We have a toy that was purchased for Mihaela that we leave in Noah's room. It is a plastic Ark with animals and is a great toy. As Mihaela was playing with the Ark while I was getting Noah dressed for bed, I started thinking:
Does Mihaela understand that when I call it "Noah's Ark" that I am referring to the faithful man that built it and not her brother? Why do we call it "Noah's Ark" instead of "God's Ark?" After all, it was God who designed it, not Noah. He just followed the directions. We name buildings after the architecht, not the contractor. Of course, if we did call in "God's Ark," would we confuse it with the "Ark of the Covenant," which was also "God's Ark?"
"Noah's Ark" was just a box. The "Ark of Covenant" was just a box. I wonder how the two relate. If I weren't so lazy I would go pull up the dimensions and descriptions of each and compare and contrast them. There just might be an interesting sermon or illustration there. Perhaps some other time, when I have time, I will investigate.
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