On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives. Genesis 7:13 Into the Text The Bible doesn’t provide a definitive number for the world’s population at the time of the flood. We know that
And Noah did all that God commanded him—he did indeed. Genesis 6:22 Into the Text We already know how Noah’s story ends. So it’s difficult for us to fully comprehend how crazy he seemed to his contemporaries. Let’s try to imagine the setting. There had never been rain, there had
God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful. Genesis 6:12 Into the Text When God created Adam, he was given a job. God told him to care for the earth. But after the fall, we see that following this command
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God. Genesis 6:9 Into the Text Even in the company of evil men, we see a surprising statement. Noah remained obedient. The Bible says that bad company corrupts good morals
But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. The LORD regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. Genesis 6:5-6 Into the Text
To the woman he said,“I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.” Genesis 3:16 Into the Text The consequences of disobedience were earth shattering for both Adam and his wife. For
And the Lord God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” Genesis 3:11 Into the Text Adam and Eve disobeyed God and realized they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together to cover their nakedness
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become one family. The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed. Genesis 2:24-25 Into the Text God created the heavens and the earth. Then he set out to
Then the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die.” Genesis 2:16-17 Into the Text Before God