Chapter Two / Noah - Continue with "Go . . .Into the Ark"

Some skeptics might ask: 'How could such a thing happen?  And how could all those animals coexist peacefully in a confined space?  Consider:  Is it really beyond the power of the Creator of the entire universe to control his animal creations, even render them tame and docile if needed?  Remember, Jehovah is the one who created the animals.  Much later, he also parted the Red Sea and made the sun stand still.  Could he not carry out ever event described in Noah's account?  Of course  he could, and he did!

Granted, God could have chosen to save his animal creations in some other way.  However, he wisely chose a way that reminds us of the trust  that he originally placed in humans to take care of all the living things on this earth.  (Genesis 1:28)  Many parents today thus use Noah's story to teach their children that Jehovah values the animals and the people he has created. 

Jehovah told Noah that the Deluge would come in a week. It must have been a hectic time for the family.  Imagine the work of getting all those animals as well as the foodstuffs for the animals and for the family placed in an orderly fashion and hauling the family's belongings aboard . Noah's wife and the wives of Shem, Ham, and Japheth may have been especially concerned about making a livable home in that ark.

Next time: Chapter Two / Noah - Conclusion of "Go . . . Into the Ark"

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