Story Of Noah Research Paper

When growing up as a Christian, some of the first Bible stories ever told are the stories found in Genesis. These stories were a fun and simple place to start for young Christians, but behind them all are important moral stories. However, as a child most of these morals were harder to see and it is not until later that they are brought to attention. The story of Noah is no different, in the fact that it contains several great morals and helps give evidence for universal moral standards. Before discussing the morals of the story, it is important to first know the story of Noah. Noah is first introduced into the Bible in Genesis 5:29 as the son of Lamech, who names in saying “He will comfort us in the ground the Lord has cursed”. This sets

Continuously, the water receded and Noah sent out several birds to scavenge the water for any signs of land or life. Around two months later, God speaks to Noah and tells him to open the door to the ark. As Noah came out of the ark, he built a pleasing altar and sacrifice for the Lord. God smelled the aroma and promised to never again curse the ground of man. God would also chsose to bless Noah for being a righteous and blameless man and following His instructions. Noah was given a great blessing, however, he was also given several rules to follow as well that would set Noah and his descendants apart from evil. This is the story of the righteous and blameless Noah.

The massive destruction, power and faith in the story of Noah is what makes this such a well known story. For that reason many articles have been written about this Biblical account, with many differing interpretations. The article that will be discussed in this paper takes this in a way many Christians would. In “Noah: One of the Most Moral Stories Ever Told” the author, Dennis Prager, explains why he believes the Noah account is the most moral. Dennis will draw four conclusions from the same story and explain why he believes them to be

But first, it is important to know where moral laws come from. Dennis Prager, in “Noah: One of the Most Moral Stories Ever Told”, gives three good examples of morals from the story. The leading two morals are all similar and help tell us where moral standards come from. He tells us that God loves the goodness in us above all and hates the evil in us. I strongly believe in most of what he is saying but disagree that he loves the goodness in us the most. Much rather, he loves the praise we show him the most because that is our calling as humans. Other than that, his findings help us see that God has always loved the goodness in us, as a result of the inclination he put in us to do good. In the article, Dennis doesn’t use the term a universal moral law, but instead, uses a God given conscience. This is the final of the three big moral teachings that Dennis finds in the story of Noah. He says that humans have been given a conscience by God that helps us know right from wrong, yet we still fell into sin because it is not enough. Humans need God and religion in our lives because they guide us to a universal moral law. Personally, I wouldn’t call what God has given us a conscience because it gives the feeling that is subjective to a person, though, he has the right idea.

All in all, I very much agree with what he is trying to say in most of his article and enjoy that