7:1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation. 7:2 You must take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate, 7:3 and also seven of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of the earth. 7:4 For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”
7:5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.
7:6 Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed the earth. 7:7 Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives because of the floodwaters. 7:8 Pairs of clean animals, of unclean animals, of birds, and of everything that creeps along the ground, 7:9 male and female, came into the ark to Noah, just as God had commanded him. 7:10 And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth.
7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month – on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. 7:12 And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.
7:13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives. 7:14 They entered, along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings. 7:15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. 7:16 Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.7:17 The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth. 7:18 The waters completely overwhelmed the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters. 7:19 The waters completely inundated the earth so that even all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered. 7:20 The waters rose more than twenty feet above the mountains. 7:21 And all living things that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind. 7:22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 7:23 So the Lord destroyed every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived. 7:24 The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.
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It is interesting to read the real story behind the flood. It has become very commercialized as a cute way to decorate a baby room (by us among others), etc. but in reality it is truly a sad story. Humanity had done so much wrong that this was God's final recourse.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that each generation since have had their "dooms day" gurus, however I often wonder how much longer our generation can push God? I don't worry as I know He knows my name...I guess that is why it is imperitive for people like us to go out and share the Gospel to others.
It is not enough for us to hold our salvation in a little box, and be satisfied knowing where we'll be someday. He has charged us to make disciples of all nations.
Wow...how about that for a stream of consciousness? Yea God!
Reading this time I tried to think in time and duration. I watched a tv show once on the flood and they proposed a dam breaking and the flood waters rushing in. A tidal wave if you will. That of course doesn't line up with rain and fountains of the deep. What a storm. I have been through some powerful storms in my time and none have ever filled up the ground more then a few inches in the lowest places. This account states that the earth was engulfed in seven days. After it was engulfed it continued to rain for 33 more days - that's over a month. Then they just floated for a little less than half a year. The engineer in me of course wants to know where the water went (conservation of mass).
ReplyDeleteI remember a few years back when Katrina hit New Orleans. Houses were entirely flooded but you could usually see the roof tops. Here that wasn't even the case (plus New Orleans is below sea level). Then I also remember the tidal wave the hit polynesia a few years back. We live in an incredibly complex world.
I asked myself why a flood. Why not just strike down the evil with a plague (or just make them disappear). Why the animals, plants & birds (what happened to the creatures of the sea)? The NET Bible commentary made mention that in the beginning the waters were separated to form land. The flood appears to be an un-doing of the initial creation.
As I read this I felt like I was reading the same four sentences over and over again. The chapter is very redundant, but then I thought to myself, what is the purpose of the redundancy? My guess is that God wanted to emphasize this event. He wanted us to understand the severity of His actions and the justice in His ruling. I agree with Bo - how much more can we push the envelope? And how many people can we introduce to God's grace before that day arrives? Speaking in metaphors, maybe we should ALL start building our own arks.
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