also to revive or sustain life. This reflects the divine sustenance and blessing upon Noah, who was righteous in his generation (Genesis 6:9). His life was marked by obedience and faithfulness, serving as a bridge between the pre-flood and post-flood worlds.

a total of 950 years
The extraordinary lifespan of Noah, "950 years," underscores the unique conditions of the early earth and the divine favor upon him. In Hebrew, the number "950" is expressed as "תשע מאות וחמשים" (t'sha me'ot v'chamishim). This longevity is significant in biblical history, as it allowed Noah to witness the repopulation of the earth and the establishment of God's covenant with humanity. It also serves as a reminder of the effects of sin on human lifespan, which gradually decreased after the flood.

and then he died
The phrase "and then he died" is a sobering reminder of the mortality that all humans face as a result of the Fall. The Hebrew word for "died" is "מוּת" (muth), which signifies the end of physical life. Despite Noah's righteousness and the blessings he received, he was not exempt from the curse of death introduced in Genesis 3:19. This phrase also marks the end of an era, as Noah's death signifies the closing of the antediluvian age and the full transition into the post-flood world. It serves as a poignant reminder of the hope of resurrection and eternal life promised through faith in God's redemptive plan.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Noah
A righteous man chosen by God to survive the Flood and repopulate the earth. His life exemplifies obedience and faithfulness.

2. Post-Flood Earth
The world after the Flood, where Noah and his family began anew, establishing a covenant with God.

3. The Flood
A cataclysmic event that reshaped the earth and marked a new beginning for humanity under God's covenant.

4. Covenant with Noah
God's promise to never again destroy the earth with a flood, symbolized by the rainbow.

5. Noah's Death
Marks the end of an era and the transition to the generations that follow, emphasizing the mortality of even the most faithful servants of God.
Teaching Points
The Legacy of Faithfulness
Noah's life of 950 years is a testament to his enduring faith and obedience to God. His legacy challenges us to live faithfully, regardless of the length of our days.

The Certainty of Mortality
Despite his righteousness and long life, Noah's death reminds us of the inevitability of mortality. It encourages us to focus on eternal values and our relationship with God.

The Importance of Covenant
Noah's life and the covenant God made with him highlight the importance of living in a covenant relationship with God, marked by trust and obedience.

The Role of Righteousness
Noah's righteousness set him apart in a corrupt world. We are called to live righteously, standing firm in our faith amidst societal pressures.

The Impact of Obedience
Noah's obedience led to the preservation of humanity. Our obedience to God can have far-reaching impacts, influencing generations to come.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does Noah's long life and eventual death influence our understanding of God's promises and human mortality?

2. In what ways can we emulate Noah's faith and obedience in our daily lives?

3. How does the covenant with Noah foreshadow the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ?

4. What lessons can we learn from Noah's righteousness in a corrupt world, and how can we apply them today?

5. How does the account of Noah encourage us to trust in God's faithfulness and promises, even when we face challenges?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Genesis 5:27
Connects to the longevity of the patriarchs, showing a pattern of long lifespans before the Flood.

Hebrews 11:7
Highlights Noah's faith and obedience, which are central themes in his life account.

2 Peter 2:5
Refers to Noah as a "preacher of righteousness," emphasizing his role in warning others and living a godly life.

Genesis 6:9
Describes Noah as a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, walking faithfully with God.

Genesis 8:20-22
Details Noah's worship and God's response, establishing the covenant and God's promise to humanity.
The Threefold Distribution of the Human RaceR.A. Redford Genesis 9:18-29
LessonsG. Hughes, B. D.Genesis 9:28-29
Noah's Life and DeathG. Hughes, B. D.Genesis 9:28-29
Review of the ChapterThe Congregational PulpitGenesis 9:28-29
The Years of Noah: Their Solemn LessonsT. H. Leale.Genesis 9:28-29
People
Ham, Japheth, Noah, Shem
Places
Tigris-Euphrates Region
Topics
950, Dieth, Fifty, Hundred, Nine, Noah
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Genesis 9:29

     1655   hundreds and thousands
     4016   life, human
     5204   age
     5726   old age, attainment

Genesis 9:24-29

     5106   Noah

Library
Capital Punishment
Eversley. Quinquagesima Sunday, 1872. Genesis ix. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. "And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. . . . Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you . . . But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. And surely your blood of your lives will I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require
Charles Kingsley—All Saints' Day and Other Sermons

Noah's Flood
(Quinquagesima Sunday.) GENESIS ix. 13. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. We all know the history of Noah's flood. What have we learnt from that history? What were we intended to learn from it? What thoughts should we have about it? There are many thoughts which we may have. We may think how the flood came to pass; what means God used to make it rain forty days; what is meant by breaking up the fountains of the great deep. We may
Charles Kingsley—The Gospel of the Pentateuch

Death.
PSALM CIV. 20, 21. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. Let me say a few words on this text. It is one which has been a comfort to me again and again. It is one which, if rightly understood, ought to give comfort to pitiful and tender-hearted persons. Have you never been touched by, never been even shocked by, the mystery of pain and death? I do not speak now of pain and death
Charles Kingsley—Westminster Sermons

Covenanting Enforced by the Grant of Covenant Signs and Seals.
To declare emphatically that the people of God are a covenant people, various signs were in sovereignty vouchsafed. The lights in the firmament of heaven were appointed to be for signs, affording direction to the mariner, the husbandman, and others. Miracles wrought on memorable occasions, were constituted signs or tokens of God's universal government. The gracious grant of covenant signs was made in order to proclaim the truth of the existence of God's covenant with his people, to urge the performance
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

That the Ruler Should Be, through Humility, a Companion of Good Livers, But, through the Zeal of Righteousness, Rigid against the vices of Evildoers.
The ruler should be, through humility, a companion of good livers, and, through the zeal of righteousness, rigid against the vices of evil-doers; so that in nothing he prefer himself to the good, and yet, when the fault of the bad requires it, he be at once conscious of the power of his priority; to the end that, while among his subordinates who live well he waives his rank and accounts them as his equals, he may not fear to execute the laws of rectitude towards the perverse. For, as I remember to
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great

The Doctrine of Non-Resistance to Evil by Force Has Been Professed by a Minority of Men from the Very Foundation of Christianity. Of the Book "What
CHAPTER I. THE DOCTRINE OF NON-RESISTANCE TO EVIL BY FORCE HAS BEEN PROFESSED BY A MINORITY OF MEN FROM THE VERY FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY. Of the Book "What I Believe"--The Correspondence Evoked by it-- Letters from Quakers--Garrison's Declaration--Adin Ballou, his Works, his Catechism--Helchitsky's "Net of Faith"--The Attitude of the World to Works Elucidating Christ's Teaching--Dymond's Book "On War"--Musser's "Non-resistance Asserted"--Attitude of the Government in 1818 to Men who Refused to
Leo Tolstoy—The Kingdom of God is within you

Original Righteousness.
"For in Him we live and move, and have our being: as certain also of your own poets have said. For we are also His offspring." --Acts xvii. 28. It is the peculiar characteristic of the Reformed Confession that more than any other it humbles the sinner and exalts the sinless man. To disparage man is unscriptural. Being a sinner, fallen and no longer a real man, he must be humbled, rebuked, and inwardly broken. But the divinely created man, realizing the divine purpose or restored by omnipotent grace
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit

The Sixth Commandment
Thou shalt not kill.' Exod 20: 13. In this commandment is a sin forbidden, which is murder, Thou shalt not kill,' and a duty implied, which is, to preserve our own life, and the life of others. The sin forbidden is murder: Thou shalt not kill.' Here two things are to be understood, the not injuring another, nor ourselves. I. The not injuring another. [1] We must not injure another in his name. A good name is a precious balsam.' It is a great cruelty to murder a man in his name. We injure others in
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

Being Made Archbishop of Armagh, He Suffers Many Troubles. Peace Being Made, from Being Archbishop of Armagh He Becomes Bishop of Down.
[Sidenote: 1129] 19. (12). Meanwhile[365] it happened that Archbishop Cellach[366] fell sick: he it was who ordained Malachy deacon, presbyter and bishop: and knowing that he was dying he made a sort of testament[367] to the effect that Malachy ought to succeed him,[368] because none seemed worthier to be bishop of the first see. This he gave in charge to those who were present, this he commanded to the absent, this to the two kings of Munster[369] and to the magnates of the land he specially enjoined
H. J. Lawlor—St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh

Mosaic Cosmogony.
ON the revival of science in the 16th century, some of the earliest conclusions at which philosophers arrived were found to be at variance with popular and long-established belief. The Ptolemaic system of astronomy, which had then full possession of the minds of men, contemplated the whole visible universe from the earth as the immovable centre of things. Copernicus changed the point of view, and placing the beholder in the sun, at once reduced the earth to an inconspicuous globule, a merely subordinate
Frederick Temple—Essays and Reviews: The Education of the World

Mount Zion.
"For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them: for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned; and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake: but ye are come unto Mount Zion, and unto
Thomas Charles Edwards—The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews

Covenanting According to the Purposes of God.
Since every revealed purpose of God, implying that obedience to his law will be given, is a demand of that obedience, the announcement of his Covenant, as in his sovereignty decreed, claims, not less effectively than an explicit law, the fulfilment of its duties. A representation of a system of things pre-determined in order that the obligations of the Covenant might be discharged; various exhibitions of the Covenant as ordained; and a description of the children of the Covenant as predestinated
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Covenanting Predicted in Prophecy.
The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affording evidence that even in periods then future it should no less be proper. The argument for the service that is afforded by prophecy is peculiar, and, though corresponding with evidence from other sources, is independent. Because that God willed to make known truth through his servants the prophets, we should receive it
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

The Promise to the Patriarchs.
A great epoch is, in Genesis, ushered in with the history of the time of the Patriarchs. Luther says: "This is the third period in which Holy Scripture begins the history of the Church with a new family." In a befitting manner, the representation is opened in Gen. xii. 1-3 by an account of the first revelation of God, given to Abraham at Haran, in which the way is opened up for all that follows, and in which the dispensations of God are brought before us in a rapid survey. Abraham is to forsake
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

Discourse on Spiritual Food and True Discipleship. Peter's Confession.
(at the Synagogue in Capernaum.) ^D John VI. 22-71. ^d 22 On the morrow [the morrow after Jesus fed the five thousand] the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea [on the east side, opposite Capernaum] saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone 23 (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after that the Lord had given thanks): 24 when the multitude
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Genesis
The Old Testament opens very impressively. In measured and dignified language it introduces the story of Israel's origin and settlement upon the land of Canaan (Gen.--Josh.) by the story of creation, i.-ii. 4a, and thus suggests, at the very beginning, the far-reaching purpose and the world-wide significance of the people and religion of Israel. The narrative has not travelled far till it becomes apparent that its dominant interests are to be religious and moral; for, after a pictorial sketch of
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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