New Family Member

I wanted to introduce our new son, Noah Kai, so here are some meanings that might go with his name as well as some video footage of the beginning of his new life.

Psalm 96:11

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad.
Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are those who make peace.
They will be called God’s children.

Genesis 1:2

The Spirit of God was hovering over the water.

Genesis 5:29

He named him Noah [Relief], and said, "This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the LORD has cursed the ground."

Genesis 6:9

Noah had God's approval and was a man of integrity among the people of his time.

Genesis 7:7

Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives went into the ship to escape the floodwaters.

Genesis 9:20

Noah, a gardener, was the first person to plant a vineyard.

Luke 17:26

"When the Son of Man comes again, the situation will be like the time of Noah.

Noah means peaceful and settled. I also think of the Noah whose family was saved by water. And I think of that Noah as being a gardener of sorts in a new creation. He previews Christ who is actually the preeminent gardener of the new creation, not only ultimately, but also now through people like, I hope, my own son. [Genesis 6:9, 9:20; John 20:15]

Kai means rejoice or ocean. We hope he will rejoice in the Lord. May God’s Spirit, which hovered over the waters also hover over our son. [Genesis 1:2; Psalm 96:11]