This week’s Torah portion is called Noach and it covers Genesis 6:9–11:32. The flood narrative is more than a story about a punishing rainstorm. From a theological perspective, it’s a de-creation. It’s an undoing of the world back to its primordial state of watery chaos, echoing the formless and empty earth of Genesis 1. God is essentially hitting the reset button on His creation. The waters cover the earth, and all life is swept away, leaving only Noah and his family. The ark becomes a symbol of God’s redemptive power, saving a remnant to start over. The take-home message is that sin leads to cosmic chaos and death, but God, in His mercy, always provides a way for a remnant to survive.
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