Genesis 7: Then the Lord said to
Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have
seen that you are righteous before Me in this
generation. 2 You shall take with you seven each of
every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals
that are unclean, a male and his female; 3 also
seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive
on the face of all the earth. 4 For
after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days
and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living
things that I have made.” 5 And Noah did according
to all that the Lord commanded him. 6 Noah was six
hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.
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Patience was given
to Noah from GOD. It seems that GOD did not rush Noah in completing the ark,
rather HE waited for him to complete the ark before giving him final
instructions. The LORD must have entered the ark and saw that it was complete. “Come
into the ark” let’s me know the LORD was inside.
My Observations:
- GOD waited for Noah to complete the ark versus giving him a deadline.
- GOD inspected the ark, not for HIS sake, but to let Noah know it was ready.
- GOD gave Noah the final instructions which may have caused Noah to act differently.
Assurance was
probably needed after expending this great amount of effort. Noah had probably
become comfortable with the building process, but now it was time to execute
GOD’s plan. Noah may have been nervous about his work, so the LORD calmed him
down. Noah no longer had time to try to convince his siblings, cousins, nieces,
nephews, and neighbors that GOD was about to wipe out everything.
“It’s going to work”
was the implied feeling because GOD told Noah that prey and predators were
supposed to be gathered together in the quantities HE commanded. GOD had
changed the animals during the curse. HE then explained something that was
strange. “I will cause it to rain.” It had never rained before. There was no
need because plants grew themselves, even after the Garden of Eden. GOD was
confident that the plan would work.
Challenge
- Why does GOD tell Moses about this conversation with Noah?
- Has GOD ever told you to do something and you did it, but was unsure that what HE told you to do would actually work?
- Are you willing to trust in the LORD will all your heart and not lean on your own understanding today?
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