Noah and the Ark

But you know, God never gave us a story about Noah the child comforter or Noah the child of a man who killed someone or Noah the child who knew Adam and multiple generations. God chose to mention these but not go into detail.

The Nephilim had children - sons and daughters, children of famous heroes of long ago. But God doesn't tell us their stories, either.

God tells us the story of Noah and the ark, instead. We do know that God decided that He didn't want to struggle with a man for more than 120 years at a time. He says, "The Lord was very sad that he had made man on the earth. His heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, 'I created man on the earth. But I will wipe them out. I will destroy people and animals alike. I will also destroy the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air. I am very sad that I have made man.'" (Genesis 7: 6-7 NIrV)

"But the Lord was pleased with Noah." (Genesis 7:8 NIrV)

Noah was grown. Noah was OLD! His sons were married and grown. It's worth noting that his sons went with him on this crazy journey. Otherwise, no children in sight. No grandchildren. But later small ears would listen to the story. Maybe I'm assuming too much to think children would be listening to all these stories. Historically, isn't that how children learned, listening to stories?

Children still listen to the stories of Creation, Adam and Eve, maybe Cain and Abel (for school aged kids), Noah and the Ark. These stories don't have children in them. We find a couple of people and alot of animals. Yet these are still among the first Bible stories that children hear.

I just think it's interesting.