Noah Found Grace
by Julie Hogan
“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” (Genesis 6:5-8).
The name NOAH (nōaḥ) [H5416] literally means: REST.
NOAH comes from [H5118] (nûaḥ) meaning: RESTING PLACE.
The root word for H5118 is H5117 (also, nûaḥ) meaning:
TO REST
TO SETTLE, RESIDE, REMAIN
TO SET ONESELF DOWN
TO MAKE QUIET
TO OBTAIN RELIEF
TO OBTAIN REST
When Noah's Ark came to REST on the mountains of Ararat, the Hebrew word used in Genesis 8:4 (“rested”) is H5117. This is what’s called a Hebrew “pun” or play on words: Nōaḥ nûaḥ. Nōaḥ built the ark using his OWN two hands. After the flood subsided, the Ark which Nōaḥ built came to nûaḥ (REST) upon the mountains of ARARAT [H780] meaning: THE CURSE IS REVERSED. Now, when Lemach named NOAH back in Genesis 5:29, he did so saying, "Out of the GROUND that Yehovah CURSED, this one shall bring us nûaḥ (RELIEF) FROM OUR WORK, and FROM THE PAINFUL TOIL OF OUR HANDS."
If you take the time to read the verses (and some of the surrounding passages) where H5117 appears in the Bible, you will be amazed by the UNIVERSAL story being told throughout the Old Testament! Noah. . .Nûaḥ is literally EVERYWHERE!! Story after story, descendant after descendant, patriarch after patriarch are all speaking of the SAME STORY OF GOD’S REDEMPTIVE REST revealed on a higher level of understanding in each generation! And, not only that, but evidence of God’s Nûaḥ can be seen in the New Testament through the Greek words for REST anapauō (ἀναπαύω) [G373] and PEACE G1515 eirēnē (εἰρήνη).
G373 anapauō (ἀναπαύω) : REST (4x), REFRESH (4x), TAKE REST (2x), GIVE REST (1x), TAKE EASE (1x)
to cause or permit one to cease from any movement or labour in order to recover and collect his strength
to give rest, refresh, to give one's self rest, take rest
to keep quiet, of calm and patient expectation
G1515 eirēnē (εἰρήνη) : PEACE (89x), ONE (1x), REST (1x), QUIETNESS (1x)
As foretold to David in 1 Chronicles 22:9, “Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of REST; and I will give him REST from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give him PEACE and QUIETNESS unto Israel in his days.” This same Solomon, when speaking of the Manchild Company coming out of their wilderness experience, said, “Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? Behold his BED [place of rest], which is Solomon's [PEACE]. . .”(Song of Solomon 3:6-7). This Manchild Company (i.e., the “Firstfruit” Company) must pass through the wilderness and be thoroughly prepared by its process before going on to lead the next Company (. . .“everyone in his own order”), for we read in chapter 8, “Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?” (verse 5), the word “leaning” indicating that she has ceased from her own works and is now RESTING on her Beloved!
In Christ Jesus -
Julie Hogan, October 2025
“And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” - John 1:16 & 17
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