Posts Tagged ‘deluge’
Genesis 8:1-22
July 18th, 2010
Quick Summary:
God does not forget his promise to Noah, keeps him safe. As the waters recede the ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat. It takes months and months for the water to recede enough for dry land to show, and then for it to be dry enough to leave the ark.
Finally the Lord tells Noah to come out of the ark, a full year and 10 days after the rains began. God says to bring out all the animals so they will spread and out multiply on the earth. Noah builds an altar and makes a sacrifice of some of the clean animals, and the Lord then promises he will never strike down every living thing again.
Genesis 7:1-24
July 18th, 2010
Quick Summary:
Noah enters the ark wtih his wife, sons and their wives. Also entering the ark are 2 of every kind of animal (male & female) and 7 male/female pairs of the clean animals and birds of the sky. God tells Noah it will rain for 40 days & 40 nights… and once again Noah does everything he is commanded to do.
The great flood begins in Noah’s six-hundreth year with water coming from the watery depths as well as the sky above. The waters surge and grow until even the high mountains are covered with at least 20 feet of water. All that were in the ark were saved, but everything on dry land was wiped out (it doesn’t mention the fish). All human life was extinguished except for Noah and his family.
Genesis 6:1-22 – Mankind corrupt and warned
October 28th, 2009
Quick Summary:
Mankind has already deteriorated into sinful and evil ways. Those that were followers of God began freely mixing and marrying anybody they chose and quickly lost their distinction of being God’s followers.
The Lord was actually sorry that he had created man and expressed desire to wipe the Earth clean of their presence. But Noah found favor with God, who promises to save him, his wife & sons and their wives.
God gives specific instructions on the size and dimensions of the Ark that is going to keep them safe in the coming deluge. It is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, 45 feet high with three decks! The reason for the size is that Noah will be sheltering at least two of every kind of animal (male & female). It says in the Bible, that Noah does everything asked of him.