Scripture to Read: Genesis 6:19-7:16
As we continue today, we need to remember that covenants are found throughout Scripture, as with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and others. The Good News is that our Lord Jesus Christ brought in the New Covenant for all mankind (Hebrews 8:7-13). God the Father provided salvation through the sacrificial blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we read Genesis 6:19-21, we see that God further revealed that the ark would carry not only Noah and his family but also pairs of birds, animals, creeping things, and enough food for all. Another part of God’s Good News is seen in Genesis 6:22, that Noah, by faith, obeyed God. Then, after about 75 years, on the eve of God’s judgment against sin, God commands Noah and his family, along with the animals, to enter the ark. After Noah, his family, and all of the animals entered the ark, God shut the door to the ark (Genesis 7:16). Then the Lord opened the flood gates and destroyed the sin-soaked world. Again, let’s not miss the fact that God is the one who shut the door of the ark. God’s salvation is offered to all, but one day God will finally close the door, and the salvation of mankind will no longer be available. God’s Word says the downpour was incredibly severe (verse 11, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened) and that the rain continued for forty days and forty nights. The judgment of God was upon all creation and all but eight were destroyed.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you about Noah’s faith and God’s final judgment on the world during Noah’s day?
2. How are you living, knowing God’s judgment will come once again on the earth?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!