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| | | THE ARK THAT NOAH BUILT | | |
| | | by Michael Stevenson | | |
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0000aa Creation <-,
ADAM |
1. NOAH AND HIS SONS Gen 1:27 |
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Enter Noah, born to Lamech in the year 1056AA. |
What does 'AA' mean? It means 'After Adam' and |
is based solely on the calculations of the 5th |
chapter of Genesis. It is a marking of years |
progressing forward from Adam, which would have |
been the only way of telling time at the beginning. |
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It doesn't take long to add up the math of the |
chapter, yet doing so yields great revelation. |
Like the fact that Methuselah, a godly man, 1056aa Noah ------|
died the exact year of the flood (1656 AA). born |
I'd never known that before I did the math. Gen 5:29 |
At the end of the Genesis 5 mathmatics we find |
Noah entering his 500th year. |
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| Gen 5:32 |`* |
| And Noah was five hundred years | | |
| old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, | | 1556aa Shem, -----|
| and Japheth. (KJV) | | Ham |
*----------------------------------* | Japheth |
`*----------------------------------* born |
Does this mean that Noah's wife gave birth to Gen 5:32 |
triplets when Noah was 500 years old? I don't |
really think so. I think that it is referring |
to the starting point at which Noah began to |
procreate. |
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Certainly because of this scripture the first
son would have been born during Noah's 500th
year. I don't know for sure but perhaps the
birth of the three sons could have taken place
over a period of four years perhaps maybe even
five, so that by the time Noah reached the age
of 505, all three of his sons may have been born.
One Biblical piece of information that we do
have is that Japheth was the elder brother of
the three sons. This information comes later
in a geneology presented in Genesis 10;
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| Gen 10:21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children |`*
| of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him | |
| were children born. | |
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2. WHO WERE THE 'SONS OF GOD' IN GENESIS 6?
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| Gen 6:1-5 |`*
| 1 And it came to pass, when men began | |
| to multiply on the face of the earth, | |
| and daughters were born unto them, | |
| 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters | |
| of men that they were fair; and they took | |
| them wives of all which they chose. | |
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This is how Genesis chapter six opens. Some make
much ado about the term "sons of God" in verse two.
In a rush to prove there were once ancient
astronauts from another planet who visited earth
"5 million years ago" some have turned to this
verse as a support text. That is a real stretch.
What the Bible is describing is the *godly line
from Adam which came from Seth, his seed, in
place of the godly Abel who was murdered.
Therefore the "sons of God", are those from the
godly line of Seth as opposed to the ungodly line
of Cain who was cursed from the face of the earth.
The Lord said of the ungodly Cain;
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| Gen 4:11-12 |`*
| And now art thou cursed from the earth, which | |
| hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's | |
| blood from thy hand; | |
| When thou tillest the ground, it shall not | |
| henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a | |
| fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. | |
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So Cain's line was the ungodly line, and from Seth
proceeded the godly line, from which the Messiah
would come. Therefore the distinction is made
in verse two of the "sons of god" and the
"daughters of *men". Need some support scripture?
How about Genesis 4:25;
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| " And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, |`*
| and called his naem Seth: For God, said she, hath | |
| appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom | |
| Cain slew." | |
| 26 "And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; | |
| and he called his name Enos: then began men to call | |
| upon the name of the LORD." | |
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I call attention to the scripture (part B) of
verse 26 where it is declared that at this time
men began to call upon the name of the Lord.
This scripture supports the creation of a Godly
line of men, which we see later, the Matthew
geneology of Christ stems from.
3. MAN'S WICKEDNESS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE FLOOD
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| Gen 6:5 |`*
| 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man | |
| was great in the earth, and that every | |
| imagination of the thoughts of his heart | |
| was only evil continually. | |
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This is a monumental verse of scripture. In this
verse we see the what the true state of the heart
of man was at this very early point in history!
What a horrible sight! Man filled with evil as a
result of rebellion against God.
Evil became the inherent nature that men's hearts.
The truth of this finding is evident as we see the
almost unbelievable cruelty that goes on in this
sin cursed earth. I'm sure it was the same then.
Here, in this relatively early stage of the earth's existance,
man had already reached a pinnacle of depravity in that "every"
imagination and thought of his heart was *only evil continually.
Complete wickedness of spirit apart from God is what we are
talking about here.
"And God saw"
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Yes, God did see this wickedness in the days of
Noah, as He does today. The Bible teaches us that;
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| Amos 9:8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD |`*
| are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will | |
| destroy it from off the face of the earth; | |
| saving that I will not utterly destroy the | |
| house of Jacob, saith the LORD. | |
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The cliche, "There is nothing new under the sun"
is based on a verse of Bible scripture. Just as
God saw then- so does He now, see all the
wickedness of man.
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| Eccles 1:9 |`*
| The thing that hath been, it is that which | |
| shall be; and that which is done is that | |
| which shall be done: and there is no new | |
| thing under the sun. | |
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God saw their adultery-
He saw their fornication-
He heard their lies-
He saw their VIOLENCE!-
In the beginning of civilization then, this is
the stage that was set before the great flood occured.
It was a condition of total apostacy.
4. THE HEART OF THE LORD
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| Gen 6:6 |`*
| And it repented the LORD that he had | |
| made man on the earth, and it | |
| grieved him at his heart. (KJV) | |
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Hear is a verse that all should STOP and take note of, because it
is one of those rare verses where one actually reveals the very
nature of God Almighty. Another way of saying this, is that this
scripture reveals the very heart of God. In it, there are two
aspects of His Spirit revealed.
- The First- "it repented God"
The first is, that God was turned from Himself or
"repented" that He even created man in the first
place. That is what this verse reads in plain
English. Why? Because of the repulsive evil that
has just been described. In the last two messages
the great sin of man and now, are pointed out by
scripture. These things were *abominations in
the eyes of God.
How bad is that? Well, bad enough that it "repented
God that he had made man!" Yes, let the Bible speak
for itself, indeed let God speak for Himself.
- The Second- "it grieved him"
Gen 6:5 again...
"And it repented the LORD that
he had made man on the earth,
and it grieved him at his heart."
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The Almighty God of the universe has feelings, too. God is not a
machine, He is Spirit. Now, part b) of the above scripture indi-
cates that God has the capacity to be *greived- "hurt" if you will.
This fact is greatly supported by a scripture from the new testament;
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| Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of |`*
| God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of | |
| redemption. (KJV) | |
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...yes, a second indication that God, who is the
Holy Spirit can be grieved, (hurt) in His heart.
And this is indeed what He felt as He looked on
the whole earth at this time and saw the great
wickedness of man.
5. DEPRAVITY continued....
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Hey, could we look at this scripture for just another moment?
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| Gen 6:5 |`*
| And GOD saw that the wickedness of | |
| man was great in the earth, and that | |
| every imagination of the thoughts of | |
| his heart was only evil continually. | |
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A message back we were speaking of how completely
depraved the Lord God saw man to be prior to the
time of the flood. In comparison to these last
days which we live in, and that began at Pentecost-
Romans chapter one draws an interesting parallel.
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| Romans 1:32 |`*
| Who knowing the judgment of God, | |
| that they which commit such | |
| things are worthy of death, not | |
| only do the same, but have | |
| pleasure in them that do them. | |
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Amazing description of evil. Just prior this
verse are several which describe in detail
the depths of spiritual adultery of the last
days....*then....this scripture which
declares that men not only *do these things
but have pleasure in committing their rebellion!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I think this can be seen in today's society. Have you ever
seen the fight scenes in the spectator's stand at the English
and other European soccer matches?
6. THE FLOOD; A PORTRAIT of the GOSPEL of CHRIST
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| Gen 6:7-9 |`* We are looking
| 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy | | at the awesome
| man whom I have created from the face | | account of the
| of the earth; both man, | | flood of Noah.
| and beast, and the creeping | | This event is a
| thing, and the fowls of the air; for | | picture of the
| it repenteth me that I have made them. | | end of all things
| 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of | | as Christ Himself
| the LORD. | | compared these
| 9 These are the generations of Noah: | | events to His
| Noah was a just man and perfect in his | | 2nd coming to
| generations, and Noah walked with God. | | establish His
*----------------------------------------* | kingdom which
`*----------------------------------------* will have no end.
After just having read how what God looked on
and saw, grieved Him at His heart, we see now
two things;
(1) that it "repented" Him that He created
this evil and adulterous being...and
(2) that He looked upon NOAH with grace.
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We all know that NOAH was to be saved, that
is, spared from the wrath of God and granted
life, while all others, not partaking of His
plan of salvation (as illustrated by the Ark)
would indeed *perish.
"This is my story, this is my song-
praising my Saviour all the day long-"
(from... "Blessed Assurance")
This gospel of grace is our song, too.
Anyone who is born-again of the Spirit of God,
has been looked upon by God in grace.
Salvation is of God from the beginning.....(John 6:44)
to the end........(Jude 1:24)
In receiving this grace we abide in the
Saviour, Jesus Christ the Righteous, and He
in us. Anyone, king or pauper, not in Christ
will perish.
7. VIOLENCE!
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| Gen 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before |`*
| God, and the earth was filled with violence. | |
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The whole point of the account of the great
flood recorded in Genesis, is that it is a
picture of the ultimate end of the world, when
God will restore His power and authority over
all- forever, permanently placing Satan in the
fires of Hell.
What comparison can we make of these Genesis
scriptures above, to our day...easy, huh?
Violence has multiplied itself in these last
days in many different ways, and satan is at
the root of it all.
A. Children....
Even if you went back ten years, and viewed
Saturday morning cartoons for children, you
would have seen extreme VIOLENCE. Usually,
the superheros won. This is the same subtilty
that Satan always makes His approach with;
....a wrongdoing covered initially with what
may appear to be right, then floodgates get
opened later.
B. In the case of Saterday morning cartoons, the
original early violence led to today's MORTAL KOMBAT
class demon carnage. Video arcades feature countless
"games" of karate, streetfighting, shotgun, and
automatic weapons VIOLENCE. All laid on the table
on a electronic platter for our children.
C. I recently went down to COMP USA to get some
equipment for my machine. I was walking through
the isles when I saw this precious little girl,
standing off to the side of an isle and just
staring up in a gaze. I wondered to myself what
in the world has her so awestruck?
Following the angle of her eyes, I looked up at a
huge color monitor mounted from chains to the ceiling.
I'm not sure what 'game' it was, but it is easy to
describe. Some guy was walking through the corridors of
a building with a pump shotgun. Anything that moved, he
fired on, then with amazingly realistic sounds he 'pumped'
the shotgun loading another round in the chamber. When-
ever he hit a human target, blood would splatter on the
floor and walls of the virtual building.
I looked again at the little girl, who was absolutely
adorable, and thought, "What kind of mental scarring is
going on in this little girl's mind?"
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| Gen 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before |`*
| God, and the earth was filled with violence. | |
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According to my math, which is tentatively in agreement
with the theory of the year 4,004 BC as the time of
creation, about 5,443 years have passed (6,999 - 1,556)
since God looked on the wickedness of man, and willed the
rains from the heavens and waters from under the earth
to destroy him.
Not much has changed.
8. GOD COMMISSIONS the ARK
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| Gen 6:13-22 |`*
| 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all | |
| flesh is come before me; for the earth is | |
| filled with violence through them; and, | |
| behold, I will destroy them with the earth. | |
| 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms | |
| shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it | |
| within and without with pitch. | |
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In this scripture, and the following scriptures
to the end of chapter 6, the Lord God tells Noah
all that will take place. God fully informs Noah
of His will and instructs him in all that he
should do to survive the great wrath to come.
I once heard it said that one reason we born again
believers are at peace in the middle of this present
darkness, is because we *know the end of the story!
That's right! We have written for us in God's word,
exactly what the END OF ALL THINGS will be for both
the believer and for the unbeliever.
I think that we can see in these above scriptures-
the consistancy of God in telling His people through
his prophets exactly what will be. Knowing and
trusting in His word, we have peace.
Noah's Comfort And Assurance of Salvation;
Noah was faced with the following;
1) a staggering revelation that the end
of the world as he knew it was COMING.
2) the fact that he had a TREMENDOUS amount
of work in front of Him to built the ARK.
But think of the comfort! In the midst of doom-
words of salvation, that he and his family would
BE SAVED! Noah, being a righteous man, must have
known a great peace in this salvation given him
by God's mercy.
We also have this peace and assurance knowing that
the forgiveness that we have in the Lord Jesus Christ
as Savior, will save us from perishing.
9. SPECIFICATIONS
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"Make Thee and Ark": Here are the SPECIFICATIONS
for the Ark which would be the salvation of Noah,
the seven family members, and the animals with him.
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| Gen 6:14-16 |`*
| 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms | |
| shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch | |
| it within and without with pitch. | |
| 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt | |
| make it of: The length of the ark shall be | |
| three hundred cubits, the breadth of it | |
| fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty | |
| cubits. | |
| 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and | |
| in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and | |
| the door of the ark shalt thou set in the | |
| side thereof; with lower, second, and third | |
| stories shalt thou make it. (KJV) | |
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A. GOPHER WOOD: - as previously described, it is a
process of manufacture of product, as opposed to
a species of tree, according to the sources. This
process, which produces a wood similar in strength
and construction to plywood would probably by the
strongest of its day.
...a process, not a species
#################### <--- Hand hewn wood
`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`, <--- Adhesive: tree sap, tar etc.
##################### <--- Hand hewn wood
B. ROOMS: In verse 14, there is a definite instruction
from the Lord to build "rooms" in the Ark.
C. PITCH: Tar, sticky stuff, etc. for the
pupose of sealing the exterior and interior of
the Ark ("within and without.") Waterproofing
in other words. This would definitely result in
waterproofing against leaks to the final structure.
D. LENGTH:"Three Hundred Cubits" It is generally held
that a "cubit" was a distance of about 18 inches. So then
the overall length of the Ark would be 450 feet.
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<---`-------------------------------------------------'--->
\ |~~~~~~|<-(door) /
\ |______| /
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<- - - - - - 450 feet - - - - - - ->
Noah's ARK (sideview)
The Math
~~~~~~~~ 300 cubits X 18 inches = 5400 inches
5400 inches / 12 = 450 feet
E. WIDTH: "the breath of it shall be fifty cubits"
Now, with our familiar cubit of 18 inches we can
also determine the width (breath) of the Ark of Noah.
Window
/
,- ,-------~~~~~-------, The Math:
| <---`------\~~~~~/------'---> ~~~~~~~~~
45ft. \ \ / / Width:
| \ \ / / 50 cubits X 18 in. = 900 in.
|_ `----------v----------' 900 in. / 12in. = 75ft.
<- - - 75 feet - - ->
(Frontview) Height:
30 cubits X 18 in. = 540 in.
540 in. / 12in. = 45ft.
F. Levels: The levels or decks were specified to be
constructed within the ARK.
G. Window: GOD commanded that a single window be
built into the ark. [Gen 6:16]
There we have the construction specifications
given by God for the building of the Ark of Noah
which would be to his salvation and that of the
seven, and all the animals that would go with him
to safety.
Some absolutely fantastic parallels have been
drawn between these construction requirements and
some of the spiritual aspects of our salvation in
the Lord Jesus, the Christ. Do you know of some?
10. ARK of Noah: HOLD IT! WHAT IF?
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We just spent several messages detailing the
construction specifications and dimensions of
the Ark... but what about this question?
What if Noah had a laisse faire attitude toward
the will of God and never built the Ark?
What if Noah never surrendered his will to
God? What if he continued in his own
priorities? Would he have be saved??????
It just doesn't make sense for a person to
think that they can continually live outside
the will of God and be saved. (Luke 6:46)
For Jesus to be our LORD, we must surrender
to Him, that is, surrender our will to His
will, that *He may be Lord, as Noah surrendered
to God's will.
11. ARK Stability and Capacity
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<---`------------------------------------------------------'--->
\ |~~~~~~~| /
\ |_______| /
\________________________________________________________/
<- - - - - - 450 feet - - - - - - ->
,-------|~~~~|-------, From Genesis 6:15 we know
<---`----/----------\----'---> that these dimensions expressed
\ \ / / in feet would be the size of
\ \ / / the ark that Noah did build
\________\____/________/ in obedience to God's word.
<- - - - 75 feet - - ->
(frontview)
,---------------------, < Some have questioned the
<---`---------------------'---> | stability of such a design,
\ / |45' which is sometimes referred
\ / | to as a '6 to 1' ratio
\_______________________/ | design. This is because
(rearview) < the ARK of Noah was six
times as long as it was wide.
A model of a ship built to these specifications
was placed in a wave tank, which proportionatly
exposed the model to waves up to 200 feet in height.
The constructed model performed well.
So did the original Ark, as we are all here to
read about the wonder of it all. It has been esti-
mated that a vessel of these measurements had the
holding capacity of 1.5 million cubit feet of
space (that of 170 train boxcars). That is a lot
of room for a lot of animals.
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~~__ _--~~__ _--~~__ _--## |/ ARK of Noah:
~~_~~__ _--~~__ _--~~ ## "third" |/ Interior Specs:
~~__ _--~~__ _--~~-~~## |/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~__ _--~~__ _--~~-~##|||||||||||||||||||||/ God instructed Noah
~~__ _--~~__ _--~~-## |/ to build three stories
~~__ _--~~__ _-## "second" |/ (decks) within the Ark.
~~__ _--~~__ _--~## |/ *----------------------*
~~__ _--~~__ _--## |/ | Gen 6:16 |`*
~~__ _--~~__ ##|||||||||||||||||||||/ | A window shalt thou | |
~~__ _--~~__ _## |/ | make to the ark, | |
~~__ _--~~__ ## "lower" |/ | and in a cubit shalt | |
~~__ _--~~__ _--## |/ | thou finish it above;| |
_________________##___________/ | and the door of the | |
| ark shalt thou set | |
(Cutaway Side View; Stern Section) | in the side thereof; | |
| with lower, second, | |
| and third stories | |
| shalt thou make it. | |
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Again, some brothers and sisters in Christ `*----------------------*
have drawn similarities between the details
about the ARK of Noah and the aspects of our
salvation in Jesus Christ the Lord. Do you
know of any?
12. How Long to Build the ARK? 100 Years
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With construction specifications
for a ship over four football Noah Born-----, 1056AA
fields long and the height | ^
of a three story building, | |
how long did it take | |
Noah to build the Ark? | |
| |
From Genesis chapter five | 500yrs
calculations we can know | |
that Noah was born in the | |
year 1056 AA (After Adam). | |
| |
From Genesis 5:32 we know | |
that Noah was 500 years old Shem, Ham, & | |
in the year 1556AA, when his Japheth born--| 1556AA
three sons began to come on | |
the scene. This is the same | |
time which God made His | |
covenant with Noah. | 100yrs
| |
From Genesis 7:6 we know that | |
Noah was 600 years old when | |
the flood came. Flood-------' 1656AA
So from the time Noah was
notified that the flood would
come and the time that the
flood arrived was exactly
100 years.
Noah was an obedient and just man who "walked
with God" [Gen 6:9], and knew what it meant to
obey the Lord's commands. Therefore, Noah would
have begun IMMEDIATELY to prepare the Ark upon
receiving the LORD's command, and the figure of
a 100 year construction period would seem about
right.
One thing that would make the figure slightly
under 100 years is that it would have taken a
good while to fulfil another of the Lord's
commandments in Genesis 6:21;
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| And take thou unto thee of all food |`*
| that is eaten, and thou shalt gather | |
| it to thee; and it shall be for food | |
| for thee, and for them. | |
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This gathering of food would have taken some time
period to accomplish. It makes sense that Noah
would have waited until after the Ark was finished
to begin storing food. We can subtract whatever
time it took to gather the food, from the 100 year
construction period. So 97, 98 years something like
that would be the best figure for the actual building
of the ARK.
AFTERTHOUGHTS:
Remember the controversy over Genesis 5:32 over
the time of the birth of Noah's sons?
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| Gen 5:32 |`*
| And Noah was five hundred years old: | |
| and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | |
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Andrew Cummins wrote:
"Three options:
1) triplets
2) Noah was 500 when he finished having these three sons
3) Noah started having them at the age of 500."
Under the circumstances of options 1 and 3 Noah's
sons would not have been old enough to help him
in any substantial way for several years as they
would have just been tots.
Even under option 2, one would have been a tot for
a few years. So although Noah would have begun
immediately carrying out the will of God to build
the Ark he would have worked alone for some of the
100 year construction period. When his sons came
of age, becoming big enough to move huge beams of
wood, construction went into full swing. Therefore
the time of 'full-swing' construction, using a four
man team was even less than 100 years.
Shem, Ham, & --| 1556AA.
Japheth born | |
| |
(age at which sons -------->| |
could actually | |
assist in the | |
building of the Ark.) | |
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| 100yrs
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13. Noah Edures Mocking; The Believers Heritage
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CREATION<-,
From scripture we can determine that it took |
Noah and his family 100 years to construct the |
Ark and fill it with provisions. The construc- |
tion began about 1556 AA (After Adam) and lasted |
until 1656 AA, one hundred years later. |
|
Sometimes in reading the Bible account of the |
great flood in Genesis chapters 6, 7, and 8, |
events pass by so quickly that one misses the |
implications of the experience Noah had with God |
and with ungodly men. The fact is as Noah and |
his family lived for God, they edured decades of |
mocking by unbelievers. |
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Location of Construction Noah's birth|
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I don't know the exact location where the Ark |
was built, but one thing that we can be SURE OF |
is that it was constructed on dry land, probably ^ |
hundreds of miles from the sea. | |
| |
Can you imagine the ridicule from un-believers (500yrs) |
as a ship as least as big as an air-craft carrier | |
was being constructed on dry land? As word | |
passed throughout the land of what this family v |
was doing, the construction site probably became |
a merchant/tourist attraction. A circus, where |
people would stand and laugh, and mock, and |
ridicule the FAITH that Noah had in God's word. 1556 AA ----|
Noah's sons |
In John Huston's 1960's era film, 'THE BIBLE... born |
In the Beginning' this fact is depicted in a |
scene where a mocking unbeliever shouts to a ^ |
crowd, "Never have I seen anything as ridiculous | |
as this, a man building a ship on dry ground." | |
The crowd then errupted in a roar of laughter. (100yrs) |
| |
That was just a single re-enactment however as | |
the construction took about 100 years, the v |
mocking would have INCREASED as the Ark neared |
completion. Think about it...one family out of |
an entire world who heard the voice of God and |
obeyed. One family who was not ashamed to 1656 AA ----'
openly declare their faith in the Almighty God Flood
no matter the consequences.
On a daily workday, not only did Noah and his family face the
task of cutting down huge trees, hand-hewning them into
shape....not only did they face the task of moving 12 x 12 beams
into posi- tion, but they DAILY faced unbelievers telling them
that what they were doing was COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS!
Think of the FAITH! Think of the FAITH! Think of the faith that
this family had, not walking by the sight of a majority of people
telling them they were wrong- but walking by what God said! This
is the reason Noah's name ended up recorded in Hebrews chapter
11. Noah *finished building the Ark one day. Noah *stayed
steadfast in the Lord's will. Noah *listened to God alone. Noah
believed!
Lord Jesus Christ, grant by your mercy that we would
live for you daily, trusting in your word, believing
and not turning to the left or to the right as every
aspect of your word is attacked and mocked by
un-believers. Cause us to faithfully keep our eyes
on You, with our shoulders to the plow, not turning
back. This we ask in the name of Jesus, amen.
*---------------------------------------*
| "Yea, and all who would live godly |`*
| in Christ Jesus shall suffer | |
| persecution." 2 Tim 3:12 | |
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| Gen 6:17,18 |`*
| And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters | |
| upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, where in is | |
| the breath of life, from under heaven; and every | |
| thing that is in the earth shall die. | |
*------------------------------------------------------* |
`*------------------------------------------------------*
Make no mistake about it. This flood which is getting ready to
hit, was from the LORD God. It wasn't just a rainy day, in that
year 1656AA (After Adam) that destroyed all flesh that remained
outside of the Ark. No, the Bible records that the LORD said "I,
even I do bring a flood..."
This was His wrath. This was man falling under
the wrong side of God's power. Not one creature
that had breath survived, when God unleashed the
flood of waters which covered the entire earth.
This wrath was not without warning. In 2nd Peter,
an epistle which tells of the physical means by
which the world will one day end, (chap. 3:10-14)
gives this description of Noah;
*-------------------------------------------------*
| 2 Peter 2:5 |`*
| And spared not the old world, but saved Noah | |
| the eighth person, a preacher of | |
| righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the | |
| world of the ungodly; (KJV) | |
*-------------------------------------------------* |
`*-------------------------------------------------*
Noah was a preacher of righteousness. Noah not only built that
Ark, Noah preached the gospel while he hammered away on the
vessel that would be the salvation of his family. Noah TOLD
those mockers what was going to happen. He did not keep it a
secret. And surely Noah preached repentance to the civilization
of that time, because repentance and righteousness go hand and hand.
Noah told those who were lost, in the midst of their ridicule, about
righteous living, about obeying God's voice, about the Holiness of
the God that He served. The people did not listen, not one. But they
were NOT without warning of the wrath that was about to come.
1995
~~~~
Today, we live in a modern civilization with electronic communications
and other push button luxuries. Radio, and television, and pocket
telephones emerge from technology. Modern medicine yields organ
transplants and test tube babies.
Some, in their own wisdom begin to discount the wrath that the
Lord Jesus foretold would come at the end of the world (Matthew
24). The wrath that the exalted risen Saviour revealed to John
on the island of Patmos is questioned. The incomprehensible
terror of scorching heat, vials of wrath being poured out on the
earth, and the ultimate lake of fire and brimestone of Revelation
chapter 20 go unoticed by a dying world.
In parallel to the days of Noah (Jesus Himself used this as a
description of man's behavior at the end of the time) God has
sent His gospel of salvation out to the entire world...via
sattellite no less, missionaries, evangelistic crusades and now
the worldwide computer networks. For God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish but have everlasting life. Many have received
him and have gained everlasting life.
To those who scorn and reject this precious shed blood, which is
the only means of salvation, God has again promised his wrath.
15. IN THE MIDST OF WRATH.....SALVATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*-----------------------------------------------*
| Gen 6:18 |`*
| But with thee will I establish my covenant; | |
| and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and | |
| thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives | |
| with thee. (KJV) | |
*-----------------------------------------------* |
`*-----------------------------------------------*
Here the merciful Creator demonstrates His grace
to man. We serve a merciful God. Just ask Noah, who
has just in the previous scripture heard of the
impending doom of the whole earth, yet now He receives
grace and a promise of mercy from the Father.
Some define Grace as unmerited favor, some as
G-reat R-iches A-t C-hrist's E-xpense, some as active
grace....the empowering presence of God. Here in
Genesis 6:18 we see a reaallllll picture of Grace.
That being, the Almighty God of the universe entering
into a covenant with a man! Wow!
Remember the scripture in Isaiah 55:9 "For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your
thoughts." Have you ever heard of the comparison of
the *difference between Almighty God and man as being
that of man to an amoeba?
Friends, the God who created a universe that we
cannot even *measure, here in *this instance is
reaching down to a man in a covenant, (an agreement)
and one which will provide for that man's salvation.
What a privilage for a man to experience!
Isn't this exactly what happened to we who know
Messiah as Saviour? As we not partakers in the
*New Covenant in which there is salvation from
the terrible fire which is to come? Shouldn't we shout
"Hallelujah!" in that we can be on the *inside of the
Saviour which is Christ? Safe from the storm- "...and
under his wings," [Ps 91:4]!
Oh, the merciful God we serve! He saved a remnant
so that you and I could live and dwell with Him
throughout all eternity in everlasting joy! He could
have destroyed His entire creation but...He had mercy.
Blessed be His name.
*--------------------------------------------*
| 1 Chr 16:34 |`*
| O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is | |
| good; for his mercy endureth for ever. | |
| (KJV) | |
*--------------------------------------------* |
`*--------------------------------------------*
16. WHO EXACTLY ENTERED INTO THE ARK?
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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====(,)==_____________________________/' Eight people entered
`0'l l= the Ark when it was
=(,) == 0 <> finally completed. As
=l l== /\ \/\, we begin to see it re-
===== o-, <> /\ /\ iterated in Gen. 7:1,
==== ``/\ /\' o <> Noah+wife <> o Almighty GOD calls for
=== Shem || ~t~/\` '/\`~!~ Noah, "...and all thy
== +wife /\ "" "" /\ house," to enter into
= Ham+wife Japheth+wife the Ark. |
` |
The awesome realization here is that out |
of an ENTIRE WORLD, only eight (8) people |
were saved! Thinking of this low figure in <-----------'
terms of percentage, that is a very SMALL
amount! Very small indeed.
Over and again in the Bible -Romans 9:27
God constantly speaks of His -2Kings 19:31
"remnant" which would be -Isaiah 1:9
saved...by His mercy; salva- -Isaiah 10:21,22
tion in the midst of destruc-
tion.
*-----------------------------*
| "Enter ye in at the strait |`* Jesus Christ, the Messiah, used
| gate: for wide is the gate, | | the account of the great flood as
| and broad is the way, that | | a comparison to the events of the
| leadeth to destruction, and | | last days. This is recorded for
| many there be which go in | | our edification in Mt. 24:37,38.
| thereat: Because strait is | | That scripture is definately
| the gate, and narrow is the | | worth taking a look at.
| way that leadeth unto life, | |
| and few there be that find | | Question: In addition to the
| it." Matthew 7:13,14 | | parallel of the *events of Noah's
*-----------------------------* | day to ours...is it a possibility
`*-----------------------------* that the *RATIO of those saved to
those unsaved will be similar?
If so, the implications are staggering.
The last count that I heard, there were
about 5 billion people on the face of
this earth. How many will be saved?
...only GOD knows.
The late Bob Cook of the "Walk With the King"
radio broadcast said it is not our place to
tell anyone that they are saved or unsaved,
...better to share the gospel and let them
tell us. True.
But even with the truth of that statement one
cannot help but wonder about the integrity of
reports around the world that "50,000" people
were saved at a certain, campaign or crusade.
If so, wonderful! Let GOD's word accomplish
the task for which it was sent forth by Him.
Thank God for His mercy.
Even so, we have the words directly from
the mouth of the Christ in Matthew 7:13+14,
that compared to the whole- "...few there be
which find it."
All the *more reason, for we who know Christ
as Saviour, Lord, and friend to REJOICE in
our salvation, as it is only by *HIS grace
that we are saved. The apostle Paul called
it "...so great salvation" [Hebrews 2:3].
17. THE CREATURES AND PROVISIONS
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'||||';` /`' /`' We all know that two of every living
'' '' ,(|| ,(|| creature on the face of the earth
entered into the great ARK [Gen 6:19].
But is this really a point to skip
by hastily?
In this instruction of God to *--------------------------------*
Noah, a clear illustration of | Gen 6:19 |`*
pure, God ordained sexuallity | And of every living thing of | |
is evident. Yet, today, as we | all flesh, two of every sort | |
read Romans 1:26-28 we see that | shalt thou bring into the ark, | |
in these last days even basic | to keep them alive with thee; | |
facts about sexuality is an | they shall be male and female. | |
'issue.' Is there anything *--------------------------------* |
that Satan will not attempt `*--------------------------------*
to corrupt?
But in the simple truth of this wonderful plan of Genesis 6:19
for the continuation of life, the miracle of GOD's fanstastic
design for His creation is re-established.
*----------------------------------*
Specifically, there were | Gen 7:2,3 |`*
actually at LEAST two of | Of every clean beast thou shalt | |
each of GOD's creation | take to thee by sevens, the male | |
within the ARK. GOD | and his female: and of beasts | |
specifically instructed | that are not clean by two, the | |
Noah to gather clean beast | male and his female. | |
in numbers of sevens. | | |
| Of fowls also of the air by | |
Perhaps this increased | sevens, the male and the female; | |
number of clean beast was | to keep seed alive upon the | |
for the purpose of sacrificial | face of all the earth. | |
offerings during the long | | |
voyage. We know that burnt *----------------------------------* |
offerings of clean beast was `*----------------------------------*
a form of worship by Godly men
since Abel, who was slain,
offered the better sacrifice.
Therefore this is possiblility.
NUMBERS: [Adam+Eve Progenitors]
As far as the number of animals 0 <>
on the Ark, it should be /I\ ~[]\
remembered that just as Adam and - /__\
Eve were progenitors of the ENTIRE i i ii
HUMAN RACE, ...a single pair of /\
K-9s would also serve as the o o o o o
progenitors of all the species of ( )( )( )( )( )
dogs we know today i.e. Whippet, o "o "o "o "o "o
Dachshund, Terrier, Doberman, ( )( )( )( )( )( )
Sheppards, Cocker Spaniels, Afghan o o" o" o" o" o" o" o
Hounds, etc. So it would NOT be ( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )
necessary to have a pair of each " " " " " " " "
breed. With the ARK having a [human race]
storage capacity of 1.5 million
cubit ft. (170 Railroad boxcars) ,.., ,..,
there would be adquate room for /`' /`' [Single pair of K-9s]
all creatures great and small. ,(|| ,(|| progenitors of each
/\ breed of dog we
,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., ,.., know today.
/`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`'
,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(|| ,(||
Collies Shepherds Terriers Hounds
On top of this, Brother Andrew Cummins commented:
<<<< Andrew Cummings >>>>
AC->More than just dog breeds would have to be included in the
AC->K-9 or dog kind. Foxes, wolves, etc. would also have to
AC->be included within the dog-kind.
A Great point!
*------------------------------*
PROVISIONS: | Gen 6:21 |`*
The storage of food onboard the | And take thou unto thee of | |
ARK was a major part of the pre- | all food that is eaten, | |
flood preparation period. We know | and thou shalt gather it to | |
from scripture that it took 100 | thee; and it shall be for | |
years to complete all aspects of | food for thee, and for them. | |
the preparation of the ARK. | | |
*------------------------------* |
It should be understood that a `*------------------------------*
considerable part of this 100 year
assembly period was spent in the growth
and storage of food, in obedience to God's
instruction in Genesis 6:21. Through strategic
planning, a few years before the physical construction
of the ARK was complete, Noah probably began growing crops
especially for storage. Plants yielding vegetables, like tomatos
may have been a part of the ship's inventory.
Interesting enough, anyone who
happened to see Kevin Cosner's o /;
new film "Waterworld", a situation (') (') o (') /'/
not far removed from this scenario, (') (') o //'/;
saw that tomato plants, apple trees, [apples] (') ,^/'/
and other plant life was a major [pears] //'
source of food for extended voyages. '||||';` ,^
'' '' .. [carrots]
AFTERTHOUGHTS: [milk] :::
::: \/
On this point of food storage on ::: /////|/////
the ARK a thought to consider is that :: /////|/////
Noah as he boarded the ARK, had NO IDEA () /////|/////
as to the *length of time he and his [corn] [ hay ]
family and his precious cargo would be
underway. For this reason I think we can
estimate that every square inch of the
ARK where space was available, supplies
were stored.
*------------------------------------*
| Gen 7:4 |`.
| For yet seven days, and I will | | GOD Reveals to Noah the
| cause it to rain upon the earth | | EXACT Day On Which The
| forty days and forty nights; | | Flood Will Begin!
| and every living substance that | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| I have made will I destroy from | |
| off the face of the earth. (KJV) | |
*------------------------------------* |
`------------------------------------`
The fact that GOD told Noah the exact day on which the flood
would begin is an *outstanding point of this Genesis account.
Imagine knowing about the ONLY means of salvation, and then
knowing WHEN it would occur! What a relationship with the
heavenly Father! And all this, while observing the rejection
of an unbelieving world.
*------------------------------------*
| Gen 7:6 |`.
| And Noah was six hundred years old | |
| when the flood of waters was upon | |
| the earth. | |
*------------------------------------* |
`------------------------------------`
The year,.... 1,656 years After Adam.
18. DOOR OF THE ARK; THE DOOR OF GRACE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*---------------------------------------------*
| Gen 7:15,16 |`*
| And they went in unto Noah into the ark, | |
| two and two of all flesh, wherein is the | |
| breath of life. | |
| And they that went in, went in male and | |
| female of all flesh, as God had commanded | |
| him: and the LORD shut him in. | |
*---------------------------------------------* |
`*---------------------------------------------*
The time for the flood has arrived! Noah and and his family
and two of all creatures entered the ARK ..."and the LORD shut
him in." It is crucially important to understand WHO is was
that closed the door of the Ark.
THE DOOR of Grace
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The late Oliver B. Green of the Gospel Hour Radio program,
offered much insight about the door of the Ark. As you may
recall, there was only ONE door in the Ark, as God had directed.
What about this door? The highlight of Oliver Green's message,
was that after Noah had entered the Ark, it was the LORD who shut
the door and closed him in.
Think of what the door of the Ark looked like to those who had
scorned Noah AFTER the rains began to fall. This was a phenominal
class storm that would have made the hurricane in Dade county
Florida (ANDREW) look like a March wind. We need to realize,
that these people had never seen anything like what was happening.
I am talking about *fear to levels that you and I have not
experienced. All of a sudden, the Ark that was laughed at for
100 years, now looked like salvation to the scorners.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be
saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Jesus said, that He was the door by which we would enter the
Kingdom of God. As we saw, a door has two purposes, (1) to open
to let in those who are authorized to enter, and (2) to lock shut
and prevent those who are not permitted from entering. This is
the purpose of a door, or a door would not be necessary.
Wonderfully, those of us who have been born-again know the grace
and the forgiveness of God Almighty, which is in His Son Jesus,
the Christ. To us, this door has been opened. Hallelujah!
Admittance is ours. We have been saved. This salvation was His
doing, from the foundation of the world. It is offered to all,
who would come to Messiah in faith and repentance.
POINT:
What the unsaved have to realize, before it starts to rain fire,
is that in their unbelief, they *reject Christ the Saviour.
Unbelief to God is just as hidious as rape, murder and
fornication. Unbelief to God is sickening as he has said in His
word:
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
| Heb 11:6 |`*
| But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he | |
| that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he | |
| is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. | |
*-----------------------------------------------------------* |
`*-----------------------------------------------------------*
The same door, that will see to it that the saved enter into
the glories of the Kingdom of God, into His very presence.....
will be the very thing that will prevent the unbelieving from
entering.
The same Christ, is all of His power who will catch up the
saved into the clouds at His coming- with that same power will
stop the lost from entering and then far worst will follow.
The thing to do now, if you are not saved, (Born-Again of the
Spirit of God) is to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
and ask Him to forgive you of your sins. Do it, today.
What I am saying to you is, enter in buy the door, Jesus Christ,
while it is open. Once *HE* shuts that door, it will never open
again. *--------------------------------------------------*
| Matt 25:10-13 |`*
| 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom | |
| came; and they that were ready went in with | |
| him to the marriage: and the door was shut. | |
| 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, | |
| saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. | |
| 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto | |
| you, I know you not. | |
| 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the | |
| day nor the hour wherein the Son of man | |
| cometh. (KJV) | |
*--------------------------------------------------* |
`*--------------------------------------------------*
19. THE NATURE OF THE FLOOD
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~~~`~~~~~~~~~~ /==================/\ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~|__________________|| ~~~~~~~~~,~~~'~~~~~~~~
~~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~,~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*----------------------------------------------------------*
| Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in |`*
| the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the | |
| same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken | |
| up, and the windows of heaven were opened. | |
*----------------------------------------------------------* |
`*----------------------------------------------------------*
NOTE: The scientific theories presented hear
are from the documentary "THE INCREDIBLE
DISCOVERY OF NOAH'S ARK"
NOT AND ORDINARY RAINY DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This important scripture tells where such a vast
amount of water came from...enough water to cover
the surface of the entire earth. The rains, which
most people recall lasted forty days and forty
nights. Not an ordinary rainy day, but *torrential,
blinding, relentless rains.
In addition, subterrainean waters located beneath
the crust of the earth were "broken up" releasing
millions of gallons of water upward through what
ever cracks or openings were created.
Theory #1: The Frozen Mammoths of Siberia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When the earth's crust was opened subterrainean
waters were suddenly and violently released under
enormous pressure. Some scientist theorize that
this tremendous pressure at which these waters
were released would cause them to shoot thousands
of feet into the atmosphere freezing it- and
thereby causing mass snows which may account for
the frozen mammoths of Siberia.
Theory #2: The Sediment Layer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scientist also speculate that the tremendous
errosion of the earth's crust at the main fracture
point from millions of gallons of high-pressure
water passing through it, is the probably cause of
today's existing sediment layer of the earth's
crust. (A thin layer of sediment found all over the
globe).
(continued in part 3)
From: Michael Stevenson Subject: Ark Of Noah (3/3)
Theory #5: The Atlantic Ridge/Continental Shift
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Right smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic
ocean is the Altantic Ridge, an undersea mountain
range running all the way from the north to the
south pole! Scientist conclude that due to the
*widening of this huge fracture in the earth's
crust, where billions of gallons of subterrainean
water was released, the softer molten earth which
exist underneath the crust layer poured up (bulged
up) through this fracture forming this mountain
range.
The continental plates immediately adjacent to
the fracture in the earth's crust, and still
seated on top of the remaining water beneath the
earth would begin to slide away from the rising
molten earth and newly created mountain range.
The separating sections of the plates would have
reached speeds up to forty miles per hour dividing
the continents. As a snag developed in the *lead
side of the continental drift, mountain ranges such
as the Rockies of the U.S. mainland were formed.
Theory #3: A Pre-Historic Water Canopy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A second theory is that a water canopy existed
as a layer of the earth's original atmosphere and
that it collapsed to the earth. These theories
are depicted with excellent computer graphics in
the documentary, THE INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY OF NOAH'S
ARK.
Songtitle:
"Wasn't That A Big Ole Storm in the Water?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The forces of the Almighty God were certainly
demonstrated in this disaster. As water
simultaneously came from everywhere, and everything
that had breath died, the ARK was lifted up as the
waters prevailed "fifteen cubits upwards" [Gen
7:20] above the mountain tops.
Can you imagine the sight of the pitch covered
ARK that had been laughed at for 100 years during
it's construction, floating on the face of the
waters, the only life remaining on earth? It was
not a joke anymore but salvation to the believing.
These waters illustrate the wrath of GOD in this
historical event. Yet, the same waters which
killed every living being on the face of the earth
floated Noah, his family and the animals safely
on it's surface.
This is the first of three times in scripture
where the church (GOD's people) were present at
the time of God's wrath, yet were untouched by
it. The two other occasions were the presence
of Israel in Egypt during the plagues sent to the
land against Pharoah, and the dividing of the Red
Sea.
What a storm it was indeed.
QUESTION: HOW LONG IS ONE GENESIS YEAR?
20. ANSWER: ABOUT 365 Days
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have you ever heard the speculation of the many
different time periods attributed to the biblical
year? A fasinating fact of the traditional solar
year lies within the Genesis account of the flood.
STEP 1. Given: When the Flood Began
*-----------------------------------------*
| Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of |`*
| Noah's life, in the second month, the | |
| seventeenth day of the month, the same | |
| day were all the fountains of the great | |
| deep broken up, and the windows of | |
| heaven were opened. (KJV) | |
*-----------------------------------------* |
`*-----------------------------------------*
We know from Genesis chapter five calcula-
tions that Noah was born to Lamech 1,656 years
after the creation of Adam. Let's mark the
creation of Adam on a Biblical time chart.
YEAR SCRIPTURE SUBJECT ACTION
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
0000aa Gen. 1:27 ADAM......Creation
1056aa Gen. 5:30 NOAH......Birth
1556aa Gen. 6:10 Noah......told to build ARK
:13
1656aa Gen. 7:11 Flood.....Flood Begins
2nd mon. on the 2nd month, on the
17th day 17th day of the month.
1656aa Gen. 7:24 "And the waters prevailed
upon the earth an hundred
and fifty days."
1656aa Gen. 8:4 "And the ark rested
7th mon. in the seventh month,
17th day on the seventeenth
day of the month,
upon the mountains of
Ararat.
Through precise biblical data we arrive at
the flood beginning in the year 1656 after Adam.
Then GOD's word clearly tells the specific
amount of time that the waters prevailed on the
earth in Gen. 7:24. Finally, we are given in
Genesis 8:4 the exact time the ARK rested on
Mount Ararat.
Based on this SIMPLE AND CLEAR presentation
of crucial dating information in GOD's word we
can easily calculate the AMOUNT OF DAYS per MONTH
during a year. Here are the calculations.
Flood starts 2 mon. 17th day We know that the ARK
Ark rest 7 mon. 17th day of Noah floated on the
--------------- face of the waters for
Total mons. 5 months <------<<< EXACTLY five months.
Total in days is 150 based on <------<<< We know that the total
Genesis 7:24. Using this amount of days that the
information it is easy to find waters prevailed above
the exact days per month of a the mountaintops and
Genesis year. bore up the ARK was
EXACTLY 150 days.
30 days/month <----------<<< Now can it get any
,----------- clearer that when we
mons. 5 | 150 days talk about a year in
15 the book of GENESIS,
--- that we are talking
0 about the same solar
year we have now?
Oh we might see 30 days on the Jewish
calendar and 31 days on the Gregorian
calendar, big deal. The point is a year
is a year is a year.
The point is that when you hear someone say,
that a year "back then" was 100,000 years long,
or that it 41 days long, or any any other
extreme difference from a typical solar year...
...compare that SPECULATION to the very
SPECIFIC factual information that we are
provided in GOD's word.
A year has always been the four seasons,
the period in which the earth revolves around
the sun. The spring, the summer, the harvest,
the winter. There has always been twelve months
on the Jewish calendar, as it is today on the
Gregorian, and the Roman calendar before it.
There's nothing new here, nothing mysterious.
GOD is *not a GOD of confusion. As a matter of
fact you can be absolute assured that as
Genesis 1:14 tells us;
that BEFORE MAN WAS CREATED
ON THE SIXTH DAY, the *------------------------------------*
"greater light" and the | Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there |`*
"lesser light" of verse | be lights in the firmament of the | |
16 were ALREADY in place! | heaven to divide the day from the | |
| night; and let them be for signs, | |
As far as man is con- | and for seasons, and for days, | |
cerned we have always been | and years: (KJV) | |
on a consistant time *------------------------------------* |
measurement system and `*------------------------------------*
that created by GOD Himself.
Give or take a few days, the year THEN
was the same as NOW.
Calendars
Jewish Gregorian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Teves January
Shevat February
Adar (*AdarII) March
Nisan April
Iyar May
Sivan June
Tammuz July
Av August
Elul September
Tishri October
Marcheshvan November
Kislev December
*Adar II is a technical correction period inserted into the Jewish
calendar seven times every ninteen years to align it with the solar
year. This is a similar practice to our addition of the leap year
to the current Gregorian calendar every 4th year.
Question: WHERE DID THE ARK LAND?
21. Answer: ON TOP OF MOUNT (Great) ARARAT IN EASTERN TURKEY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Great Ararat \
/// \
// \ \ / /\
// \ / \\\ Little Ararat
/ \/ \
~~~~~~~~ // / ,=============, \ ~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~ / |_____[_]_____|\ \\ ~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ ~~~~~~~ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GOD's word of course tells us clearly that the ARK of Noah
ran aground in the mountains of Ararat, but when closely read,
we see that the word is very precise about this location. In
Genesis 8:4 we read;
*-------------------------------------------*
| And the ark rested in the seventh month, |`*
| on the seventeenth day of the month, | |
| upon the mountains of Ararat. | |
*-------------------------------------------* |
`*-------------------------------------------*
This was at the 150 day point of the voyage, but!
The word goes on to tell us that the waters continued
to recede after touchdown and....
*-----------------------------------------------*
| Gen 8:5 And the waters decreased continually |`*
| until the tenth month: in the tenth month, | |
| on the first day of the month, were the tops | |
| of the mountains seen. | |
*-----------------------------------------------* |
`*-----------------------------------------------*
Look closely! It was not until 74 days after the ARK
ran aground (on day 150) that the tops of the mountain
*range could be seen! This can only mean that the ARK
MUST have landed at the highest point on the mountain
range. What is the highest point in the Ararat range?
It is Mount Ararat itself. _ (former)
______ __----___ /-----\ USSR
__./- '\ / '\ / \ __
/ \____/ \__ ______/ \
/ ''' /'armenia
\ _/
| /
Ararat-> Xx \ /
TURKEY \
Lake /-/\ \
Van-> |__/ / IRAN
\
\
_______,-------------,__ _ \
,----\ __/-----\ /---' \ \ /\
__/ -\\__/ / | \ \
--- \/ |
\ \
MEDDITERRANEAN SEA \ | IRAQ
| SYRIA \
|
It is easy to see that Mount Ararat is in the
farthest eastern section of Turkey. Look on any
topographical map and you will see that area
adjacent to Armenia in the former USSR is the
highest elevation of the country. And Mount Ararat
is the highest point at 16,804 feet.
For the ARK to have landed on the 150th day in this
section of Turkey and NOT see any land, the only
possible place that this could have occured is on the
top of Mount Ararat itself, the highest point. Then,
as we learn from Genesis 8:5 for a period of 74 days
the waters *continued to recede allowing the tops of
the mountain *range to be seen.
Much archeological evidence has been found at this
exact located with the most outstanding being the
wooden beams found be Ferdinand Guevarra in the 1950's
and the late Astronaut Jim Irwin, whose photograph of
the body of the ARK should not be missed. This photo
was taken during a 1990 helicopter expedition in the
region.
22. NOAH REMEMBERED AT SEA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
============================================\
| ||| ||| | ,------, || ||| || ||| || ||| | }`~~~ ~~~~~~~~
| ||| ||| | |______| || ||| || ||| || ||| |/' ~~~~~ ~~~
| ||| ||| || ||| || || ||| || ||| || ||_/' `~~~~~~ ~~~~
`~~~~''' ``~~~~~~ ~~~~''' -` ------' ~~~~~ `~~~~~~
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
*------------------------------------------------------*
| Gen 8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living |`*
| thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the | |
| ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, | |
| and the waters asswaged; (KJV) | |
*------------------------------------------------------* |
`*------------------------------------------------------*
The account of the ARK in Genesis is covered in
just three short chapters, however it was a total
time period AT SEA of five months. That's along
time to be underway without a break. Those of you
with family members who have served in the Navy or
Marines, will tell you what they would think of being
at sea for five months without stopping in a port for
liberty.
And truly Noah and his family were full of trust and
faith in their God, as they had no way of knowing HOW
LONG they would be at sea. No time for claustrophobia
here! Their lives and salvation were totally dependent
on GOD Almighty and they continued in their trust of Him.
In this singular scripture is a comforting description
of the Almighty GOD's love for His own. He "...remembered
Noah, and every living thing..." GOD remembers His
people in the midst of trial and all they really need to
do is to continue and trust Him in the midst of such trials.
Often people of GOD murmer and complain when the going
gets rough. What GOD wants us to do is to praise Him with
great joy, believing Him for the victory and praising Him for
it in trust. GOD honours such faith, as He did Noah's-
because we see Him begin to blow back the great waters that
covered the earth with the same power by which He brought
them to being for forty days and forty nights.
*--------------------------------------------*
| Gen 8:2 The fountains also of the deep |`*
| and the windows of heaven were stopped, | |
| and the rain from heaven was restrained; | |
*--------------------------------------------* |
`*--------------------------------------------*
In His awesome power, He shuts off the subterranean
waters and the waters from above returning them to the
trenches of the lower parts of the earth. GOD is an awesome,
powerful LORD, yet one who compassionately loves His people
and remembers them in the day of adversity. He uses His
power on their behalf. GOD can *do anything, all we need
to do is trust Him walking not by sight but by faith.
I have heard it commented that the position of the singular
window of the ARK, only permitted Noah to look up to God
through the whole event.
The voyage of the ARK was about to end.
23. NOAH WAITS FOR GOD's DIRECTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*----------------------------------------------------*
,---> | Gen 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth |`*
| | and first year, in the first month, the first day | |
| | of the month, the waters were dried up from off | |
| | the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the | |
57 DAYS | ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the | |
LATER | ground was dry. | |
| | | |
| | 8:14 And in the second month, on the seven and | |
'---> | twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. | |
*----------------------------------------------------* |
`*----------------------------------------------------*
Here's something really great! We know that the ARK ran aground
during the seventh month of the year of the flood. But as we
can see from Genesis 8:13 above it was not until the NEXT YEAR,
when the dove Noah sent forth from the Ark did not return,
that Noah looked out and saw that the waters had receded and that
the ground was dry.
But did Noah disembark from the ARK on the first day of the first
month when he saw that the land was dried? NO! He waited. He
waited for the direction of the Lord God.
It was GOD who Noah served, whose voice he listened for in all
things. The GOD of Noah was the Captain of this voyage, and still
very much in control. In verse 14, fifty-seven days later came
the commandment from God to leave the ARK. THAT is the time Noah
opened the door of the ARK to leave.
Noah serves as an excellent example for GOD's people today, in
that he listened for the voice of GOD before taking impulsive,
hasty, independent actions. An example of waiting to know the
will of GOD.
DAY 370:
24. END OF THE JOURNEY- COMMANDMENT TO LIVE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*-------------------------------------*
| Gen 8:15-17 |`*
| 15 And God spake unto Noah, saying, | |
| 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, | |
| and thy wife, and thy sons, | |
| and thy sons' wives with thee. | |
*-------------------------------------* |
`*-------------------------------------*
After about 370 days through this 0000aa Creation<--------,
incredible journey, GOD calls Noah (aa = after adam) |
to leave the Ark, to be fruitful |
and to multiply. In other words |
a commandment to live. |
0687aa Methuselah-------|
Noah built an altar and sacrificed born |
unto the LORD of every clean beast Gen 5:21 |
and fowl that was with him in the |
Ark. This was the reason for |
bringing these animals into the Ark |
by numbers of sevens. [Gen 7:2] |
|
Noah and his family survived the 1056aa Noah-------------|
deluge and were blessed by God to born |
multiply in the earth. Dominion Gen 5:29 |
over the animals was given to man |
(Gen 9:2&3). |
|
GOD was fully aware that man's 1556aa Noah's sons born-|
heart would again be corrupted Receives command |
[Gen 8:21]. In the very next to build the ARK |
chapter as Noah left the Ark Gen 5:32 |
GOD instituted a crime and |
punishment statute as He declared 1656aa Methuselah ------|
'Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by dies; Gen 5:27 |
man shall his blood be shed: for |
in the image of God made he man. 1656aa The flood--------|
2nd mon. 17th day|
And finally the rainbow covanent Gen 7:11 |
between GOD and man and the earth |
itself, as the LORD declares; 1656aa Ark lands on-----|
"I do set my bow in the cloud..." Ararat 7th mon. |
[Gen 9:13]. 17th day |
Gen 8:4 |
And here we all are today. |
1656aa Waters recede so-|
Often I see these rainbows, perfect that mountaintops|
in symetry and in color, beautiful are seen. |
and awesome. I realize when I look 10th mon 1st day |
on one that this is in fact the same Gen 8:5 |
rainbow spoken of by the Almighty GOD |
to Noah, the preacher of righteousness. 1657aa Land is dry------|
1st mon 1st day |
Occasionally, when sharing the gospel Gen 8:13 |
of Christ you hear a non-believer say |
"I'll believe in God when I see him." 1657aa Noah leaves the--|
Or, "I'm a realist, I'll believe it if ARK. GOD makes |
I see it." a second rainbow |
covenant with |
When I see the rainbow, GOD's covenent man. Gen 8:14 |
to man and the earth made 4,500 years |
ago, I wonder, "What more do they want |
to see?" |
|
|
1948aa Abram born-------|
(Abraham) |
Gen 11:26 |
|
1958aa Sarai born-------|
(Sarah) |
Gen 17:17 |
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Quotation:
Jay Sekulow; Chief Coucil of Pat Robertson's
American Center for Law & Justice- a Jewish
believer in Messiah Yeshua;
"The Titanic was built by professionals.
The Ark was built by amateurs."
* Origin: Alpha & êmega Forestville, MD. 301.735.6789 (8:1005/0.0)
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