“The Lord appeared to Abram.”
Why does the Lord appear to Abram and not Noah, when we are told that Noah also was just? We will discover that Abram goes beyond justice when he pleads for Sodom and Gomorrah, whereas Noah made no apparent effort to save others besides his family from the Flood. That is to say, in wrath, he remembered mercy [Hab. 3: 2]. Since he accurately conveyed this quality of God, he also was found worthy to be the source of blessings for all the families of the earth.