“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” Heb. 11:7

Genesis 6-9 = More about the flood than the Creation

God was sending a flood – to destroy the evil in the world.

Noah found grace

Ark of Gopher Wood

300 x 50 x 30 cubits

475’ X 75’ x 45’

120 years in building

Animals aboard

Food for all

8 humans

Or Was It A Local Flood ?Or Was It A Local Flood ?

Gen. 7:19-21 All the high hills were covered 15 Cubits above the mountains All flesh died

If local flood Why work 120 years to build the ark ? Why not Move to another part of world? Why have all in ark for over 1 year? Animals could migrate, birds could fly

Was It A Local Flood ?Was It A Local Flood ?

Numerous traditions of a Flood All continents have flood accounts 250 to 300 records

Punishments for corruption Gen. 6:7 “I will destroy man” Gen. 6:13 “The end of all flesh is come before me;”

“I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.”

Genesis 9:13

2 Pet. 3:1-7 Peter Prophesied about return of Christ “world that then was, being overflowed with

water, perished.” v. 6

Other references in Bible Isa. 54:9 “…the waters of Noah should no

more go over the earth;”2 Pet. 2:5 “…bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.”

Jesus believed in the flood Matt. 24:38-39 “For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Or Was It A Local Flood ?Or Was It A Local Flood ?

1,518,000 cubic feet 520 railroad stock cars

“God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;” Romans 3:4

2 Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6. Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

7. But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

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Evans, Ga. 30809

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Sunday Morning September 16, 2012