Left to itself humanity goes astray – at least for the vast majority. I’ve always considered the time before Noah as God’s experiment – not for his sake, of course, but for ours – so that we can see. There was no self-revelation up to this point in human history – God had spoken to Adam, to Cain, to Noah – and I’m sure others, but for the most part – man was let be. God created him with his Law inscribed on his heart – he gave all a conscience, and a natural desire to seek out and worship God.
Ought not these things be sufficient for a soul to find God and live out a good life. We still hear the argument today saying: “I don’t need Church or religion telling me how to be a good person.” Often enough their assessment of what makes a good person is that they never killed anyone.
But God shows us in this time period that the tendency toward evil in human beings is a stron one and it often builds upon itself. Evil rarely becomes an isolated incident – it gets worse and worse and we place ourselves really at odds with God.
And so God will begin a new age – in which he will begin revealing himself – first with Abraham, then to his chosen people – then in the fullness by sending his Son. If we try to fly solo – we get lost. God’s revelation guides us to be truly good – and it saves us.
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