Noah’s Ark and the Flooding

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Feeling of God

God felt regretted whenHe found that: (Gn 6:1-12)

1. Some of the heavenly beings saw that the young women were

beautiful, they took the ones they liked.

Result: They will live no longer than 120 years.

Guinness World Record -

Oldest Married Couple - Aggregate Age

 

WHO:

Thomas and Elizabeth Morgan

WHAT:

209 years 262 days

WHERE:

Caerleon, Monmouthshire, UK

WHEN:

January 19, 1891

Guinness World Record -

Oldest Married Couple - Aggregate Age

Thomas Morgan (b. Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, UK, May 4, 1786) married Elizabeth (b. Caerleon, Monmouthshire, UK, January 17, 1786) at Caerleon on May 4, 1809, They remained married for 81 years 260 days until Elizabeth's death on January 19, 1891. At this time Elizabeth was aged 105 years 2 days and Thomas was 104 years 260 days - an aggregate age of 209 years 262 days.

Feeling of God

God filled with regret when

He found that: (Gn 6:1-12)

2. Everyone was evil in God’s sight, and violence had spread everywhere.

Result: He has decided to put an end to all people.

God asked Noah to build an Ark

Length: 450 ft.

Height: 45 ft.

Width: 75 ft.

with 3 decks

Timber: Cypress

Noah drove the animals into the Ark

pairs of ritually clean animals, e.g.

pairs of unclean animals, e.g.

pairs of birds, e.g.

7

7

1

sheep, cattle

giraffe,

raven, dove,

rabbit,

They stayed 7 days in the Ark with nothing special happened.

The Ark stayed on the mountain top.

Heavy rainfall kept falling for 40 days and nights just like the gates of the firmament were widely opened.

Noah was 600 years old.

The water level kept rising for the following 150 days until it was about 25 ft above the highest mountain tops and afloat the Ark.

The water level kept gradually went down for 150 days. But the Ark rested on the Ararat Range.

Noah decided to test when he should be safe to get out from the Ark.

He sent the birds out for testing.

Type of Birds Result Meaning

raven No return 1. It got lost.

2. It was drowned.

Dove Returned immediately It got no place to rest.

7 days - dove It returned in the evening with fresh olive leaf in its beak.

New plants began to grow on the land.

7 days - dove No return It settled on the land.

When he came out from the Ark, it was the twenty-seventh day of the second month of his 601 years.

As soon as Noah came out from the Ark, he built an altar to the Lord, he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.

Feeling of GodGod filled with regret when

He found that: (Gn 8:20)

Noah built an altar and took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burnt them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.

Result: God promised never again will all living beings be destroyed by a flood.

Promise of GodResult: God promised never again will all

living beings be destroyed by a flood.

God put the bow in the sky as the sign of his everlasting covenant with the world.

Promise of GodGod promised never again will all living

beings be destroyed by a flood.Why flooding still appear particularly in China?

Did God break his promise?

Did God forget his promise?

Do the people of China not believe in God?

Promise of GodGod promised never again will all living

beings be destroyed by a flood.Why flooding still appear particularly in China?

Global Warming effect.

Land reclamation to extend the flat land.

Lumbering.

Drainage.

How long did Noah stay inside the Ark?

600 years – 601 years = 1 year = 365 days

Twenty-seventh day of the second month = 1 month 27 days

7 days

= 31 + 27 days

= 58 days

Total days : 430 days

Curses being put onto the Ground

First Curse Second Curse

Third Curse

What?

When?

Why? ? ? ?

Curses being put onto the Ground

First Curse – What was the first curse?

The ground being produced thorns and weeds.

Curses being put onto the Ground

First Curse – When was the first curse being put?

After Adam and Eve broke the First Order given by God.

Curses being put onto the Ground

First Curse – Why did God apply the first curse?

To make human understand creation is not an easy thing and know how to treasure life.

Curses being put onto the Ground

Second Curse – What was the second curse?

The ground will never be productive as it turns into desert.

Curses being put onto the Ground

Second Curse – When was the second curse being put?

After Cain killed his brother, Abel and buried his dead body under the soil.

Curses being put onto the Ground

Second Curse – Why did God apply the second curse?

To make Cain go home.

Curses being put onto the Ground

Third Curse – What was the third curse?

The flood to wipe out all creation on the ground.

Curses being put onto the Ground

Third Curse – When was the third curse being put?

When the world was full of their violent deeds. (Gn 6:13)

Curses being put onto the Ground

Third Curse – Why did God apply the third curse?

To wash away all evils on the world and started all again.

Feeling of God

God felt regretted whenHe found that: (Gn 6:1-12)

1. Some of the heavenly beings saw that the young women were

beautiful, they took the ones they liked.

Result: They will live no longer than 120 years.

Feeling of God

God filled with regret when

He found that: (Gn 6:1-12)

2. Everyone was evil in God’s sight, and violence had spread everywhere.

Result: He has decided to put an end to all people.

Feeling of GodGod filled with regret when

He found that: (Gn 8:20)

Noah built an altar and took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burnt them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.

Result: God promised never again will all living beings be destroyed by a flood.

Promise of GodResult: God promised never again will all

living beings be destroyed by a flood.

God put the bow in the sky as the sign of his everlasting covenant with the world.