1. Genesis 5 – 7
Noah’s Ark as a Model

2. Noah’s Ark as a Model Noah’s Ark as a Model of the World
Noah’s Ark as a Model of the Temple
Noah’s Ark as a Model of the Ark of the Covenant
Noah’s Ark and Moses’ Basket

3. Noah’s Ark as a Model of the World
The Jewish Model of the World
Divided into three layers
Sheol – dark, shadowy layer
Earth – Originally a chaotic ocean organized by God in Genesis 1
The Firmament – Home to the Sun, Moon, and stars

6. Noah’s Ark as a Model of the World
The Jewish Model of the World
Divided into three layers
Sheol – dark, shadowy layer
Earth – Originally a chaotic ocean organized by God in Genesis 1
The Firmament – Home to the Sun, Moon, and stars
Noah’s Ark divided into three corresponding decks
Bottom deck – Sheol (refuse)
Middle deck - (Earth) – Clean animals & Noah’s family
Top deck – (Firmament) Unclean animals and birds

8. Noah’s Ark as a Model of the Tabernacle
Divided into three distinct sections
Temple Courtyard
The Holy Place
The Holy of Holies
Possible model of the world as well?
Reflects increasing holiness requires increasing separation

9. Dimensions of the Tabernacle (Exodus)

10. Noah’s Ark as a Model of the Tabernacle
Tabernacle Dimensions Reflect Noah’s Ark

11. Dimensions of Noah’s Ark

12. Dimensions of the Tabernacle (Exodus)

13. Dimensions of the Tabernacle (Exodus)
The Holy of Holies was a perfect cube of
10 X 10 X 10 cubits

14. Noah’s Ark as a Model of Ark of the Covenant
Tabernacle Dimensions Reflect Noah’s Ark

15. Noah’s Ark as a Model of the Tabernacle
Tabernacle Dimensions Reflect Noah’s Ark
Deck area = 3 X Tabernacle courtyard
Deck area = 300 X 50 = 3 X 100 X 50 = 15,000 square cubits
Deck height = Holy of Holies height (10 cubits)
Ark height = 3 X Holy of Holies’ height
Ark height = 30 cubits = 3 X 10 = 30 cubits

16. Noah’s Ark as a Model of the Ark of the Covenant
Same Greek word, kibotos in the Septuagint
Ratio of width:height = 3:5

18. Noah’s Ark and Moses’ Basket
Illustration from the 1897 Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us by
Charles Foster

19. Noah’s Ark and Moses’ Basket
Pharaohs daughter finds baby Moses floating in Nile, engraving by Gustave Dore ( ),

20. Noah’s Ark and Moses’ Basket
Hebrew word for Moses’s basket is the same for Noah’s Ark
Similar materials of construction (reeds and pitch; Exodus 2:3)
Basket placed in the water (Exodus 2:10)
Water covered primordial Earth
No rudder; navigation by God’s grace

21. Discussion Questions
In your opinion, what do the numerical relationships between Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant signify?

22. Discussion Questions
In your opinion, what do the numerical relationships between Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant signify?
What do the similarities between Noah’s Ark and the basket of Moses signify?