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Why mention Noah’s wife?
- We don’t know her name
- We don’t know her thoughts or ideas.
- We do not know her skills.
Noah’s wife is mentioned because:
- She was important to Noah, to God and the story .
- The children take on a greater significance than the parents.
This woman with no name and no resume is known by her children’s place in history.
The calling of the mother is a high calling.
- Only a mother can give a mother’s love.
- The interaction of the mother with her child in the earliest years sets the stage for the future.
- There is a great reward for the mother when she sees her children walking with the Lord.
When a woman is faithful to God, to her husband and to her children, God blesses that faithfulness.
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