*Genesis 6:9-22
God sees humanity’s wickedness and decides to send a flood, but instructs the righteous Noah to build an ark to save his family and the animals.
- Noah’s Righteousness:
- Noah is described as a righteous man who walked faithfully with God in a corrupt and sinful world.
- God’s Plan to Destroy Humanity:
- God observes the widespread wickedness and corruption among humanity.
- He decides to bring a flood to destroy all living creatures on the earth, except for Noah and his family.
- Divine Instruction to Build the Ark:
- God commands Noah to build an ark using specific dimensions and materials.
- The ark is to be made of gopher wood, with multiple decks and compartments.
- It is to be sealed with pitch inside and out to make it watertight.
- Preservation of Life:
- God promises to establish a covenant with Noah, ensuring his survival along with his family and a remnant of all living creatures.
- Noah is instructed to bring pairs of every kind of living creature into the ark to preserve their species.
- Noah’s Obedience:
- Noah follows God’s instructions precisely, demonstrating his obedience and faith.
- He does everything just as God commanded him, preparing for the impending flood.
Genesis 6:9-22 teaches us the importance of obedience, faith, and perseverance. Noah followed God’s instructions even when others likely doubted him, showing us that doing what is right isn’t always easy or popular. This reminds us to trust God’s guidance in our own lives, even when we don’t fully understand His plan. Like Noah, we should stay faithful, work diligently, and live with integrity. When challenges come, we can find strength in knowing that God is with us, just as He was with Noah, providing direction and protection for those who walk in obedience.
Genesis 6:9-22 (WEB)
6:9 This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God. 10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.13 God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth. 14 Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch. 15 This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels. 17 I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive. 21 Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.” 22 Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.