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Objectives
History surrounding the floodRelevance of the floodEvidence that the flood really
happenedAnswer some of the questions raised
Immorality & Violence
Genesis 6:11-12“The earth was also corrupt before
God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
Lamech’s Boast
Matthew 18:21-22“Then came Peter to him and said,
how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but until seventy times seven.”
The earth was filled with violence
“The wickedness of man was great in the earth” (Genesis 6:5)
“Evil continually” (Genesis 6:5)“The earth was corrupt” (Genesis 6:11)“The earth was filled with violence” (Genesis
6:11)“Which were disobedient” (1 Peter 3:20)“All flesh had corrupted his way” (Genesis 6:12)“The world of the ungodly” (2 Peter 2:5)
The size of the ark
Size comparison between average size one-story home and Noah's Ark.
Noah's Ark would have had a cubic volume equal to 569 modern railroad stock cars.
A cubit is the distance between an adult's elbow and tip of the finger, no less than 18-inches [45.72 centimeters].
How many animals needed to be brought aboard?
Animals37%
Food37%
People2%
Spare24%
Animals
Food
People
Spare
So what does this mean to me
Luke 17:26-27“As it was in the days of Noah, so
shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all”
The earth was filled with violence
“The wickedness of man was great in the earth” (Genesis 6:5)
“Evil continually” (Genesis 6:5)“The earth was corrupt” (Genesis 6:11)“The earth was filled with violence” (Genesis
6:11)“Which were disobedient” (1 Peter 3:20)“All flesh had corrupted his way” (Genesis 6:12)“The world of the ungodly” (2 Peter 2:5)
The figure
1Peter 3:20-21“God waited while the ark was
preparing, wherein few, that is eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto baptism doth now save us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ”
The Everlasting Covenant
Hebrews 13:20“Now the God of peace that brought
again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant… “