The Book of
Genesis 6
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In this chapter
Where we are
- 1–11BeginningsCreation, fall, flood, BabelChapter 6
- 12–24AbrahamThe call and the promise
- 25–36Isaac and JacobThe promise passed on
- 37–50JosephGod meant it for good
Corruption on the Earth
Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
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So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Genesis 6:6
So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”
Pray
A grieved heart
Genesis doesn’t say God was merely annoyed with the world. It says “He was grieved in His heart.” Sin is not a small thing to God; it wounds Him. Before you read on, bring Him the places in your own heart that grieve Him. Confess them honestly, and thank Him that He did not leave the story there.
Noah’s Favor with God
Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:8
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence. And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
Question
Quick question
A whole world has gone wrong, but one man stands out.
What does Genesis say Noah found “in the eyes of the LORD”?
Preparing the Ark
Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
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You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Reflect
Everything He commanded
Noah was told to build something enormous for a flood no one had seen, and “Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.” Not most things. Everything. Is there something God has made plain to you in His Word that you have only half done? Write down what full obedience would look like this week.
How big was the ark?
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God gave Noah the measurements: “300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.” That is about one and a half football fields long and four stories high, roofed, with “lower, middle, and upper decks” and one door. Its shape was made for floating safely, not for sailing anywhere.
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Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:8
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