1. Genesis 5 – 7
Noah and the Flood

2. 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

3. “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)

4. Anonymous copper engraved print (circa 1750)

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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”)

9. “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)

10. The Building of the Ark
Genesis 6:13-15

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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)

17. Bassano, late
16th century

18. Castiglone

19. 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)

20. Carlo Saraceni
1610

21. Stefan Lochner, 
Last Judgment, c. 1435

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

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

24. 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?

25. 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?

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