Genesis 6:13-8:5 The end
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Judgment comes
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Genesis 6:13-7:16
Topics
Judgment; Sin; Grace
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Speaker
Danny Parker
Venue
FBC Dighton
Date
March 23, 2014
Oregon cat to get therapy
No you destroy it without mercy
Sin cannot be allowed to reign
(ESV) Genesis 6 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
A test on the flood
How many of each type of birds were on the ark?
How big was the ark?
What did the ark look like?
How old was Moses when he entered the ark?
How many of each type of clean animal were on the ark?
How many of each type of unclean animal were on the ark?
How many people were on the ark?
Where did the water of the flood come from?
How long did the waters rule over the land?
Who shut the ark doors?
How long did Noah have to get settled on the ark before the flood came?
On which mountain did the ark finally land?
The end – But the promise of a way of salvation
The end – But the promise of a way of salvation
A declaration of destruction
A declaration of destruction
(ESV) Genesis 6 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
(ESV) Genesis 6 17 For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.
An offer of covenant
An offer of covenant
(ESV) Genesis 6 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
The establishment of a relationship
The establishment of a relationship
A boundary established with agreements
A boundary established with agreements
A promise of blessing
A promise of blessing
Impact others as well – family / animals
Impact others as well – family / animals
A way of salvation *
A way of salvation *
(ESV) Genesis 6 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
20 Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive.
21 Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them.” 22 Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.
The way of salvation
The way of salvation
God brings them
God brings them
Intend is to preserve life
Intend is to preserve life
Demands a response
Demands a response
The ark – the only way to be saved
The ark – the only way to be saved
(ESV) Genesis 6 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks.
The physical structure – A plan for salvation
The physical structure – A plan for salvation
Picture
Picture
Size
Size
450 ft x 75 ft x 45 ft
450 ft x 75 ft x 45 ft
Likely no hull – merely a box /best for stability / not intended to ‘go’ anywhere’
Likely no hull – merely a box /best for stability / not intended to ‘go’ anywhere’
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity: 1,396,000 cubic feet / 13,960 tons
Capacity: 1,396,000 cubic feet / 13,960 tons
Hold the contents of over 500 livestock railroad cars
Hold the contents of over 500 livestock railroad cars
Space for about 125,000 sheep-sized animals.
Space for about 125,000 sheep-sized animals.
Window?
Window?
Rare word / meaning uncertain
Rare word / meaning uncertain
A window
A window
A different word will be used later when Noah lets out the birds
A different word will be used later when Noah lets out the birds
The roof
The roof
18in cubit – slope of the roof
18in cubit – slope of the roof
Leave 18in between wall and roof (let in air and light)
Leave 18in between wall and roof (let in air and light)
Organization of the structure
Organization of the structure
Three floors
Three floors
Rooms
Rooms
Storage / animals / people areas
Storage / animals / people areas
The means of salvation
The means of salvation
No other means for salvation
No other means for salvation
Picture of Christ who is to come
Picture of Christ who is to come
Part of a covenant relationship
Part of a covenant relationship
An act of obedience
An act of obedience
Showed his response in faith
Showed his response in faith
The end – But a remnant saved
The end – But a remnant saved
Of peopleGen 7:1
Of peopleGen 7:1
(ESV) Genesis 7:1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
Noah and his family enter
Noah and his family enter
Righteous – believed and count for righteousness
Righteous – believed and count for righteousness
Demonstration of his belief – he lived for God in the midst of an evil generation
Demonstration of his belief – he lived for God in the midst of an evil generation
Of AnimalsGen 7:2-3
Of AnimalsGen 7:2-3
(ESV) Genesis 7: 2 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate, 3 and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.
God cares for His creation as well
God cares for His creation as well
Bring in animals
Bring in animals
Pairs
Pairs
One pair of unclean animals
One pair of unclean animals
7 pairs of clean animals (sacrifice - food)
7 pairs of clean animals (sacrifice - food)
7 pairs of birds
7 pairs of birds
A final opportunityGen 7:4-10
A final opportunityGen 7:4-10
A final warning
A final warning
(ESV) Genesis 7 4 For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground.” 5 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. 6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth.
7 final days
7 final days
Settle in
Settle in
An open offer to others that no one will accept
An open offer to others that no one will accept
A final time of faith
A final time of faith
Entering the ark
Entering the ark
(ESV) Genesis 7 7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground, 9 two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And after seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
The time runs outGen 7:13-16
The time runs outGen 7:13-16
(ESV) Genesis 7 13 On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark, 14 they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature.
15 They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. 16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him.
The time has come
The time has come
(ESV) Genesis 7 16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in.
The Lord seals them in
The Lord seals them in
Switch to Yahweh from God
Switch to Yahweh from God
Covenant God closed the door / safety / no more grace for those left behind
Covenant God closed the door / safety / no more grace for those left behind
The end - Undoing creation
The end - Undoing creation
The waters return Gen 7:11-12, 17-18
The waters return Gen 7:11-12, 17-18
The restraints removed
The restraints removed
(ESV) Genesis 7 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. 12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
The return of the chaos of water – like Genesis 1
The return of the chaos of water – like Genesis 1
(ESV) Genesis 7 17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
A world-wide floodGen 7:17-20
A world-wide floodGen 7:17-20
(ESV) Genesis 7 17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep.
Some – merely the perspective of Noah – localized flood
Some – merely the perspective of Noah – localized flood
Problems with a local flood
Problems with a local flood
Language of the text state it is a world-wide flood
Language of the text state it is a world-wide flood
Scope of the coverage – over the high hills/mountains / firmament above the earth broken / water from below gush up
Scope of the coverage – over the high hills/mountains / firmament above the earth broken / water from below gush up
Scope of the destruction – all flesh/living things/all with breath of life died - judgment on all creation
Scope of the destruction – all flesh/living things/all with breath of life died - judgment on all creation
Length of time of the flood – 150 – 300 days
Length of time of the flood – 150 – 300 days
Virtually all cultures have a story of a flood
Virtually all cultures have a story of a flood
Only the Biblical story makes it clear it was the result of sin
Only the Biblical story makes it clear it was the result of sin
Lack of consistent evidence?
Lack of consistent evidence?
How you view the data you see –
How you view the data you see –
Ex: Grand Canyon – better explanation from the flood waters than slow erosion
Ex: Grand Canyon – better explanation from the flood waters than slow erosion
Bias in viewing data determines whether or not there is evidence
Bias in viewing data determines whether or not there is evidence
Ungodly people exclude the existence of God from even being considered
Ungodly people exclude the existence of God from even being considered
Radioactive dating dependent upon everything being constant
Radioactive dating dependent upon everything being constant
Date is uncertain if allowing for gaps in genealogies
Date is uncertain if allowing for gaps in genealogies
Not uncommon for skepticism from lack of data, but when data becomes more clear, the Bible is always supported
Not uncommon for skepticism from lack of data, but when data becomes more clear, the Bible is always supported
The question is who do you believe
The question is who do you believe
Major geological change
Major geological change
Ark passed over highest hills by about 23 feet – half the height of the ark/draft
Ark passed over highest hills by about 23 feet – half the height of the ark/draft
No large mountains evidently
No large mountains evidently
With the breaking up of the underground water caverns, perhaps major uplift occurred at the same time
With the breaking up of the underground water caverns, perhaps major uplift occurred at the same time
Today’s geology shaped by the massive changes both during and after the flood – perhaps major changes of elevation / oceans result in sinking of the land – Grand Canyon formed from receding water – major conglomerations of fossils the result of animals initially finding high ground together
Today’s geology shaped by the massive changes both during and after the flood – perhaps major changes of elevation / oceans result in sinking of the land – Grand Canyon formed from receding water – major conglomerations of fossils the result of animals initially finding high ground together
Major environmental change
Major environmental change
The protective canopy of water is removed
The protective canopy of water is removed
Men no longer live long
Men no longer live long
What else changed?
What else changed?
Destruction occursGen 7:21-23a, 24
Destruction occursGen 7:21-23a, 24
(ESV) Genesis 7 21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. 23 He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. …
Every living land creature is destroyed
Every living land creature is destroyed
Man’s sin impacts more than himself
Man’s sin impacts more than himself
All destroyed – emphasis
All destroyed – emphasis
Water / chaos reigns
Water / chaos reigns
(ESV) Genesis 7 24 And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.
The end: But never forgotten
The end: But never forgotten
Those in the ark liveGen 7:23b
Those in the ark liveGen 7:23b
(ESV) Genesis 7 23 … They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
Seriousness of sin
Seriousness of sin
The grace of God
The grace of God
The exclusive way of salvation
The exclusive way of salvation
God remembers NoahGen 8:1a
God remembers NoahGen 8:1a
(ESV) Genesis 8 1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. …
God remembers: He acts on someone’s behalf
God remembers: He acts on someone’s behalf
Faithful love
Faithful love
Timely intervention
Timely intervention
God renews lifeGen 8:1b-3, 4-5
God renews lifeGen 8:1b-3, 4-5
(ESV) Genesis 8 1b … And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, 3 and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated,
Spirit hovered / now (ruah) – like in Genesis 1 – a new creation
Spirit hovered / now (ruah) – like in Genesis 1 – a new creation
Caused the waters to stop / subside /recede
Caused the waters to stop / subside /recede
150 days (after 150 days of prominence? Or just from some starting point)
150 days (after 150 days of prominence? Or just from some starting point)
(ESV) Genesis 8 4 and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
Noah – noahed (ark rested)
Noah – noahed (ark rested)
Land reappears (new higher mountains?) – note not on Mt Ararat, but in the mountainous region of Ararat
Land reappears (new higher mountains?) – note not on Mt Ararat, but in the mountainous region of Ararat
Life is to be restored
Life is to be restored
A fresh covenant was to be established
A fresh covenant was to be established
(ESV) Genesis 8 15 Then God said to Noah, 16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. 17 Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
Oregon cat that trapped family to get therapy
Oregon cat that trapped family to get therapy
Published March 11, 2014
Associated Press
<The Oregon owners of a 22-pound housecat who trapped them in their bedroom after attacking their baby say they're not giving up on their pet and are getting it medical attention and therapy.
Two days after police arrived to subdue the 4-year-old Himalayan cat, owner Lee Palmer of Portland said he's taking the feline to a veterinarian. A pet psychologist also is due at the house to see the cat, named Lux.
"We're not getting rid of him right now," Palmer said. "He's been part of our family for a long time."
Palmer says the animal attacked his 7-month-old child after the baby pulled its tail. The child suffered a few scratches on the forehead.
On the 911 call, Palmer tells the dispatcher he kicked the cat "in the rear" to protect his child. Palmer says the animal then "just went off over the edge" -- leading Palmer and his girlfriend to barricade themselves, their baby and the family dog in the bedroom for safety.
The cat can be heard screeching in the background of the call as Palmer says in a panicked voice: "He's charging us. He's at our bedroom door." Palmer also tells the dispatcher the cat has been violent in the past.
Officers used a dog snare to capture the animal, and placed it in a crate.
The cat attack story gained national attention after police put out a news release about it Monday. Palmer says the family has had proposals from people wanting to adopt Lux, but the family is not taking them up on it.
