But God remembered Noah and all the wild But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. waters receded. 22Now the springs of the deep and Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rainthe rain had stopped falling from the sky. had stopped falling from the sky. 33The water The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, 44and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 55The waters continued to recede until the tenth The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.tops of the mountains became visible.

The text does everything possible to say that this The text does everything possible to say that this was was

a world-wide event. Back to chapter 7 for a moment.a world-wide event. Back to chapter 7 for a moment.

1717For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. above the earth. 1818The waters rose and increased The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. surface of the water. 1919They rose greatly on the They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. heavens were covered. 2020The waters rose and The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. twenty feet. 2121Every living thing that moved on the Every living thing that moved on the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 2222Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. its nostrils died. 2323Every living thing on the face of the Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth.the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.left, and those with him in the ark. 2424The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.fifty days.

Absolute clarity as to the extent of this flood.Absolute clarity as to the extent of this flood.

1717For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. above the earth. 1818The waters rose and increased The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. surface of the water. 1919They rose greatly on the They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. heavens were covered. 2020The waters rose and The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. twenty feet. 2121Every living thing that moved on the Every living thing that moved on the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 2222Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. its nostrils died. 2323Every living thing on the face of the Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth.the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.left, and those with him in the ark. 2424The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.fifty days.

Absolute clarity as to the effect of this flood.Absolute clarity as to the effect of this flood.

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded

It is not at all that God had forgotten Noah & the beasties . . .

(after 5 months with all of those animals, you might think that you were forgotten)

Be patient with God’s timing: there is more than you involved.

God is concerned about the beasties as well.

The recreation is about to begin.

Genesis 1:9 ~ And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.

Interpretative principle: first mention.

Recreation from what was ruined. (chaos)

Baptism

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. 2Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky. 3The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, 4and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

2/17/600 (Noah’s age) ~ Flood begins3/27/600 ~ Flood stops increasing7/17/600 ~ Waters begin to recede: the Ark is grounded10/1/600 ~ Mountains become visible11/10/600 ~ Raven and dove released11/17/600 ~ Dove brings olive leaf11/24/600 ~ Dove leaves01/01/601 ~ Dry ground is visible02/27/601 ~ the Ark is left for good

66After forty days Noah opened the window he had After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark made in the ark 77and sent out a raven, and it kept and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. from the earth. 88Then he sent out a dove to see if Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the the water had receded from the surface of the ground. ground. 99But the dove could find no place to set its But the dove could find no place to set its feet because there was water over all the surface of feet because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark. it back to himself in the ark. 1010He waited seven more He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. days and again sent out the dove from the ark. 1111When the dove returned to him in the evening, When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. the earth. 1212He waited seven more days and sent He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.him.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The time of wrath has ended, you can start again.The time of wrath has ended, you can start again.

Where did you think that the term “olive branch” Where did you think that the term “olive branch” came from?came from?

13By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry. 15Then God said to Noah, 16“Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 17Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number upon it.”

There are logistical difficulties with all of this.

That was a lot of animals for just 8 people to handle.

Feeding and cage cleaning alone! (52 animals per hour per person based upon 10,000 animals)

13By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry. 15Then God said to Noah, 16“Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 17Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number upon it.”

There are logistical difficulties with all of this.

If we posit a God who can create everything ex nihilo,

he could handle these details.

13By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry. 15Then God said to Noah, 16“Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 17Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number upon it.” 18So Noah came out, together with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives. 19All the animals and all the creatures that move along the ground and all the birds—everything that moves on the earth—came out of the ark, one kind after another.

Major climatic change is probable at this point and it is likely that some species would not have been able to survive the new world.

20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

AccountabilityGratitudeCelebration (feasting)

Minimal communications to antediluvians are recorded.

The idea of sacrifice goes back to the post-Eden time-frame.

Animal skins and Abel

20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.

20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.

How can God smell if he doesn’t have a nose?

He doesn’t have literal ears, yet he hears.He doesn’t have literal eyes, yet he sees.He doesn’t have a literal heart either.

What is he pleased about?

Obedience and acknowledgment

20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

Romans 1:18-3:20(What is the base nature of humanity?)

20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

22“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest,

cold and heat, summer and winter,

day and night will never cease.”

Reasons to deny the Flood

Confirms accountability to God for behavior.

We understand the impossibility of it.

Goes against “science”Geology

Dependant upon presuppositionUniform processes or catastrophism (punctuated eq.)Fossils indicate rapid aqueous deposition

Other Flood Other Flood storiesstoriesMore flood More flood storiesstories

Critique of “flood Critique of “flood geology”geology”

Institute for Creation Institute for Creation ResearchResearch

Reasons to deny the Flood

Confirms accountability to God for behavior.

We understand the impossibility of it.

Goes against “science”Geology

Dependant upon presuppositionUniform processes or catastrophism (punctuated eq.)Fossils indicate rapid aqueous depositionSedimentary rock is caused by rapid aqueous burial

Sorted by granule size

Other Flood Other Flood storiesstoriesMore flood More flood storiesstories

Critique of “flood Critique of “flood geology”geology”

Institute for Creation Institute for Creation ResearchResearch

Reasons to deny the Flood

Confirms accountability to God for behavior.

We understand the “impossibility” of it.

Goes against “science”GeologyPaleontology Evolution Psychology

The Gospel has always gone against the flow.CreationExodusJericho MiraclesThe incarnationThe resurrectionChrist in me

Reasons to deny the Flood

Confirms accountability to God for behavior.

We understand the “impossibility” of it.

Goes against “science”GeologyPaleontology Evolution Psychology

The Gospel has always gone against the flow.CreationExodusJericho MiraclesThe incarnationThe resurrectionChrist in me

I Peter 3:3-13 First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

I Peter 3:3-13 11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.