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Sunday School Lesson (Continued from Page 3) As long as earth remains, God declared that order would per sist Day and night, summer and winter, cold and heat, seed time and harvest, would never fall. The moaning of thig promise cannot be fully appreciated un tL1 It is placed beside the Cana an! te idea that the changing seasons and, with them, agri cultural productivity were de pendent upon the unpredicta bility of the Baals. The biblical account affirms that one can plant with the confidence that a harvest will surely follow. The second part of God's pro mise to Noah was that tie would never again '..estroy all l-.te by water. In t- 1 1 n jf this pl?.'gr God set a i ;nbow in th* sk> . Obviously, the intent o' th:s story was not to account for the origin of the rainbow. Doubt less, rainbows had appeared fol " owing rains before. The point of emphasis is that God chose the rainbow as a symbol of his promise. A Story With a Point The episode in the Noah story that refers to his drunkenness is embarrassing for many Chris- I tians. They see Noah's behavior as unfitting for a hero of the faith. However, the candor with i which the Bible treats the story ! is lefreshing. We can appreciate the fact that the Bible is a realistic book. It presents hu man nature with both its lights and its shadows. Sometimes good men fall victim to the evils they deplore. This was, no doubt, true of Noah. But we must not lose sight of a larger consideration the au thor had in mind in including this incident about Noah. Then, as now, drunkenness was count eo undesirable. And added to the problem was Noah's expos ure, resulting from his stupor. The Hebrews were more of fended by nakedness than drunkenness; yet both were con trary to their concepts of right eousness. In particular, however, the attitude toward Noah's drunken exposure reflected Israel's dis like for the drunkenness, sexual perversion, and sacred prostitu tion common among the Cana anites. Thus, appropriate to this attitude, the story concludes with a curse being placed on Canaan because of her moral laxity. Conclusion We conclude this lesson with appreciation for the contribu tion the Flood narrative make* to our faith. Obviously moral corruption did not end with the Flood. Nor in Noah do m find the perfect example of re generated man. But these ep isodes, when seen in the Chris tian perspective, do remind us of one in whom true righteous ness was manifest and through whom the new age of God's grace was truly begun. Father, we thank thee for deliverance through Christ from (Continued no Pin t) Warmth as even as body temperature..^ W?V-?r. . , ^ ...a pure comfort of flameless electric heating. \ ? ^ Like bod/ heat, flameless electric heating Is steady and even, too. And quietl In short, if s "body heat" for your home. And since It's absolutely free of flame or combustion, electric heating Is one of the nicest home comforts you can buy. It costs about the same to operate as other forms of heating, too. Which b a big reason why people In over half of the new homes and apartments served by Duke Power are already enjoying the pure comfort of flameless electric heating. Call the residential representative at Duke Power today and find out more about electric heating. Your family will ; be glad you (fid. 1 Live a life of pure comfort. electrically. Duke Power
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