Huh?

Genesis 6:9
9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

Poor, old, crazy, mixed up, God fearing Noah. He lived in a time of sin and debauchery unlike any other. People were mating with demons. They were giving themselves up to any temptation or good feeling that came their way. They were worshipping trees, rocks, precious metals, each other, and what ever else they deemed worthy. Life was crazy!

Then, one day, God spoke to Noah and told him to build an ark. I can only imagine the conversation they had.
Noah-“A what?”
God-“AN ARK--A BIG BOAT...because I AM going to bring rain on the earth. Water from the heavens. All the animals will come to you and you will keep them in this monstrosity of a boat that I have told you to build.”
Noah-“You’re kidding, right? Do you know what the people are going to say about me?”
God-“YES-I AM GOD, REMEMBER?! Just build the boat. I AM going to give you plenty of time to get it done. Don’t worry. I AM going to keep you safe and protect you....”
That must have been interesting. What was the real purpose for Noah and his ark, though? God intended to destroy all of the world and start new with Noah’s family. He (God) found Noah to be righteous and blameless and was going to use him to restore the world. Out of a violent storm He would bring about peace and rest from the horrors that had been going on.

It’s interesting the way God put the Bible together. Here’s the story of Noah, a man viewed by God as righteous and blameless, directly following the genealogy of man from Adam to Noah. Why would God feel it important to put the genealogy right before the story of Noah? Here are my thoughts.

Each name has a meaning. There are 10 names mentioned from Adam to Noah. Here are those names and their meanings.
Adam-Man
Seth-Appointed-violent-disordered
Enosh-Frail and miserable
Kenan-create
Mahalalel-Praise of God
Jared-Brought down to earth
Enoch-Dedicated
Methuselah-with a mission-purpose
Lamech-poor-made low
Noah-peace-rest

When you put all of these name meanings together you get the following paragraph.

Man was appointed, but violent and disordered. He was frail and miserable. He created many problems through sin. But, the Praise of God was brought down to earth. HE was a dedicated Man with a mission and purpose. HE became poor and was made low in order to bring peace and rest.

HE is Jesus. Can you see Him?