“The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.” Genesis 6:5
I find it interesting that God made the flood. God knew how corrupt man was, but He did not change man to have a different outcome after the flood. Perhaps it was a way to show us today that even if we were given a second chance in life, we would continue to make bad choices, and we would still be in need of a Saviour.
God tells Noah that He will be destroying the earth, and that He wants Noah to build the ark. I wonder what was going through his mind. Out of all the people on the earth, God chose him and his family. The Bible says that Noah was a righteous man, but how could hearing that, not make your head swell!
The big take away for me from this chapter is the last verse. Verse 22 reads, “Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” It does not say that Noah became conceited, or that he did it his own way, or that Noah revised the plan, or that he delayed in his response. But that he did everything just as God commanded.
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Verse 5 and verse 22 stood out to me as well! I liked your thoughts on why God used a flood, I never thought about it that way. It is weird that He didn’t change anything, He just restarted it.
In verse 13 God says that He is going to destroy the whole earth because humans had made the whole earth corrupt. I never noticed that innocent plants, animals, and land were destroyed because of human actions. Sin really is a big deal.
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The first thing that stood out to me was the mention of Nephilites and so I googled to find this:
There are 3 major views explaining the origin of these antediluvian giant Nephilites: First, these giants were the product of an unholy sexual union between fallen angels (demons) and humans. Second, the Nephilites were the offspring of marriages between the godly line of Seth with the ungodly line of Cain. Third, they were the descendants of tyrannical human kings or rulers wanting to establish a dynasty and great name for themselves, were decadently polygamous, and ruthlessly evil and violent.
God did not create these giant Nephilites. Possibly, they were either the products of forbidden angelic sexual union and/or natural human procreation.
From
https://www.ourdailyjourney.org/news-for-you/you-choose-q-what-about-those-giants-in-the-o-t/
The second thing that stood out for me was that Adam and Eve and their descendants had obviously done a poor job of showing their kids how to live for God and obey Him. Noah was the only exception to this and it doesn’t not say why he walked with God but only that Noah was the only righteous man. This reminds me of two things: 1. We are not bound by the circumstances of our lives at any point and we can make a new path and 2. Teach your children and model behaviours to keep them on the right path.
Another thing that stood out was that God, creator of the universe, could have said the word and wiped the entire evil population from the world and yet He chose to use a mortal man to reset creation. God can use us too to start a new story in a broken world.
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Good catch on the fact that the human actions filtered so far down as to affect the plants and animals too!
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Good reminder of how parents need to model a life for our children that is pleasing and glorifying to God.
I also like your point #1 in regards to not being bound by our circumstances. Too often we use that excuse as a crutch, but instead we should use that to help pave ourselves a new path.
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Doing a once over – 3.5 years later – rereading the chapter and the comments is so good!
“Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.” Genesis 6:20 NIV
I recall often wondering how Noah had all the animals come to him for being loading on the boat, but for some reason do not recall reading that they would all come to him. Our Pastor this past Sunday reminded us of the assurance that we have of God’s awareness, His provision, and His faithfulness in all things. That is evident in this amazing story with Noah.
When we follow God’s plan and direction, though we will not know or understand all aspects of it, He grants us relief from days of trouble. May we be like Noah – righteous, blameless, and walking faithfully with God.
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