Someone mentioned it raining 43 days in California, And I asked how deep the flood was.. Did not get an answer, the person may have not seen the question yet Anyway.
The reason is that the flood did not kill all people in california is the rain seeks to level itself out It will rais until it reaches the banks of the river, or creek or whatever, then overspill. then seek for the next highest barrier, Until it reaches that barrier, it will spread out.. California of course has the issue of the great ocean, In order for it to get deep enough to flood California completely, the depth of the ocean would have to rise to the point that California is completely under water. Of course, if the depth of the oceans did this, Then not only would California be flooded, But New York, In fact, Most of the US would be under water from both oceans (because all oceans are connected, they all would have to rise in depth, you would not have one ocean higher than another for any length of time, It would even out and spread out until unity is maintained) Which if you think of it, Just to completely flood the American continent, The oceans would have to reach the depth of the tallest mountain in the north/south American continents, Which would pretty much mean most of the world is also flooded (the tallest mountain ranges could still be out of the water if only the Americas were flooded)
which would still make the flood a GLOBAL event.
reason number 2 I can not buy into a local flood event.
1. The flood would have to be contained by hills (much like a lake is contained)
2. could not touch any of the oceans, because then the whole ocean complex would have to raise. making its impact felt around the globe)
3. We are told it rained for 40 days. Yet the waters were on the earth for 1 year. A local flood would have dissipated much faster than a year.
I agree that it was a global event.
I've seen a couple of shows on TV that said that the water levels of the ocean were at least 100' or more lower than they are now.
The men were studying an ancient shore line in the Black Sea about 100' deep.
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This would explain why there was no evidence of civilizations that existed pre-flood.
People are just now becoming aware and exploring the ocean floor.
It may be that in many places that there are cities under the waters that are yet undiscovered.
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There are 2 things that I was thinking about.
1. The amount of water and the power of the water to change the landscape.
The event that occurred to cause the flood was large, effecting the whole planet.
The forces of the water moving in currents of this magnitude, would have wiped away mountains and changed climates.
Could it be that Egypt, was once a much more elevated landscape?
That surging, rushing waters wiped the terrain to the bedrock and left oceans of sand?
Was the rock of Gibraltar a mountain chain that held back the waters, so that the water built up behind the mountains to a height of several thousand feet? (10,000')
Just think for a moment, what if the water in the Mediterranean Ocean was 100' lower than it is now.
All that water, pouring into that basin, like a bath tub over flowing, but with the power of a fire hose.
2. How far did the ark travel from it's original starting point?
How far would a ship drift/travel in a day, in a raging storm with high winds and currents (40 days) and then drift for 110 days? (average)
10 mi per day X 150 days (Gen 7:24) = 1500 mi From the starting point.
20 mi per day X 150 = 3000 mi
I don't know, I'm guessing.
We traditionally think that the garden was in the Middle East.
But if the ark traveled that far, and the landscape changed that much,
How would they have any idea where they were, in relation to where they started?
