Genesis

Genesis 7:17-24

God’s judgment is total and decisive, yet His preservation of those within His provision is complete and secure.

Genesis 7:17-24 (WEB)

17 The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.

18 The waters rose, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters.

19 The waters rose very high on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.

20 The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.

21 All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, livestock, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.

22 All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

23 Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ship.

24 The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days.

Central Idea

God’s judgment is total and decisive, yet His preservation of those within His provision is complete and secure.

Authorial Intent

To describe the overwhelming extent of the floodwaters, the total destruction of all life outside the ark, and the complete preservation of those within.

Chapter: Genesis 7

God Brings the Flood in Judgment and Preserves Noah in the Ark

When God’s appointed time for judgment arrived, He brought the flood upon the corrupt world, yet He preserved Noah and all within the ark by His sovereign power and faithful word.