A Study of Arkeology

Terms to Know Before Studying the Flood Antediluvian – before the flood; also means outmoded or out of date Postdiluvian – after the flood

V. 5-8 – God became angry because of these relationships and declared that man could not live longer than 120 years. God was displeased that people chose sin and death instead of a relationship with Him. Reason for the Flood…

V. 9-22 – Noah was “blameless” and Righteous before God, but the Earth was full of violence. God vowed to destroy the Earth with the Flood but save Noah and his family. Noah

The Ark Made from cypress wood with specific instructions On board – 7 of very kind of clean animal and 2 of every unclean animal plus food and Noah’s family Clean animals – used for sacrifice. Estimated 45,000 animals on the ark. The Ark

Replica of the Ark

Flood Details - Gen. 7-8 (Read) Noah – 600 years old at the time of the flood Rained 40 days and 40 nights (v. 12) Flood lasted 150 days. Flood Details - Gen. 7-8 (Read)

Gen. 8:8-11 – Noah sent out a dove to see if there was any land Gen. 8:8-11 – Noah sent out a dove to see if there was any land. If the dove came back, there was still just water…no place to land. The dove came back with an olive leaf… he found trees. The ark landed on Mt. Ararat in present day Turkey. After the Rain…

“…and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.” Genesis 8:4

The mountains of Ararat

“In the heart of the Armenian mountain range, the mountain's peak is shaped like a cube (or cup), on which Noah's ark is said to have rested, whence it is called the Mountain of Noah's Ark. It [the mountain] is so broad and long that it takes more than two days to go around it. On the summit the snow lies so deep all the year round that no one can ever climb it; this snow never entirely melts, but new snow is for ever falling on the old, so that the level rises.” - Marco Polo

Some of the more famous Ark questers… Nicholas II (stopped by Trotsky) Marco Polo Sir Walter Raleigh Nicholas II (stopped by Trotsky) National Geographic among others…

The modern archeological site of Durupinar

Mt. Judi? The Islamic Tradition

Spent a total of 13 months in the ark before permanently disembarking Second father of the human race First major ship builder and preacher Noah

After the Flood – Gen. Ch. 9-11 (Read ch. 9:1-17…not 10-11) God’s covenant with Noah: He will never flood the earth again. The seasons will always come as expected. A rainbow is a sign that God will always keep His promises. After the Flood – Gen. Ch. 9-11 (Read ch. 9:1-17…not 10-11)

1. Do not deny God. 2. Do not blaspheme God. 3. Do not murder. 4. Do not engage in incest, adultery, pederasty or bestiality, as well as homosexual relations. 5. Do not steal. 6. Do not eat of a live animal. 7. Establish courts/legal system to ensure obedience to the law. The Seven Noahchide Laws (given to Adam and his descendants, ending with Noah)

Jews would later add to these Noahchide laws, making them 613 in number. Jewish Laws

Gen. 9:18-29 Noah’s Sin