Genesis 7:19-20 (Part 5) The Flood
• How deep was the flood?
o Genesis 7:19-20
• How long was the flood?
o Genesis 7:24; 7:4; 8:4-5; 8:6-7; 8:11, 13, 14
o Total of 371 days
• What was the physical cause of the flood?
o Genesis 7:11-12—“the deep was broken up”
o Genesis 8:2-3—the earth convulsed for 150 days
• How big was the ark?
o “Ark”—Hebrew word for “chest” ( we might say “barge”)—a floating rectangular box
o Genesis 6:15
o About 430 feet long, 73 feet wide, 44 feet high
o Genesis 6:16—three decks
• Why did he make the ark that big?
o Genesis 6:17, 19-21; 7:2-4, 8, 14-16; 8:1, 17-19.
• What was the magnitude of the flood?
o 2 Peter 3:3-4, 5-10
o Two arguments against the return of Christ:
Can’t explain time lapse between the promise to return and the fact he hasn’t returned (answer: vv. 8-10)
Cannot account for undisturbed nature (answer: vv. 5-7)