Just some notes to Ponder About Noah's Ark in the Water
Noah's Family:
II Pet. 2:5 says 8 souls were saved
Noah and his wife, their 3 sons - Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Noah's wife's name is not given in the Bible but Jewish tradition uses the name "Naamah."
The Animals
In Gen. 6:19 Noah is instructed to bring mated pairs of every kind of bird, every kind of animal, and every kind of creature that moves along the ground.
How Many Animals?
In Gen. 7:2. He is more specifically instructed to bring seven mated pairs (14) of clean animals and seven pairs of all birds.
Noah was instructed to include food for the animals (Gen. 6:21). Naturally this would have been a big chore
Ever think of cleaning all the stalls?
It is suggested that perhaps many of the animals went into a hibernation mode or at least their metabolism slowed down considerably.
At this point I doubt that anyone on the boat doubted that God was in control of the situation or what do you think?
The Most Important: The Meaning of the Ark to us Today
Some of the points of comparison are:
1. God took the initiative in sparing Noah and his family. "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us." Rom. 5:8.
2. There was a divine and human side to the Ark as Christ is both human and divine.
3. There was only one door to enter into the Ark as there is only one way to God and that is through Christ Jesus. "I am the gate for the sheep..." Jn. 10:7. See also Acts 4:12.
4. There was great security for the passengers of the Ark. Likewise, if we are in Christ we are secure. See Rom.8:31
http://www.ldolphin.org/cisflood.html
Noah's Family:
II Pet. 2:5 says 8 souls were saved
Noah and his wife, their 3 sons - Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Noah's wife's name is not given in the Bible but Jewish tradition uses the name "Naamah."
The Animals
In Gen. 6:19 Noah is instructed to bring mated pairs of every kind of bird, every kind of animal, and every kind of creature that moves along the ground.
How Many Animals?
In Gen. 7:2. He is more specifically instructed to bring seven mated pairs (14) of clean animals and seven pairs of all birds.
Only air-breathing animals needed to be included on the Ark
There are less than 18,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians living in the world today.
Double this to allow for extinct species.
This would gives us 36,000 species times 2, or 72,000 animals.
Adding for the clean animals, we might say there were as many as 75,000 animals.
most animals are smaller than a common house cat.
Some creationists believe there may have been far fewer animals if Noah only took on board pairs of "kinds" as the word is used in Genesis 1. God created these "kinds" with potential for rich genetic diversity.
Think This: For instance, at the time of Christ there existed only two types of dogs. All the diversity we see in the modern breeds of dogs came from these two!
Feeding the Animals:
There are less than 18,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians living in the world today.
Double this to allow for extinct species.
This would gives us 36,000 species times 2, or 72,000 animals.
Adding for the clean animals, we might say there were as many as 75,000 animals.
most animals are smaller than a common house cat.
Some creationists believe there may have been far fewer animals if Noah only took on board pairs of "kinds" as the word is used in Genesis 1. God created these "kinds" with potential for rich genetic diversity.
Think This: For instance, at the time of Christ there existed only two types of dogs. All the diversity we see in the modern breeds of dogs came from these two!
Feeding the Animals:
Noah was instructed to include food for the animals (Gen. 6:21). Naturally this would have been a big chore
Ever think of cleaning all the stalls?
It is suggested that perhaps many of the animals went into a hibernation mode or at least their metabolism slowed down considerably.
At this point I doubt that anyone on the boat doubted that God was in control of the situation or what do you think?
The Most Important: The Meaning of the Ark to us Today
The Ark of Noah is a rich picture of the salvation provided by Christ who today is our Ark of safety.
Some of the points of comparison are:
1. God took the initiative in sparing Noah and his family. "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us." Rom. 5:8.
2. There was a divine and human side to the Ark as Christ is both human and divine.
3. There was only one door to enter into the Ark as there is only one way to God and that is through Christ Jesus. "I am the gate for the sheep..." Jn. 10:7. See also Acts 4:12.
4. There was great security for the passengers of the Ark. Likewise, if we are in Christ we are secure. See Rom.8:31
http://www.ldolphin.org/cisflood.html
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