Reading Notes: Noah and the Ark, Part A
I liked the story of Noah's ark. Lord (God) was angry at his people and decided to punish them. One very interesting traits of Noah that I found really fascinating is Noah's age. Noah lived 500 years! People say that it's a true blessing when someone makes himself or herself to 100 years old, but Noah and Lamech lived over 500 years, which I found absolutely astonishing.
Then God's punishment began. He limited the age of his fellow creatures to 120 years because He disliked the sins and corrupt nature of humans. He saw men becoming mischievous and seducing multiple women, which was against his will.
Although God decided to destroy and punish countless sinful beings and creatures, He decided to save Noah from his wrath. He told Noah with very detailed instruction as to how Noah could survive His wrath: "Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it."
I found this to be very interesting and loving. God loves Noah and it is apparent in this very detailed instruction. Each floor should be constructed in certain ways that God wished him for.
So thanks to God's mercy and love, Noah could have survived the massive flood that came after because he could have ridden in the ark. He could also save his life from starvation because he carried other life-sustaining necessities.
Some might argue that this story of Noah and the Ark is a clear example of Bible God's favoritism, but I think Lord has a valid point for saving Noah. Besides being an obedient creature to God, I thought Noah was wise, decisive, and somewhat shrewd in terms of taking benefits. I think Noah read God's heart and knew the calamity was coming, so he had kept a good attitude toward God.
Then God's punishment began. He limited the age of his fellow creatures to 120 years because He disliked the sins and corrupt nature of humans. He saw men becoming mischievous and seducing multiple women, which was against his will.
Although God decided to destroy and punish countless sinful beings and creatures, He decided to save Noah from his wrath. He told Noah with very detailed instruction as to how Noah could survive His wrath: "Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it."
I found this to be very interesting and loving. God loves Noah and it is apparent in this very detailed instruction. Each floor should be constructed in certain ways that God wished him for.
So thanks to God's mercy and love, Noah could have survived the massive flood that came after because he could have ridden in the ark. He could also save his life from starvation because he carried other life-sustaining necessities.
Some might argue that this story of Noah and the Ark is a clear example of Bible God's favoritism, but I think Lord has a valid point for saving Noah. Besides being an obedient creature to God, I thought Noah was wise, decisive, and somewhat shrewd in terms of taking benefits. I think Noah read God's heart and knew the calamity was coming, so he had kept a good attitude toward God.
Noah's Ark. Source: Noah's Ark: Nuremberg Chronicle
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