People sometimes read the Bible story of Noah and his great ship which was five hundred feet long and seventy-five feet wide, and wonder if it is really a true story.
When Moses wrote the Book of Genesis he quoted God as saying, “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” (Genesis 7:4).
And then I read, “And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered” (Genesis 7:19-20).
Except for the creation, the flood of Noah’s day is the most awesome event this world has ever known. The …show more content…
He simply stated it as a fact of history. Yes, the story of the Ark and the flood is real. It happened just as the Bible states.
And, the Bible Stories of heaven and hell and of the second coming and the judgment are just as real. The Bible warns us to not be caught unprepared as were the people of Noah’s day.
As far as human wisdom could see, the flood predicted by Noah was unbelievable. Rain had never fallen [Dew had watered the earth] (Genesis 2: 5-6), the lakes and sea had been controlled by the Word of God. “And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.” (Colossians 1: 17)
I doubt not that at first there were many who gave serious attention to Noah’s message, but as time passed without action on their part, their hearts and conscience became cold and hard. Then, over a period of time, the prick in their hearts faded away.
Perhaps, Noah made his last appeal for the people to accept the truth and secure a place in the Ark with tears, quivering lips and a cracking voice. But they ignored his plea; wondering how he could be so egotistical as to believe that his family members were the only ones right.
They could have known, but they turned a deaf ear and let time go by until time was no …show more content…
They could sin against God the Son [Jesus] and find forgiveness. But, if they were to sin against God the Holy Spirit, there is no forgiveness.
Now, why is it worse to sin against the third person in the God Head than it is to sin against the first or second person of the God Head?
Guy Woods, a renowned Bible and Language Scholar, illustrated these verses like this: He imagined a man in a boat floating in the direction of a great waterfall. A good distance up from the Great Falls, somebody at the bank of the river shouts out a warning message and makes an offer of help to the man in the boat. The warning message and offer of assistance is ignored.
A little further down the river another man on the bank calls out and warns the man in the boat of danger ahead and he, too, offered assistance. But once again, a deaf ear was turned by the man in the boat.
Finally, just before the boat reached the waterfall, a third person calls out from the river bank warning the boater and makes an offer of help, but the man refuses to believe the warning and he goes over the rapids and to his
When Moses wrote the Book of Genesis he quoted God as saying, “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” (Genesis 7:4).
And then I read, “And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered” (Genesis 7:19-20).
Except for the creation, the flood of Noah’s day is the most awesome event this world has ever known. The …show more content…
He simply stated it as a fact of history. Yes, the story of the Ark and the flood is real. It happened just as the Bible states.
And, the Bible Stories of heaven and hell and of the second coming and the judgment are just as real. The Bible warns us to not be caught unprepared as were the people of Noah’s day.
As far as human wisdom could see, the flood predicted by Noah was unbelievable. Rain had never fallen [Dew had watered the earth] (Genesis 2: 5-6), the lakes and sea had been controlled by the Word of God. “And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.” (Colossians 1: 17)
I doubt not that at first there were many who gave serious attention to Noah’s message, but as time passed without action on their part, their hearts and conscience became cold and hard. Then, over a period of time, the prick in their hearts faded away.
Perhaps, Noah made his last appeal for the people to accept the truth and secure a place in the Ark with tears, quivering lips and a cracking voice. But they ignored his plea; wondering how he could be so egotistical as to believe that his family members were the only ones right.
They could have known, but they turned a deaf ear and let time go by until time was no …show more content…
They could sin against God the Son [Jesus] and find forgiveness. But, if they were to sin against God the Holy Spirit, there is no forgiveness.
Now, why is it worse to sin against the third person in the God Head than it is to sin against the first or second person of the God Head?
Guy Woods, a renowned Bible and Language Scholar, illustrated these verses like this: He imagined a man in a boat floating in the direction of a great waterfall. A good distance up from the Great Falls, somebody at the bank of the river shouts out a warning message and makes an offer of help to the man in the boat. The warning message and offer of assistance is ignored.
A little further down the river another man on the bank calls out and warns the man in the boat of danger ahead and he, too, offered assistance. But once again, a deaf ear was turned by the man in the boat.
Finally, just before the boat reached the waterfall, a third person calls out from the river bank warning the boater and makes an offer of help, but the man refuses to believe the warning and he goes over the rapids and to his