October 15, 2025 • 26 mins
# 8 - Noah & The Promise - In this episode of The Chosen People we explore the aftermath of the flood and the significance of God’s covenant with Noah, reflecting on themes of new beginnings, human frailty, and enduring hope. Join us as we delve into the story of Noah’s renewed relationship with God and the promise that reshaped the future of humanity.
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Episode 8 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Genesis.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on the Chosen People, mankind was blighted by bloodshed
and discord. Noah was determined to oppose the culture.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Behold, I would destroy them with the earth. I would
bring a flood to wipe this earth clean. I have
appointed you, Noah, to build an ark.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Noah gazed at the Ark, a towering monolith against the sky,
its shadow stretching over the valley. He watched his sons,
no longer boys, but men bound by duty and the
promise of future generations, saw chop, hammer and sand the
vessel's final touches.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
This world is sick. These people are plagued by evil.
I know what they deserve, but I can't bring myself
to fully accept it. All going to die.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Thousands of creatures, two by two, ran into the Ark,
their hoons, paws and claws thumping and scratching against the
ARC's floor. Flashes of lightning replaced the sun's light, and
thunder roared like a predator ready to kill. The voice
of the Creator spoke through the tempest.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Through the Ark Noah.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Underneath the white noise of falling rain and rushing water,
the screams became audible, desperate, blood curdling, screams. Noah ran
to the door and pounded his fists against it. His
shouts were surprising to the others.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
What's wrong?
Speaker 1 (01:42):
We made it?
Speaker 3 (01:44):
If you don't weep at this suffering, you'd know better
than them.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Outside, the skies wept, and the earth quivered God's wrath
or forth, but it did not bleaze him. He sent
the flood with regret and sorrow. The waters prevailed over
the earth, and the seas swallowed every creature given the breath.
Speaker 4 (02:07):
Of life darkness.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Noah remained huddled beside the window, the ark rocking to
the tempest outside. Noah was certain it was midday, but
there was no way of confirming it. The sun's warmth
had engraced their faces in weeks. Noah's countenance was gaunt,
his eyes unfocussed and glazed over with sorrow. His mind
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swirled like the charcoal clouds above. Noah was tired, but
couldn't close his eyes. Every time he did, he saw
the faces of the damned floating atop the waters. Emzara
stepped lightly through the opening of their room. She held
the wax candle, the tiny flame twitch to and fro
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casting shadows against the wooden walls of the ark. The
faint light revealed her concerned face. Her husband had barely
spoken since the walls shut.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Have you eaten?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Noah shook his head, his stomach nodded, not only from guilt,
but also from the relentless swaying of the boat. Jmzara
knelt beside him, her fingers gently stroking his matted hair.
She too felt the weight of survival, though her guilt
was different. She did not share Noah's anguish, but felt
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relief that they were spared. Her husband's heart, however, was
tethered to the creator's sorrow. She reached for his hand,
placing a barley loaf in his palm, and kissed his forehead.
Speaker 5 (03:45):
Eat or else we will have to witness another death.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Noah tore a small piece of the loaf and rolled
it in his fingers, toying with the idea of eating.
The white noise of rain was a constant man, muting
his low pitched voice.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Do you think I'm ungrateful?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Hemzara aside, resting her head against his shoulder.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
I remember you telling our boys the stories of old
by the fire, the story of the garden and the banishment.
I remember you repeatedly reminding them that the Creator was
merciful even in his wrath.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Merciful in his wrath.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Searching for words that might reach him, Noah repeated the
words heavy and foreign. In the damp, wooden tomb he
found himself in, he sighed, allowing the small piece of
bread to pass his lips, chewing slowly each bite to
struggle against his sorrow. He laid his head on Emzara's chest,
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her humming a soft lullabi against the storm. Slowly and sloppily,
Noah began to fall asleep.
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Remember me, Remember my family and the animals with me.
Do not, Ah, do not forsake us?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Sits too.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
As Noah's breathing finally steadied, the rain stopped for forty days.
The heavens had wept, but finally, mercifully they ceased, Mzara
felt a weight release from her chest. She thought about
waking Noah, but chose not to, instead laying his head
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gently on a bed made of woolen hay. The ark
rocked gently, the low purrs of wildcats and braying of
horses filling the space where the reins once sang. God
hadn't forgotten Noah, the Creator remembered him and all the
beasts within the ark. The breath of God the Ruach
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blew mightily over the waters. The winds churned, spreading the
seas in each direction. The voice of the Creator tamed
the dark and chaotic abyss. Noah looked out with his sons.
The heavens had closed and ceased their churning. A rumbling
could be felt from below, and the fountains of the
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deep had closed. Shen peered out at the horizon, straining
to see any sign of land. The wind cut at
his cheeks, and his eyes began to water.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
I don't see anything yet.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
How long will it take for the waters recede?
Speaker 5 (06:36):
Not sure how much longer I can endure the smell.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
Patience, boys, God has not forgotten us. Listen closely.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
The wind of God is.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Moving on our behalf.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
Do you think there is anything on the horizon.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
There's a way to find out.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Noah captured a raven from within the ark and brought
it to the others. He petted its feathers and her
it up to the window.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Birds gathered twigs and leaves and other things for the nests.
If there's any land, this raven will return with something
for its mate.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Maybe he will return a fig for me. Nothing, but
still Barleyboves has.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
My stomach in minds.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Noah released the raven and watched it recede into the horizon.
The raven carried Noah's anxiety on its wings. He knew
better than to put all his hope in the raven,
but curiosity gripped him. Still days passed into weeks, and
still the raven hadn't returned. Noah's face twitched with irritation.
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I should have known better than he is a raven.
Noah had a dove in his hands. He gently stroked
its white feathers with his thumbs. With a sigh and
a prayer, he released it into the air.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Why is a dove better than a raven? Ravens are scavengers.
The bird is likely feasting off the carcasses floating atop
the waters. No it's too fat to fly back. The
raven is comfortable with death. It will make its home
somewhere on the floating carnage and never return.
Speaker 4 (08:21):
But the dove is a clean animal.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
It won't make its nest among death in despair.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
It will return to us.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Noah remained at the window for hours staring earnestly at
the water. The faint echoes of scream still tortured his mind.
He wasn't sure he even wanted to go back on
to dry land. Noah was old and unsure if he
was capable of a fresh start. Before Noah's mind could
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spy an even further, he heard the faint sound of
the dove returning.
Speaker 4 (08:57):
It perched atop his finger.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
It hadn't found land, at least, nothing inhabitable for it
to rest its wings. Noah petted its feathers and retreated
into the ark.
Speaker 4 (09:09):
To feed it.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Another week passed and it was time again for Noah
to send the dove out. It flew gracefully over the
familiar waters, wings shimmering in.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
The light of dawn.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
After hours of waiting, Noah's eyes widened to see the
dove's return. In its mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf.
Noah took the leaf and cradled it in his palm.
He stroked its smooth green surface. His face quivered with relief.
The waters were acceding. They would walk the earth again.
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The dove was sent out again and hadn't returned, Confident
that the land was near, ready Noah removed the top
covering of the ark. It had settled on the mountain
of Ararat. The sun shined brilliantly, revealing a land reborn.
Noah's family leaned over, beholding the beautiful landscape teeming with
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vibrant colors. They wafted in the crisp air, smelling the
damp earth mixed with fruit trees. Emsara squeezed her husband's.
Speaker 5 (10:22):
Arm, look Noah our new home.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
Shen Ham and Jeffeth ran to the ark's entrance and
released the ropes, keeping doors shut.
Speaker 4 (10:33):
The fresh air.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
Blew against their cheery faces. The three brothers held their wives,
giddy to step out of the Ark and into their future. Still,
Noah wouldn't permit them to leave the Ark. He stood
at the threshold, waiting. His eyes were nervous and his
hands shook. Noah refused to embark on the adventure. He
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pensively stood, frozen.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
To the eye.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Nearly a year after they entered the Ark, the Creator
spoke to Noah, prompting him to leave. He could hear
his voice deep within his heart. His voice was like
a steady stream.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Go out from the Ark. Noah, take your wife, your sons,
their wives, and every living thing that dwells with you.
Swarm the earth Noah, to fill it, be fruitful and multiply.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
Noah took the first step forward. His family waited with
bated breath as he slowly, steadily, and somberly descended the ramp.
A patch of grass was at the bottom. Noah placed
a bare foot on the wet earth. The chill sent
a shiver up his spine. A sigh of relief followed.
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He turned to his family and gave them a reassuring smile.
They ran, children and skipped across the meadow. The animals followed, scampering, padding, slithering,
and galloping. The hills were alive. The animals didn't look back.
They spread across the earth, stretching as far as the
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eye could see. Noah's eyes glistened with tears, tears of relief, joy,
and sadness. He ascended a jagged path that led to
an overhand looking out at the ark.
Speaker 4 (12:31):
There, he made.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
An altar of wet stones and sacrificed to his God.
The offering burnt bright a beacon, signaling a new beginning.
The smoke billowed upward, mixing with the cows. The creator
breathed in the offering like a leasing aroma. Noah watched
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the light play off the mist across the sky. Brilliant
lights began to fall. Everyone watched in all as the
colors arched against the blue backdrop. Noah's heart swelled within.
He could sense the heart of God.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
I will never again curse the ground because of man,
for I know his heart is corrupt from his youth.
Neither will I strike down these creatures again. The long
winter is over, while the earth remains seed, time and harvest,
cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall
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not cease.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
Noah gathered his family and relayed everything he could hear
from the Creator's heart. God spoke to him, within him
and about him. Each word was a barn to his
aching heart.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Be fruitful and maultiply fill the earth, as I have
commanded since the days of old. Once again you have dominion.
The beasts of the earth will fear you. The birds
of the air, and the creatures of the deep will
flee and dread because of you. Into your hands I
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give them. They shall be food for you, as are
the plants of the earth. I have given you everything.
Yet even so my eyes are on the lower creatures.
You shall not deal with them cruelly, nor shall you
eat flesh with its life blood. Life is precious, and
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for your lives I will require a reckoning. The life
of all beasts and men will end. And to those
who take life on their own, shedding the blood of
their fellow man, I will require a reckoning. Whoever sheds
the blood of a man, buy shall his blood be
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shed for God made man in his image. Do not
take life, Multiply it, cultivate it, increase and roam the earth.
I have watched it clean for you.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
The lights continue to form in the sky, slowly stretching
across the clouds. Noah and his sons watched in awe,
taking in the captivating dance of colors bowing over the
sky red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple lights held
together by some unseen thread.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring.
After you, I make a promise to you and to
all the creatures from the ark, I shall never again
flood the earth. As a sign of my covenant with you.
I have set my bow in the clouds, where when
I bring the clouds over the earth and the sun's
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light mingles with the mist of the sky. You shall
see the bow and remember my covenant. The waters shall
never destroy the earth. When the bow is in the clouds,
I will remember the everlasting covenant I have made with
every living creature.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Noah's sons glowed with hope for the future. Emzara and
the other wives watched from a distance, their eyes glistening
with gratitude that the earth was safe. Noah's jaw tightened.
A rush of gratitude for the Creator came upon him,
but in the back of his mind, whispers of torment
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plagued him. Noah woke in a panic, sweat dripping down
his chest and back. His entire body trembled, unable to steady.
Emzara placed a gentle hand on his back. Noahsar eyes
were wild.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Haunted another nightmare.
Speaker 3 (17:03):
This time it was Shem drowning outside the ark.
Speaker 7 (17:06):
He screamed for me, He begged me to let him in,
but I Ah, I couldn't do anything. Then the corpses
of the Nephelin rose and dragged him to the bottom
of the abyss.
Speaker 5 (17:19):
It was only a dream. Our sun is safe, no doubt.
Cradling his new child in his arms.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
Of course, it was just a dream, but that doesn't
make it any less real. In Zarah, these images, I
see it into my mind. I've been branded by these memories.
Speaker 5 (17:41):
You act as though you're the one to have flooded
the earth. How long will you hold on to this guilt?
Speaker 3 (17:48):
It isn't guilt that torments me, it's knowing that evil
still exists out there, in here, in each of us.
We were spared from the flood, but that doesn't mean
we're innocence.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Noah stormed out, flustered and quivering. The moonlight bathed the
landscape in a pale, ethereal glow as he descended the
hills to the vineyard he had planted. Beside it were
cisterns hewn from stone and wood, filled with fermented wine.
Noah drew some in a bowl. The liquid was a
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deep crimson, perfect to drink. His eyes glazed over with
desire as he placed the cup to his lips and drank,
seeking to wash away the sorrow, the hurt, the guilt,
the fear. The cup was his flood, drowning out the
anguish within him. Cup after cup, Noah drank away his sorrows,
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yet it only numbed the pain. Wine would never ease
what only God could heal. It silenced the screams in
his head, but gave way to different sounds. Drunk and alone,
Noah howled at the moon. He thrashed his arms and
punched his fists in the air. He shouted vulgarities, cried
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and wailed into the empty night. His youngest son, hand
watched from a distance. Disdain etched on his face as
he witnessed his father's shameful display. Righteous Noah, the one who.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Walks with God.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
The air was humid and thick. Noah removed his clothes
and skulked through the vineyard.
Speaker 4 (19:37):
Naked.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
Noah kicked the dirt and thrashed at branches, murmuring and
burping his way back to his tent. He was a
sad and shameful sight, but hand basted in his father's shame.
Speaker 5 (19:52):
The fool can barely stand.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
Anne leaped off the stone he was sitting on and
gingerly followed his father. Noah swayed to and fro barely
keeping his naked frame upright.
Speaker 4 (20:05):
Ham danced around him.
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Ah, so this is what it means to walk with God?
Speaker 4 (20:11):
Hey father?
Speaker 5 (20:13):
What happened to all that.
Speaker 3 (20:14):
Honor you preach to me. Well, here, let me help you.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Ham reached out his arms. Noah fell forward, expecting to
be caught, but instead Hal moved and Noah fell face
first into the dirt. Noah groaned and turned on his back.
The world was spinning. He could feel the gravel grinding
against his back and buttocks. Ham stood above him, face
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beaming with amusement. Noah, unable to speak, began crawling back
to his tent. The first signs of dawn crept over
the horizon. Hemzara was already gone, attending to her grandchildren.
As the sun rose, Ham stood outside his father's tent,
waiting for his brothers. Shem and Jeffith approached, their tools,
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clinking softly in the cool morning air. Ham waved them
down a theatrical air about him.
Speaker 5 (21:14):
Brethen, I have a rare sight for you to behold.
Speaker 3 (21:18):
What is it now?
Speaker 1 (21:19):
Ham?
Speaker 3 (21:20):
I present to you the honorable, the stoic, and the righteous. Noah,
naked and sleeping in his own vomit.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Ham grabbed the opening flap of the tent to reveal
his naked father, but the brothers stopped him before they
could catch a glimpse.
Speaker 3 (21:38):
Ham you've gone too far.
Speaker 5 (21:42):
What after all the preaching and lecturing Batman has given me,
why not revel a little in his hypocrisy?
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Hem, you've disgraced our father.
Speaker 4 (21:53):
You too, Shem. Come on, we've all been through a
living nightmare. Why not have a little fun with him?
What do you mean fun?
Speaker 3 (22:03):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
Maybe we could Pam was interrupted by a stirring within
the tent. Noah exhaled a befuddled and dreamy moan.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
Japeth, go get father's clothes from the vineyard. Hem, I
suggest you relieve, Go jump in the stream.
Speaker 4 (22:21):
Clearly, you need to cool off.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
Ham snarled and left, kicking the dirt on his way
back to his tent. Jaffath returned with the garment. The
two older brothers walked backward into the tent with the
garment on their shoulders. When they felt his body on
their heels, they dropped it and covered him. They didn't
want to shame him as their brother had. They crept
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out of the tent, pensive and afraid of what would
happen to Ham when their father woke. Noah slept all day,
drifting in and out of his wine induced stupor. His
head thronged the world around him a fuzzy blur, but
he remembered Ham's actions. He recalled the mocking laugh, the
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bruise on his jaw, a painful reminder of his son's betrayal.
Emerging from his tent, Noah wrapped his garment tightly around
his body and hobbled to the fire, where his wife
and son sat. Jaffath and Shem's sons were also by
the fire. While Ham's son Canaan was on his father's lap.
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Shem and Jaffith looked up at him. Empathy etched on
their faces, but not Ham. A mocking smile played on
his lips. As Noah stood over the fire, the dancing
flames illuminating his scowl, his voice, coarse and gravelly, broke
the tense silence, cursedy Canaan. His tone was sharp and impassive.
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Ham's expression shifted from confusion to rage. He covered his
son's ears, raised his voice.
Speaker 4 (24:01):
What did you just say to my son?
Speaker 3 (24:04):
Cursed be Canaan for what his father is done.
Speaker 4 (24:08):
He will be a servant to his brothers.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
Ham stood his chest puffed out in defiance.
Speaker 4 (24:15):
What do you think you're doing?
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem. Canaan will
be his servants.
Speaker 1 (24:23):
Shut up, old man, Thank.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
God in large jayfith my faithful son. He will dwell
in the tents of Shem, but Canaan will be a
slave to them. All Shut up. Curse be your descendants, Sam.
Speaker 4 (24:38):
And lungs to strike his father.
Speaker 1 (24:41):
Shall then Jah have got him first. Ham's screams echoed
down the hills. The children scurry to their mothers, and
Amzara rose to no.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
Aside, leave here gladly.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
Thus continued the cycle of blessings and curses, faith and failure.
The never ending pattern of sin and struggle didn't cease
with the flood. Men's sins stretched alongside Noah's descendants, but
God's promises remained. His faithfulness wouldn't waver even in the
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face of human imperfection. The name Noah means rest. His
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Previously on the Chosen People, mankind was blighted by bloodshed
and discord. Noah was determined to oppose the culture.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Behold, I would destroy them with the earth. I would
bring a flood to wipe this earth clean. I have
appointed you, Noah, to build an ark.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Noah gazed at the Ark, a towering monolith against the sky,
its shadow stretching over the valley. He watched his sons,
no longer boys, but men bound by duty and the
promise of future generations, saw chop, hammer and sand the
vessel's final touches.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
This world is sick. These people are plagued by evil.
I know what they deserve, but I can't bring myself
to fully accept it. All going to die.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Thousands of creatures, two by two, ran into the Ark,
their hoons, paws and claws thumping and scratching against the
ARC's floor. Flashes of lightning replaced the sun's light, and
thunder roared like a predator ready to kill. The voice
of the Creator spoke through the tempest.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Through the Ark Noah.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Underneath the white noise of falling rain and rushing water,
the screams became audible, desperate, blood curdling, screams. Noah ran
to the door and pounded his fists against it. His
shouts were surprising to the others.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
What's wrong?
Speaker 1 (01:42):
We made it?
Speaker 3 (01:44):
If you don't weep at this suffering, you'd know better
than them.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Outside, the skies wept, and the earth quivered God's wrath
or forth, but it did not bleaze him. He sent
the flood with regret and sorrow. The waters prevailed over
the earth, and the seas swallowed every creature given the breath.
Speaker 4 (02:07):
Of life darkness.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Noah remained huddled beside the window, the ark rocking to
the tempest outside. Noah was certain it was midday, but
there was no way of confirming it. The sun's warmth
had engraced their faces in weeks. Noah's countenance was gaunt,
his eyes unfocussed and glazed over with sorrow. His mind
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swirled like the charcoal clouds above. Noah was tired, but
couldn't close his eyes. Every time he did, he saw
the faces of the damned floating atop the waters. Emzara
stepped lightly through the opening of their room. She held
the wax candle, the tiny flame twitch to and fro
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casting shadows against the wooden walls of the ark. The
faint light revealed her concerned face. Her husband had barely
spoken since the walls shut.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Have you eaten?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Noah shook his head, his stomach nodded, not only from guilt,
but also from the relentless swaying of the boat. Jmzara
knelt beside him, her fingers gently stroking his matted hair.
She too felt the weight of survival, though her guilt
was different. She did not share Noah's anguish, but felt
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relief that they were spared. Her husband's heart, however, was
tethered to the creator's sorrow. She reached for his hand,
placing a barley loaf in his palm, and kissed his forehead.
Speaker 5 (03:45):
Eat or else we will have to witness another death.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Noah tore a small piece of the loaf and rolled
it in his fingers, toying with the idea of eating.
The white noise of rain was a constant man, muting
his low pitched voice.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Do you think I'm ungrateful?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Hemzara aside, resting her head against his shoulder.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
I remember you telling our boys the stories of old
by the fire, the story of the garden and the banishment.
I remember you repeatedly reminding them that the Creator was
merciful even in his wrath.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Merciful in his wrath.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Searching for words that might reach him, Noah repeated the
words heavy and foreign. In the damp, wooden tomb he
found himself in, he sighed, allowing the small piece of
bread to pass his lips, chewing slowly each bite to
struggle against his sorrow. He laid his head on Emzara's chest,
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her humming a soft lullabi against the storm. Slowly and sloppily,
Noah began to fall asleep.
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Remember me, Remember my family and the animals with me.
Do not, Ah, do not forsake us?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Sits too.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
As Noah's breathing finally steadied, the rain stopped for forty days.
The heavens had wept, but finally, mercifully they ceased, Mzara
felt a weight release from her chest. She thought about
waking Noah, but chose not to, instead laying his head
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gently on a bed made of woolen hay. The ark
rocked gently, the low purrs of wildcats and braying of
horses filling the space where the reins once sang. God
hadn't forgotten Noah, the Creator remembered him and all the
beasts within the ark. The breath of God the Ruach
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blew mightily over the waters. The winds churned, spreading the
seas in each direction. The voice of the Creator tamed
the dark and chaotic abyss. Noah looked out with his sons.
The heavens had closed and ceased their churning. A rumbling
could be felt from below, and the fountains of the
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deep had closed. Shen peered out at the horizon, straining
to see any sign of land. The wind cut at
his cheeks, and his eyes began to water.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
I don't see anything yet.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
How long will it take for the waters recede?
Speaker 5 (06:36):
Not sure how much longer I can endure the smell.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
Patience, boys, God has not forgotten us. Listen closely.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
The wind of God is.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Moving on our behalf.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
Do you think there is anything on the horizon.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
There's a way to find out.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Noah captured a raven from within the ark and brought
it to the others. He petted its feathers and her
it up to the window.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Birds gathered twigs and leaves and other things for the nests.
If there's any land, this raven will return with something
for its mate.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Maybe he will return a fig for me. Nothing, but
still Barleyboves has.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
My stomach in minds.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Noah released the raven and watched it recede into the horizon.
The raven carried Noah's anxiety on its wings. He knew
better than to put all his hope in the raven,
but curiosity gripped him. Still days passed into weeks, and
still the raven hadn't returned. Noah's face twitched with irritation.
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I should have known better than he is a raven.
Noah had a dove in his hands. He gently stroked
its white feathers with his thumbs. With a sigh and
a prayer, he released it into the air.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Why is a dove better than a raven? Ravens are scavengers.
The bird is likely feasting off the carcasses floating atop
the waters. No it's too fat to fly back. The
raven is comfortable with death. It will make its home
somewhere on the floating carnage and never return.
Speaker 4 (08:21):
But the dove is a clean animal.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
It won't make its nest among death in despair.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
It will return to us.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Noah remained at the window for hours staring earnestly at
the water. The faint echoes of scream still tortured his mind.
He wasn't sure he even wanted to go back on
to dry land. Noah was old and unsure if he
was capable of a fresh start. Before Noah's mind could
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spy an even further, he heard the faint sound of
the dove returning.
Speaker 4 (08:57):
It perched atop his finger.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
It hadn't found land, at least, nothing inhabitable for it
to rest its wings. Noah petted its feathers and retreated
into the ark.
Speaker 4 (09:09):
To feed it.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Another week passed and it was time again for Noah
to send the dove out. It flew gracefully over the
familiar waters, wings shimmering in.
Speaker 4 (09:21):
The light of dawn.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
After hours of waiting, Noah's eyes widened to see the
dove's return. In its mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf.
Noah took the leaf and cradled it in his palm.
He stroked its smooth green surface. His face quivered with relief.
The waters were acceding. They would walk the earth again.
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The dove was sent out again and hadn't returned, Confident
that the land was near, ready Noah removed the top
covering of the ark. It had settled on the mountain
of Ararat. The sun shined brilliantly, revealing a land reborn.
Noah's family leaned over, beholding the beautiful landscape teeming with
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vibrant colors. They wafted in the crisp air, smelling the
damp earth mixed with fruit trees. Emsara squeezed her husband's.
Speaker 5 (10:22):
Arm, look Noah our new home.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
Shen Ham and Jeffeth ran to the ark's entrance and
released the ropes, keeping doors shut.
Speaker 4 (10:33):
The fresh air.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
Blew against their cheery faces. The three brothers held their wives,
giddy to step out of the Ark and into their future. Still,
Noah wouldn't permit them to leave the Ark. He stood
at the threshold, waiting. His eyes were nervous and his
hands shook. Noah refused to embark on the adventure. He
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pensively stood, frozen.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
To the eye.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Nearly a year after they entered the Ark, the Creator
spoke to Noah, prompting him to leave. He could hear
his voice deep within his heart. His voice was like
a steady stream.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Go out from the Ark. Noah, take your wife, your sons,
their wives, and every living thing that dwells with you.
Swarm the earth Noah, to fill it, be fruitful and multiply.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
Noah took the first step forward. His family waited with
bated breath as he slowly, steadily, and somberly descended the ramp.
A patch of grass was at the bottom. Noah placed
a bare foot on the wet earth. The chill sent
a shiver up his spine. A sigh of relief followed.
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He turned to his family and gave them a reassuring smile.
They ran, children and skipped across the meadow. The animals followed, scampering, padding, slithering,
and galloping. The hills were alive. The animals didn't look back.
They spread across the earth, stretching as far as the
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eye could see. Noah's eyes glistened with tears, tears of relief, joy,
and sadness. He ascended a jagged path that led to
an overhand looking out at the ark.
Speaker 4 (12:31):
There, he made.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
An altar of wet stones and sacrificed to his God.
The offering burnt bright a beacon, signaling a new beginning.
The smoke billowed upward, mixing with the cows. The creator
breathed in the offering like a leasing aroma. Noah watched
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the light play off the mist across the sky. Brilliant
lights began to fall. Everyone watched in all as the
colors arched against the blue backdrop. Noah's heart swelled within.
He could sense the heart of God.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
I will never again curse the ground because of man,
for I know his heart is corrupt from his youth.
Neither will I strike down these creatures again. The long
winter is over, while the earth remains seed, time and harvest,
cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall
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not cease.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
Noah gathered his family and relayed everything he could hear
from the Creator's heart. God spoke to him, within him
and about him. Each word was a barn to his
aching heart.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Be fruitful and maultiply fill the earth, as I have
commanded since the days of old. Once again you have dominion.
The beasts of the earth will fear you. The birds
of the air, and the creatures of the deep will
flee and dread because of you. Into your hands I
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give them. They shall be food for you, as are
the plants of the earth. I have given you everything.
Yet even so my eyes are on the lower creatures.
You shall not deal with them cruelly, nor shall you
eat flesh with its life blood. Life is precious, and
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for your lives I will require a reckoning. The life
of all beasts and men will end. And to those
who take life on their own, shedding the blood of
their fellow man, I will require a reckoning. Whoever sheds
the blood of a man, buy shall his blood be
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shed for God made man in his image. Do not
take life, Multiply it, cultivate it, increase and roam the earth.
I have watched it clean for you.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
The lights continue to form in the sky, slowly stretching
across the clouds. Noah and his sons watched in awe,
taking in the captivating dance of colors bowing over the
sky red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple lights held
together by some unseen thread.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring.
After you, I make a promise to you and to
all the creatures from the ark, I shall never again
flood the earth. As a sign of my covenant with you.
I have set my bow in the clouds, where when
I bring the clouds over the earth and the sun's
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light mingles with the mist of the sky. You shall
see the bow and remember my covenant. The waters shall
never destroy the earth. When the bow is in the clouds,
I will remember the everlasting covenant I have made with
every living creature.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Noah's sons glowed with hope for the future. Emzara and
the other wives watched from a distance, their eyes glistening
with gratitude that the earth was safe. Noah's jaw tightened.
A rush of gratitude for the Creator came upon him,
but in the back of his mind, whispers of torment
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plagued him. Noah woke in a panic, sweat dripping down
his chest and back. His entire body trembled, unable to steady.
Emzara placed a gentle hand on his back. Noahsar eyes
were wild.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Haunted another nightmare.
Speaker 3 (17:03):
This time it was Shem drowning outside the ark.
Speaker 7 (17:06):
He screamed for me, He begged me to let him in,
but I Ah, I couldn't do anything. Then the corpses
of the Nephelin rose and dragged him to the bottom
of the abyss.
Speaker 5 (17:19):
It was only a dream. Our sun is safe, no doubt.
Cradling his new child in his arms.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
Of course, it was just a dream, but that doesn't
make it any less real. In Zarah, these images, I
see it into my mind. I've been branded by these memories.
Speaker 5 (17:41):
You act as though you're the one to have flooded
the earth. How long will you hold on to this guilt?
Speaker 3 (17:48):
It isn't guilt that torments me, it's knowing that evil
still exists out there, in here, in each of us.
We were spared from the flood, but that doesn't mean
we're innocence.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Noah stormed out, flustered and quivering. The moonlight bathed the
landscape in a pale, ethereal glow as he descended the
hills to the vineyard he had planted. Beside it were
cisterns hewn from stone and wood, filled with fermented wine.
Noah drew some in a bowl. The liquid was a
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deep crimson, perfect to drink. His eyes glazed over with
desire as he placed the cup to his lips and drank,
seeking to wash away the sorrow, the hurt, the guilt,
the fear. The cup was his flood, drowning out the
anguish within him. Cup after cup, Noah drank away his sorrows,
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yet it only numbed the pain. Wine would never ease
what only God could heal. It silenced the screams in
his head, but gave way to different sounds. Drunk and alone,
Noah howled at the moon. He thrashed his arms and
punched his fists in the air. He shouted vulgarities, cried
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and wailed into the empty night. His youngest son, hand
watched from a distance. Disdain etched on his face as
he witnessed his father's shameful display. Righteous Noah, the one who.
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Walks with God.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
The air was humid and thick. Noah removed his clothes
and skulked through the vineyard.
Speaker 4 (19:37):
Naked.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
Noah kicked the dirt and thrashed at branches, murmuring and
burping his way back to his tent. He was a
sad and shameful sight, but hand basted in his father's shame.
Speaker 5 (19:52):
The fool can barely stand.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
Anne leaped off the stone he was sitting on and
gingerly followed his father. Noah swayed to and fro barely
keeping his naked frame upright.
Speaker 4 (20:05):
Ham danced around him.
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Ah, so this is what it means to walk with God?
Speaker 4 (20:11):
Hey father?
Speaker 5 (20:13):
What happened to all that.
Speaker 3 (20:14):
Honor you preach to me. Well, here, let me help you.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Ham reached out his arms. Noah fell forward, expecting to
be caught, but instead Hal moved and Noah fell face
first into the dirt. Noah groaned and turned on his back.
The world was spinning. He could feel the gravel grinding
against his back and buttocks. Ham stood above him, face
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beaming with amusement. Noah, unable to speak, began crawling back
to his tent. The first signs of dawn crept over
the horizon. Hemzara was already gone, attending to her grandchildren.
As the sun rose, Ham stood outside his father's tent,
waiting for his brothers. Shem and Jeffith approached, their tools,
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clinking softly in the cool morning air. Ham waved them
down a theatrical air about him.
Speaker 5 (21:14):
Brethen, I have a rare sight for you to behold.
Speaker 3 (21:18):
What is it now?
Speaker 1 (21:19):
Ham?
Speaker 3 (21:20):
I present to you the honorable, the stoic, and the righteous. Noah,
naked and sleeping in his own vomit.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Ham grabbed the opening flap of the tent to reveal
his naked father, but the brothers stopped him before they
could catch a glimpse.
Speaker 3 (21:38):
Ham you've gone too far.
Speaker 5 (21:42):
What after all the preaching and lecturing Batman has given me,
why not revel a little in his hypocrisy?
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Hem, you've disgraced our father.
Speaker 4 (21:53):
You too, Shem. Come on, we've all been through a
living nightmare. Why not have a little fun with him?
What do you mean fun?
Speaker 3 (22:03):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
Maybe we could Pam was interrupted by a stirring within
the tent. Noah exhaled a befuddled and dreamy moan.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
Japeth, go get father's clothes from the vineyard. Hem, I
suggest you relieve, Go jump in the stream.
Speaker 4 (22:21):
Clearly, you need to cool off.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
Ham snarled and left, kicking the dirt on his way
back to his tent. Jaffath returned with the garment. The
two older brothers walked backward into the tent with the
garment on their shoulders. When they felt his body on
their heels, they dropped it and covered him. They didn't
want to shame him as their brother had. They crept
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out of the tent, pensive and afraid of what would
happen to Ham when their father woke. Noah slept all day,
drifting in and out of his wine induced stupor. His
head thronged the world around him a fuzzy blur, but
he remembered Ham's actions. He recalled the mocking laugh, the
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bruise on his jaw, a painful reminder of his son's betrayal.
Emerging from his tent, Noah wrapped his garment tightly around
his body and hobbled to the fire, where his wife
and son sat. Jaffath and Shem's sons were also by
the fire. While Ham's son Canaan was on his father's lap.
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Shem and Jaffith looked up at him. Empathy etched on
their faces, but not Ham. A mocking smile played on
his lips. As Noah stood over the fire, the dancing
flames illuminating his scowl, his voice, coarse and gravelly, broke
the tense silence, cursedy Canaan. His tone was sharp and impassive.
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Ham's expression shifted from confusion to rage. He covered his
son's ears, raised his voice.
Speaker 4 (24:01):
What did you just say to my son?
Speaker 3 (24:04):
Cursed be Canaan for what his father is done.
Speaker 4 (24:08):
He will be a servant to his brothers.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
Ham stood his chest puffed out in defiance.
Speaker 4 (24:15):
What do you think you're doing?
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem. Canaan will
be his servants.
Speaker 1 (24:23):
Shut up, old man, Thank.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
God in large jayfith my faithful son. He will dwell
in the tents of Shem, but Canaan will be a
slave to them. All Shut up. Curse be your descendants, Sam.
Speaker 4 (24:38):
And lungs to strike his father.
Speaker 1 (24:41):
Shall then Jah have got him first. Ham's screams echoed
down the hills. The children scurry to their mothers, and
Amzara rose to no.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
Aside, leave here gladly.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
Thus continued the cycle of blessings and curses, faith and failure.
The never ending pattern of sin and struggle didn't cease
with the flood. Men's sins stretched alongside Noah's descendants, but
God's promises remained. His faithfulness wouldn't waver even in the
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face of human imperfection. The name Noah means rest. His
name was a foreshadowing, a glimmer of hope that peace
with God would one day be restored. This Prey Dog
comproduction is only made possible by our dedicated team of
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creative talents. Steve Katina, Max Bard, Zach Schllabager, and Ben
Gammon are the executive producers of the Chosen People narrated
by Paul Coltefianu. Characters are voiced by Jonathan Gotten, Aaron Salvado,
Sarah Seltz, Mike Reagan, Stephen Ringwald, Sylvia Zaradoc, Thomas Copeland, Junior,
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Rosanna Pilcher, and Mitch Leshinsky. Music by Andrew Morgan Smith,
written by Aaron Salvato, bre Rosalie and Chris Baig. You
can hear more Prey dot Com productions on the Prey
dot Com app, available on the Apple App Store and
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