創世記6:5-10

6:5 耶和華見人在地上罪惡很大，終日所思想的盡都是惡，
6:6 耶和華就後悔造人在地上，心中憂傷。
6:7 耶和華說：「我要將所造的人和走獸，並昆蟲，以及空中的飛鳥，都從地上除滅，因為我造他們後悔了。」
6:8 惟有挪亞在耶和華眼前蒙恩。
6:9 挪亞的後代記在下面。挪亞是個義人，在當時的世代是個完全人。挪亞與上帝同行。
6:10 挪亞生了三個兒子，就是閃、含、雅弗。

⁵ The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. ⁶ The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. ⁷ So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” ⁸ But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

⁹ This is the account of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. ¹⁰ Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

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    上帝的眼光和人的眼光是不同的，人覺得很進步的，在上帝的眼中不一定就是好的。不然上帝就不會「見人在地上罪惡很大，終日所思想的盡都是惡」！

    也因為上帝見人在地上罪惡很大，所以上帝會說：「我要將所造的人和走獸，並昆蟲，以及空中的飛鳥，都從地上除滅，因為我造他們後悔了。」

    然而人雖然不被上帝看好，但是仍有上帝所看為寶貴的人，正如聖經所描述：「挪亞是個義人，在當時的世代是個完全人。挪亞與上帝同行。」

    上帝在任何時代，都會為自己留下餘種，預備敬虔的子民，而在今日信靠耶穌基督的人，就如同挪亞為上帝所喜悅的人，我們要為此感謝！