Mercy & Justice: Noah's Sin with the Vineyard

Now does this mean that Noah was perfect? Hardly. Look at one of the first things he does after the flood: he plants a vineyard and gets drunk, passing out naked in his tent—a shameful act.

Just like Adam, Noah sinned by crossing a boundary related to fruit, and it resulted in a shameful nakedness that needed covering.

And speaking of covering—Noah was in fact covered. Physically, two of his sons would cover his nakedness. And spiritually, Noah was covered in a robe of righteousness—a righteousness that did not come from any good works. It came through faith.

It's the same righteousness that we read about in Genesis 15:6: "Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness."