Genesis 5 – 7 Noah and the Flood

Noah and the Flood “And He Died” Genealogy and Chronology The Sons of God and the Daughters of Eve One Man Left in the Godly Line “These are the Generations” The Building of the Ark The Date of the Flood Noah Enters the Ark God Shuts the Door

“And He Died” Emphasis is placed on the end of each man’s life Two individuals did escape death Enoch (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5) Elijah (2 Kings 2:9-12)

Anonymous copper engraved print (circa 1750)

Genealogy and Chronology The genealogy does not equal a chronology Reasons The sequence of names is not always a straight line Some names have been deliberately omitted Prior to Abraham there is no correlation to dates

The Sons of God and the Daughters of Eve Option #1 – sons of God  line of Seth Option #2 – sons of God  Angels Option #3 – sons of God  other gods?

One Man Left in the Godly Line Genesis 6:5-12 – There is only one left Note that this is the general course of history (“remnant theology”)

“These are the Generations” Wiseman (1936) suggests this phrase ends a section (summation) Used 11 times Wiseman suggests that Moses may have copied other sources (Hezekiah’s men copying the proverbs of Solomon; Prov. 25:1) This phrase suggests a major literary technique (Genesis 2:4, 5:1, 6:9, 10:1, 11:10, 11:27, 25:12, 25:19, 36:1, 36:9, and 37:2)

The Building of the Ark Genesis 6:13-15

The Building of the Ark Genesis 6:13-15 Ark plans provided by God (same as the Tabernacle) “gopher” wood “rooms” versus “reeds”

The Building of the Ark Genesis 6:13-15 Flood mythology is widespread NT treats the Noah and the Flood as real history (Hebrews 11:7) Jesus draws a parallel between His future return and the Flood Other passages treat the Flood as history

The Date of the Flood The Date of the Flood Biblical genealogies do not allow a chronological estimated of the Flood If current anthropological dating methods are correct Flood pre-20,000 BC Other cultures have a Flood mythology

Noah Enters the Ark Life is normal during construction God provides instructions to Noah (Genesis 7:2-3) A seven day wait (Genesis 7:4 & 10) Noah’s family (Genesis 7:7) Waters from the Great Deep and the Heavens (Genesis 7:11, 12)

Bassano, late 16th century

Castiglone 1630-1632

God Shuts the Door Genesis 7:16 Parallel between Genesis 6:5 and Matthew 24:37-44 This is the flow of history (towards judgment)

Carlo Saraceni 1610

Stefan Lochner,  Last Judgment, c. 1435

Discussion Questions What does it mean when the Bible says “Noah walked with God”?

Discussion Questions What does it mean when the Bible says “Noah walked with God”? How does this relate to Adam?

Discussion Questions The flow of history in Genesis proceeds from a Creation to a Judgment. Where else in the Bible was a [past] Judgment recorded?

Discussion Questions The flow of history in Genesis proceeds from a Creation to a Judgment. Where else in the Bible was a [past] Judgment recorded? Is this the path Humanity is following now?

Discussion Questions What were the differences in consequences between Cain's life choices and what you saw in Noah's life choices?