Ethics in the Story of Noah and the Flood

    In the story of Noah and the Flood we see that man had become wicked.  God was sad that he had created man, and made an ethical decision based on man's wickedness, to destroy mankind.  There was one man who was good in the eyes of the Lord.  His name was Noah.  God spared him and his family, as well as some animals.
   
    We see that God sent the flood because of man's wickedness.  This was an ethical decision.  Without ethics, there would be no point in sending the flood.  If he had no basis for destroying the earth, it would make no sense to do so.
   
    After the flood, God sent a rainbow as a sign that he would never again destroy the earth in a flood.  This was also an ethical decision.  He had a reason for making this covenant and thus, makes this an ethical decision.
   
    Later we come to Noah and Ham.  Noah had become drunk and lay in his tent.  Ham goes into the tent and sees that his father is naked.  He goes and tells his brothers and they go in and cover their father.  When Noah awakens from being drunk, he punishes Ham.  This was a case of family ethics.  Ham had disrespected his father and so, Noah made an ethical decision to punish his son.
   
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