What Does Genesis 6:9 Mean?


Genesis 6:9(NASB)

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The widespread wickedness, sin, and intermarriage between the rebellious, angelic beings, and their human counterparts.. together with the shocking corruption and degeneracy that engulfed the whole antediluvian world, caused all humanity to be 'only evil continuously'.

It is no surprise that God purposed in His heart to destroy the entire race of man, which had become completely corrupted. It is understandable that God determined to wipe mankind from the face of the earth! But we discover a man called Noah, who was blameless in the eyes of God, despite, living in the midst of all the debauchery and degeneracy, of that generation.

Scripture informs us that 'Noah was a righteous man and blameless in his time, for Noah walked with God. The verse is sometimes translated, 'Noah was a righteous man who was perfect in His generation'.  Noah was called righteous because He 'walked with God' or 'trusted God', but he was 'perfect in his generation' because his genetic profile had not been contaminated by the fallen angelic beings, who left their first estate, engaged in sexual acts with women and produce a genitally modified man that was an abomination in the eyes of God.

He was a descendent of Seth, (through whom would be born the Seed of the woman), and he was also the great-grandson of the prophet Enoch - (who walked with God). Like Seth... Enoch was one of Noah's forefathers, and this godly man did not see death, because God 'took him' out of the increasingly corrupt earth.

As a descendent of Adam, Noah was a sinner, who was born with an old sin nature that was at enmity with God. But Noah was also a man of faith, who believed the word of the Lord, and his faith was credited as righteousness. Noah was saved by grace - through faith in God.

Indeed, the very first time that Scripture mentions the word 'grace', is in connection with this man, Noah - who believed the word of the Lord. Although God determined to wipe man from the earth, together will all the animals and birds, we read, "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord."

Noah found grace in God's eyes, because he believed the word of the Lord. Noah demonstrated his faith by obeying God's instructions to build an ark, for the saving of his family. And so we read that Noah was 'a righteous man'. Noah was blameless in his time and walked with God, because he was a sinner saved by grace. He was a man who walked with God, by faith. He was declared blameless in his time and was credited with righteousness - by grace through faith.

Noah was one of the two men whom the Bible records 'walked with God'.  He is also mentioned in the hall of faith, in Hebrews 11, for when Noah was warned by God about the conditions that were to befall the earth.. he believed God, before destruction was sent. Noah even began to warn his degenerate neighbours of coming flood-waters of God's judgement on the world of the ungodly.


Peter informs us that Noah not only demonstrated his faith in the Lord, by building an ark, but he faithfully preached the message of salvation for 120 years. He bore witness of the approaching destruction. He warned the wicked people of the ancient world of the approaching judgement of God - but they refused to believe his warning and derided his preaching. As a result, God brought a devastating flood upon the whole world, and the ungodly perished beneath the floodwaters.

Noah was not sinless, but he was declared righteous by God because he believed the word of the Lord, which is why we read: This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time - and Noah walked with God.

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