tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875356.post6247328093380587256..comments2009-05-16T20:37:18.779+01:00dave bishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894433115379089423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875356.post-86915169516801751142009-05-16T20:37:18.779+01:002009-05-16T20:37:18.779+01:00Noah's name is connected to one of the Hebrew words for rest. We named our son Noah in the hopes that it would prove prophetic for his parents (getting enough sleep to function!) and prophetic for Noah himself (sharing in God's eschatological rest).<br />:)Petehttp://peteincyberspace.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875356.post-71884157946652761462009-05-16T12:19:09.304+01:002009-05-16T12:19:09.304+01:00I want to be careful about over reading things - the Bible isn't secret code, but names do have meanings, and the gospel is definitely there in Genesis 5, above all in the coming of a saviour called Noah...dave bishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894433115379089423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875356.post-44522738214682935842009-05-16T11:27:53.395+01:002009-05-16T11:27:53.395+01:00According to Chuck Missler (Hidden Treasures in the Biblical Text) there's more to some of the genealogies than meets the eye. Gen 5. apparently reveals a prophetic message about Jesus' coming if you translate the meanings of the names. We did a study on this at House Group this week. Lots of other hidden messages and numerical patterns described in his book...Derek Bishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273293577023269338noreply@blogger.com