THE FLOOD - the Lord's destruction of the world by water during the time of Noah. The inspired writer of Genesis took two chapters to tell of the creation of the world and one chapter to portray sin but he devoted four chapters to the FLOOD. Since the concern of the writer was to reveal the nature of God and His dealings with mankind, he evidently saw this story as a good vehicle for this truth. The Flood reveals both the judgment and the mercy of God.

The Flood was not simply a downpour of ordinary rain. The text indicates a cosmic upheaval. 'The fountains of the great deep' were broken up - Gen. 7:11 - Perhaps there were earthquakes and the ocean floors may have been raised up until the waters covered the earth. By a supernatural upheaval God returned the earth to the primitive chaos described in Genesis 1:2 -

The Flood was a drastic judgment but the condition that brought it to pass was also serious. Society degenerated to the point that 'every intent' of the thoughts of man's heart "was only evil continually" - Gen. 6:5 - Violence raged upon earth. Instead of living responsibly as person created in the image and likeness of God, peoples existed as beast. Because the situation was hopeless, god chose to destroy that generation and make a new start with the family of righteous Noah.

While the minds of men were filled with every kind of evil the heart of God was filled with grief and sorrow. Like a parent whose children have gone bad. God mourned for his wayward children. The Lord was sorry He had created man and "was grieved in his heart" - Gen. 6:6 - Since God knows the end from the beginning how could He be sorry for what He had done? This was the biblical writer's way of showing the extreme disappointment of the Lord and the radical change in His attitude and action toward humanity. He had blessed the race but now He would turn against the wicked people who refused to repent. Their failure to repent caused God to turn around in his approach to humanity.

In stark contrast to the degenerated people among whom he lived, Noah was a good man, a man of integrity among his contemporaries and he walked with God. Noah became the father of three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth. - Gen. 6:9 - God's righteous judgment is seen in the destruction of the wicked but His mercy and care are seen in His saving of Noah and through him, the human race, God's judgment was accompanied by grief but His grace was freely given to Noah and his family.

The Lord revealed to Noah that His judgment was coming by the way of a terrible flood. Noah could save himself and his family by building an ark of gopher or balsam and wood. The ark was to be large enough to hold Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives. In addition, it must provide room for two of every kind of animal and bird. Plenty of time was allowed for this massive building project by Noah and his sons.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -