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Lessons from the Flood

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Genesis 7:1-10 (KJV)
  1. And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
  2. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
  3. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
  4. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
  5. And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
  6. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
  7. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
  8. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
  9. There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
  10. And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

"Lessons from the Flood"

Genesis 7:1-10

All of Genesis 7 is a history of the cataclysmic flood of Noah's day. The flood was God's judgment against evildoers in Noah's day, and it should be a reminder to all that God will hold His subjects accountable. Every time you pick up a fossil, whether it is a fossilized plant, egg, animal, etc . . . it reminds you of judgment, not millions of years. There are several lessons we can learn from the first ten verses of this historical narrative.

  1. The commands of God are ignored at your own peril . . .
    "Come thou into the ark" (v.1). It would be unwise to see this as "an invitation." "And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him" (v.6). Jesus said, "Come unto me all ye who are heavy laden and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
    1. This command is personal . . . "Come thou . . ."
      This was a command from God to Noah. "And all thy house" is a consequence of Noah's personal obedience. You get your life right, others are influenced.
    2. This command is profitable . . . "Come thou into the ark"
      My father calls God's commands "packaged blessings." What is God calling you to do? Does it seem difficult? Rest in the knowledge that there is blessing.
    3. The courage to obey is a gift of God's providence to you . . .
      God will never call you to obey Him without giving you the ability to follow. When was the flood? When did it occur? 2400 B.C.? 2000 B.C.? 4000 B.C.? "Noah was six hundred years old" (v.6). "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life" (v.11).
      1. God works in connection with a life, not a clock.
        When God dates something, it is in connection with your life. God moves, acts, and fulfills promises in your life -- when you are where He wants you in life. God removed Israel from Egypt when Moses was ready to be their leader.
      2. When you feel the call of God, never look at the clock
        God cares not how old you are, how intelligent you are, but how willing you are. "God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing" (I Peter 3:20> We aren't sure how long it took to build the ark, but Noah was faithful. "The fundamental deception of Satan is that obedience can never bring happiness."
    4. The cataclysms of life do not destroy you when you are in Christ . . .
      Have you ever felt that life has dealt you a raw hand? Do you feel as if the world is collapsing around you? While in the ark, the world fell apart around Noah.
      1. God brought a storm to end all storms . . . "the waters of the flood" (v.10).
        "God stretched out the earth above the waters" (Psalm 136:6). These waters erupted.
      2. The ark provided stability in the storm . . . (Genesis 6:14-15).
        The ark was a huge barge 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had three stories, one window and one door. It was a boat that was meant to float.
      3. Those in the ark found peace in the midst of the storm . . .
        "The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble" (Psalm 9:9).
        "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed" (II Corinthians 4:8). God is our ark.



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