“For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
– Matthew 24:37-39 (NASU)
Noah and his family were fully human (v.9)
…perfect (tamiym) he hath been among his generations; – Genesis 6:9 (YLT)
Tamiym: complete, whole, entire, sound (BD&B)
God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt (shachath); for all flesh had corrupted (shachath) their way upon the earth. – Genesis 6:12 (NASU)
Corrupt: shachath – to be marred, to be spoiled, to be corrupted, to pervert (BD&B)
Chapter 6:14 – Ark: teba – a box
The Ark is of Salvation (Chapters 6:13-14 &18)
Paraphrase: God says, “Judgment is coming, but I want to and those that
“Make for yourself an ark of gopher (gopher) wood; …and shall cover it inside and out with pitch (kaphar)
– Genesis 6:14 (NASB)
Moses said to the people, “You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the LORD, perhaps I can make atonement (kaphar) for your sin.” – Exodus 32:30 (NASB)
Atonement is:
In God’s plan there is only Ark (Only Way)
This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. Make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.
– Genesis 6:15-16 (NIV)
Noah believed what God said: (v.22)
- That is coming
- That he himself
- That he needed to his friends
He did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; – 2 Peter 2:5-6 (NIV)
Chapter 7
To be saved Noah has to to the
The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, Genesis 7:1 (NIV)
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, – Genesis 7:1 (NASU)
Then the Lord said to Noah “Come into the ark – Genesis 7:1 (NKJV)
(v.14)
…they and every beast after its kind (miyn), and all the cattle after their kind (miyn), and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind (miyn), and every bird after its kind (miyn), – Genesis 7:14 (NASU)
When Noah entered, God (v.16)
In God’s plan the door represents
I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved – John 10:9 (NKJV)
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. – Ephesians 1:13 (NKJV)
Chapter 8
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out by their families (mishpachah) from the ark. – Genesis 8:19 (NASU)