GOD IS FAITHFUL
8 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;
vs 1 God turned His attention to Noah and the survivors that would repopulate the earth. God was and is in control, when He intervenes He can steer natural and unnatural events.
THE FLOOD ENDS
2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
vs 2-9 The ending of judgement. The new beginning. These verses mirror what took place in the creation account of chapter one.
WAIT
10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
vs 10-11 Noah is patient, They have been on the ark for a long time. He has sent out a raven, that did not return. This meant that there was enough ground and dead animals to support the bird. He sent out a dove, that would require vegetation, and the dove returned. Now he sends the dove out again, and it returns with and olive leaf. Proof that the waters had receded. The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The dove is the one that will declare to Noah that the earth has been cleansed.
vs 12 Noah is so very patient, he waits another seven days, then sends the dove out again. This time the dove does not return. The sign that the cleansed earth is ready for Gods creatures to once again walk on the dry ground.
vs 13-14 Noah spent two birthdays on the ark. He was 600 years old when the flood came and now he is 601 years old and still waiting to disembark from this cruise. In order to appreciate Gods power, sometimes we must wait and trust. Here we are given a timeline of just how long that can be. For each of us that time is going to differ based on the events, however that does not diminish the importance of trusting God.
vs 12 Noah is so very patient, he waits another seven days, then sends the dove out again. This time the dove does not return. The sign that the cleansed earth is ready for Gods creatures to once again walk on the dry ground.
vs 13-14 Noah spent two birthdays on the ark. He was 600 years old when the flood came and now he is 601 years old and still waiting to disembark from this cruise. In order to appreciate Gods power, sometimes we must wait and trust. Here we are given a timeline of just how long that can be. For each of us that time is going to differ based on the events, however that does not diminish the importance of trusting God.
EXIT
15 And God spake unto Noah, saying,
16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
vs 15 God spoke to Noah for the first time since they entered the ark. Noah was obedient to Gods commands and has waited upon this one.
vs 16-19 These verses mirror the command to enter the ark. By entering the ark mankind and animals are delivered, and God makes a new creation. It is possible that during the flood God reshaped the earth and atmosphere. All we can observe now is how God remade the world.
vs 16-19 These verses mirror the command to enter the ark. By entering the ark mankind and animals are delivered, and God makes a new creation. It is possible that during the flood God reshaped the earth and atmosphere. All we can observe now is how God remade the world.
WORSHIP
20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.