Matthew 1

[JLG]

Fab Fab said: (1)


However, the passage indicating that mist rose from the earth refers to a time of creation long before the existence of man. Therefore, we cannot rely on this passage to say that it had never rained before when Noah was alive.

Besides, when God told him that it was going to make it rain, Noah knew and understood what God was talking about.

 

[JLG]

My answer: (2)


- Thanks for the commentary!


- Definitely an interesting point!


- As usual, it is a way for me to go further to push the boundaries of knowledge!


- Let’s start with Genesis 1: 6-13:


6And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”

7So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.

8God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.

10God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.


12The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.


13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

 

[JLG]

- Let’s go on with the interlinear! (3)


- Genesis 1:6


And God

אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


said,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


“Let there be

יְהִ֥י (yə·hî)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


an expanse

רָקִ֖יעַ (rā·qî·a‘)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7549: An expanse, the firmament, visible arch of the sky


between

בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre


the waters,

הַמָּ֑יִם (ham·mā·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


to

וִיהִ֣י (wî·hî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


separate

מַבְדִּ֔יל (maḇ·dîl)

Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 914: To be divided, separate


the waters

מַ֖יִם (ma·yim)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


from the waters.”

לָמָֽיִם׃ (lā·mā·yim)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


- Thus right at the beginning we are told about a separation of waters above and beneath!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:7 (4)


So God

אֱלֹהִים֮ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


made

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 6213: To do, make


the expanse

הָרָקִיעַ֒ (hā·rā·qî·a‘)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7549: An expanse, the firmament, visible arch of the sky


and separated

וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל (way·yaḇ·dêl)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 914: To be divided, separate


the waters

הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (ham·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


beneath

מִתַּ֣חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)

Preposition-m

Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of


[it]

לָרָקִ֔יעַ (lā·rā·qî·a‘)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7549: An expanse, the firmament, visible arch of the sky


from

וּבֵ֣ין (ū·ḇên)

Conjunctive waw | Preposition

Strong's 996: An interval, space between


the waters

הַמַּ֔יִם (ham·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


above.

מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al)

Preposition-m

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


And it was

וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


so.

כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus


- Again we are told about a separation between above and beneath!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:8 (5)


God

אֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


called

וַיִּקְרָ֧א (way·yiq·rā)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read


the expanse

לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ (lā·rā·qî·a‘)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7549: An expanse, the firmament, visible arch of the sky


“sky.”

שָׁמָ֑יִם (šā·mā·yim)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


And there was

וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


evening,

עֶ֥רֶב (‘e·reḇ)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6153: Evening


and [there was] morning—

בֹ֖קֶר (ḇō·qer)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning


the second

שֵׁנִֽי׃ (šê·nî)

Number - ordinal masculine singular

Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number)


day.

י֥וֹם (yō·wm)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3117: A day


- First the first part of the programme was the separation of day and night and the second one the separation of waters from above and beneath!


- Thus we can see it has the same importance!


- We can also think about Yah.weh’s organization!


- Then we may also think about the angels who rebelled and went down on the earth!


- They were part of Yah.weh’s organization for so long!


- Thus even if they rebelled against Yah.weh, they used a strong organization when organizing the city-states of Sumer before the flood!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:9 (6)


And God

אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


said,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


“Let the waters

הַמַּ֜יִם (ham·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


under

מִתַּ֤חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)

Preposition-m

Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of


the sky

הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


be gathered

יִקָּו֨וּ (yiq·qā·wū)

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect


into

אֶל־ (’el-)

Preposition

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to


one

אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ)

Number - masculine singular

Strong's 259: United, one, first


place,

מָק֣וֹם (mā·qō·wm)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition


so that the dry [land]

הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה (hay·yab·bā·šāh)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 3004: Dry land, dry ground


may appear.”

וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה (wə·ṯê·rā·’eh)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 7200: To see


And it was

וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


so.

כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus


- In this part of the programme, we are told about the separation of the dry land and the seas!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:10 (7)


God

אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


called

וַיִּקְרָ֨א (way·yiq·rā)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read


the dry [land]

לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ (lay·yab·bā·šāh)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 3004: Dry land, dry ground


“earth,”

אֶ֔רֶץ (’e·reṣ)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


and the collection

וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה (ū·lə·miq·wêh)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 4723: Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drove


of waters

הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


He called

קָרָ֣א (qā·rā)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read


“seas.”

יַמִּ֑ים (yam·mîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin


And God

אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


saw

וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7200: To see


that

כִּי־ (kî-)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


[it was] good.

טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good


- Once again, we are told about the separation between earth and seas!


- We can see the precision of the action!


- First, what is done!


- Second, a word is added!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:11 (8)


Then God

אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


said,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


“Let the earth

הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


bring forth

תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א (taḏ·šê)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular

Strong's 1876: To sprout, shoot, grow green


vegetation,

דֶּ֔שֶׁא (de·še)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 1877: A sprout, grass


seed-bearing

מַזְרִ֣יעַ (maz·rî·a‘)

Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify


plants

עֵ֚שֶׂב (‘ê·śeḇ)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6212: Herb, herbage


and fruit

פְּרִ֞י (pə·rî)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6529: Fruit


trees,

עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood


each bearing

עֹ֤שֶׂה (‘ō·śeh)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 6213: To do, make


fruit

פְּרִי֙ (pə·rî)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6529: Fruit


with seed

זַרְעוֹ־ (zar·‘ōw-)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity


according to its kind.”

לְמִינ֔וֹ (lə·mî·nōw)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4327: A sort, species


And it was

וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


so.

כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus


- So in the same part of the programme, we get the separation of earth and seas and the earth starts producing vegetation and fruit and seeds!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:12 (9)


The earth

הָאָ֜רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


produced

וַתּוֹצֵ֨א (wat·tō·w·ṣê)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim


vegetation,

דֶּ֠שֶׁא (de·še)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 1877: A sprout, grass


seed-bearing

מַזְרִ֤יעַ (maz·rî·a‘)

Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify


plants

עֵ֣שֶׂב (‘ê·śeḇ)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6212: Herb, herbage


according to their kinds

לְמִינֵ֔הוּ (lə·mî·nê·hū)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4327: A sort, species


and trees

וְעֵ֧ץ (wə·‘êṣ)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood


bearing

עֹֽשֶׂה־ (‘ō·śeh-)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 6213: To do, make


fruit

פְּרִ֛י (pə·rî)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6529: Fruit


with seed

זַרְעוֹ־ (zar·‘ōw-)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity


according to their kinds.

לְמִינֵ֑הוּ (lə·mî·nê·hū)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4327: A sort, species


And God

אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


saw

וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7200: To see


that

כִּי־ (kî-)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


it was good.

טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good


- More precision in the process with the introduction of species!


- I can imagine it is hard for humans to understand Yah.weh’s organization in every aspect of his actions!


- Angels are used to it!


- Not humans because of Adam and Eve!


- Thus, it is easy to understand why the Bible is so difficult to understand for the majority because they can’t put Yah’weh’s organization in their mind!


-They keep having human disorders in mind!


- And in fact, they prefer human disorders!


- So they are probably pleased with today’s human disorders!


- In fact, we can see today’s climax of human disorders!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1:13 (10)


And there was

וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


evening,

עֶ֥רֶב (‘e·reḇ)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6153: Evening


and there was

וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


morning—

בֹ֖קֶר (ḇō·qer)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning


the third

שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃ (šə·lî·šî)

Number - ordinal masculine singular

Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)


day.

י֥וֹם (yō·wm)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3117: A day


- End of the third part of the programme!


- Thus, in the two first parts of Yah.weh’s programme, there is one action each time!


- But in the third one, there are two actions!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1: 14-19 (11)


- Here again for the fourth part of the programme, we get one action: the creation of the sun and the moon or the lights to illuminate the earth during day and night!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 1: 20-23 (12)


- For the fifth part of the programme, we get one action: the creation of sea creatures and flying creatures!

 

[JLG]

From verse 24 till the end of chapter one (13)


- for the sixth part of the programme, we get two actions: the creation of animals living on the earth and of the first human couple!


- All the time we get precision, either one action or two!

 

[JLG]

Genesis chapter 2 (14)


- Once again, in the third part of the programme, we get at the same time the separation of land and seas and the creation of vegetation and every plant starts to grow and reproduce!


4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

5Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

6but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

7Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

8Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.

9The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.

11The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

12(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)

13The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.

14The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

- This chapter is particularly interesting for what we are looking for!


- Here verse 5 says no plant had yet sprung up because the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground !


- Two reasons are given!


- but according to verse 6, streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground!


- So no rain but four rivers!


- And according to verse 9, Yah.weh made all kinds of trees grow in the garden of Eden!


- And man creates the first couple but we still don’t hear about rains!

 

[JLG]

Genesis chapter 7 (15)


- Now we can read the next chapters but there is no rain!


- Then we get to verses 11 and 12:


In

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (biš·naṯ)

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 8141: A year


the six

שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)

Number - feminine singular construct

Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)


hundredth

מֵא֤וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ)

Number - feminine plural

Strong's 3967: A hundred


year

שָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 8141: A year


of Noah’s

נֹ֔חַ (nō·aḥ)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood


life,

לְחַיֵּי־ (lə·ḥay·yê-)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct

Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life


on the seventeenth

בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ (bə·šiḇ·‘āh-)

Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular

Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number


day

י֖וֹם (yō·wm)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3117: A day


of the second

הַשֵּׁנִ֔י (haš·šê·nî)

Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular

Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number)


month,

בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month


all

כָּֽל־ (kāl-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


the fountains

מַעְיְנֹת֙ (ma‘·yə·nōṯ)

Noun - masculine plural construct

Strong's 4599: A fountain, a source


of the great

רַבָּ֔ה (rab·bāh)

Adjective - feminine singular

Strong's 7227: Much, many, great


deep

תְּה֣וֹם (tə·hō·wm)

Noun - common singular

Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep


burst forth,

נִבְקְעוּ֙ (niḇ·qə·‘ū)

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open


and

עָשָׂ֥ר (‘ā·śār)

Number - masculine singular

Strong's 6240: Ten


the floodgates

וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת (wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct

Strong's 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice


of the heavens

הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


were opened.

נִפְתָּֽחוּ׃ (nip̄·tā·ḥū)

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve


- Then you don’t only get rain but all the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the floodgates of the heavens were opened!


- It can’t be clearer!

 

[JLG]

Genesis 7:20 (16)


- Then verse 20 is particularly interesting!


The waters

הַמָּ֑יִם (ham·mā·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


rose

גָּבְר֖וּ (gā·ḇə·rū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently


and covered

וַיְכֻסּ֖וּ (way·ḵus·sū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover


the mountaintops

הֶהָרִֽים׃ (he·hā·rîm)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country


to a depth

מִלְמַ֔עְלָה (mil·ma‘·lāh)

Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular

Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top


of fifteen

חֲמֵ֨שׁ (ḥă·mêš)

Number - feminine singular construct

Strong's 2568: Five


cubits.

אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

 

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What does Genesis 7:20 represent exactly? (17)


Genesis 7:20 represents the absolute and comprehensive nature of God's judgment, as the floodwaters covered the highest mountains to a depth of at least fifteen cubits, leaving no place on Earth untouched by God's decree against sin. The verse emphasizes the severity of this worldwide event, demonstrating that no one was beyond the reach of God's judgment, except for Noah and his family, who were preserved in the ark due to their faith and obedience.

Significance of the Flood's Depth

• Completeness of Judgment: The detail that the waters rose fifteen cubits (approximately 22 feet) above the highest mountains signifies that God's judgment was total and inescapable for all humanity and land-dwelling creatures, except for those in the ark.
• Worldwide Event: The fact that the highest mountains were covered confirms that the flood was not a local event but a global one, overwhelming the entire known world.

Theological Themes

• God's Sovereignty: The flood illustrates God's absolute authority over creation, demonstrating His power to both destroy and preserve life.
  

Consequences of Sin: The flood serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and God's righteous judgment against it.

Salvation Through Faith: In contrast to the widespread death, Genesis 7:20 also points to God's provision of a means of salvation through Noah's obedience in building the ark. Noah's faith led to his preservation, offering hope and demonstrating God's faithfulness to His promises.

 

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What represents fifteen cubits? (18)


Fifteen cubits represents a depth of water approximately 22.5 feet (6.75 meters), a measurement mentioned in the biblical account of Noah's flood (Genesis 7:20) to describe how high the floodwaters rose above the mountains. The cubit is an ancient unit of length, roughly the distance from a man's elbow to the tip of his middle finger, and while its exact length varies, it is generally understood to be about 18 inches or 45 centimeters.

The Significance of "Fifteen Cubits"

• Biblical Context: In Genesis 7:20, the phrase "Fifteen cubits upward" indicates that the floodwaters were deep enough to cover the highest mountains.

The Cubit Measurement

• A Common Ancient Unit: The cubit was a standard unit of measurement in ancient times, derived from body proportions.

Therefore, "fifteen cubits" in the Genesis account represents the significant depth of the floodwaters, approximately 22.5 feet above the mountaintops, demonstrating the global extent of the flood and the complete destruction of life on the earth.


Symbolic Meaning: The depth of the water, and thus the scale of God's judgment, is emphasized by this specific measurement. It highlights the thoroughness of the flood, ensuring the complete destruction of all life outside the ark.

Relationship to the Ark: The height of the ark itself was 30 cubits. The water rising 15 cubits over the mountains is thought to be significant because it represents half the height of the ark, suggesting the ark was fully submerged and the mountains were completely covered.

Approximate Length: A generally accepted length for a cubit is 18 inches (45 centimeters), making 15 cubits about 22.5 feet. Other ancient sources note a longer "royal cubit" around 52.5 cm.

 

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Is there enough water on earth (above, on and under to cover all the mountains? (19)


No, there isn't enough water on Earth to cover all the mountains, as all existing water would only cover the planet to a depth of about 2.7 km if the land were perfectly flat. However, the question of whether there is enough water depends on whether the mountains were lower and the ocean floors shallower before a potential "flood" event. If the Earth's surface were perfectly smooth, all the water would cover it to a depth of about 2.7 kilometers.

Why the Earth's surface isn't smooth

• Deep oceans and high mountains: The Earth's surface is not smooth because it has deep ocean basins and high mountain ranges.
• Plate tectonics: Mountain formation and the deepening of ocean basins are caused by the movement of tectonic plates, which is a continuous geological process.

Water distribution and volume

• Total volume: The total volume of water on Earth is about 1.386 billion cubic kilometers.

What would it take to cover the mountains?

• A different Earth: To cover all the mountains on Earth, the planet's surface would need to be much smoother, with shallower ocean floors and lower mountains.

Conclusion

Therefore, with the current shape and condition of the Earth, there is not enough water to cover all the mountains. For such a global flood to have occurred, the mountains would have been much lower, and the ocean basins shallower, which is not the case on Earth today.


Oceans: The vast majority of this water, about 96.5%, is in the oceans.

More water: Alternatively, a significant amount of additional water, more than twice the amount currently on Earth, would be required.

 

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Guess what (20)


- Definitely interesting!


- The earth is constantly evolving!


- Everything was different!


- And the volume of water above was completely different!


- It is always the same!


- Everything changes constantly whereas humans usually think as if it has always been the same!


- That’s why it is hard or impossible for humans to understand the Bible!


- What is true today will be wrong tomorrow!


- Worse than that, humans usually prefer lies and liars!


- In the Bible, we get the same, there were Yah.weh’s prophets and official prophets!


- The first ones said that Jerusalem was going to be destroyed!


- The official ones said no way!


- Guess what: Jerusalem was destroyed!


- Guess what is going to happen next time!


- Who will be right: Yah.weh’s prophets or the official ones?