Genesis Study - The Flood
Scripture informs us that the flood is part of God's judgement on fallen humanity.
"Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, 'I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth." Genesis 6:9-11
In the above verses we see that God's purpose was not to destroy a nation, but to put an end to all people, and the earth in its present state. From this we see that man is accountable to God whether he likes it or not. The world has an owner, and that owner did not create man to be autonomous. The fruit of wanting to live under the authority of self rather than God is clearly seen throughout history in the wars, suffering, pride and evil that abounds. Reading through the story of the flood we find scripture informing us that only Noah and his family were saved (6:17-18; 7:1), this again pointing to a universal flood. But why was Noah and his family saved? Were they sinless?
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** Scriptures used above are from the New International Version