Noah's Faith Condemns the World - Preserved Through the Flood

Shortly before the downpour began, God told Noah to enter the completed ark. When Noah's family and the animals were aboard, "Jehovah shut the door," closing out any derisive jeers.  When the Flood came, the disobedient angels  dematerialized and escaped destruction.  But what about others?  Why, every living creature on the dry ground outside the ark, including the Nephilim perished!  Only Noah and his family survive. - GENESIS 7:1-23.

Noah and those of his household spent a lunar year and ten days in the ark.  They were busy feeding and watering the animals and removing waste, and keeping track of time.  Genesis dates all the phases of the Flood precisely, like a ship's log, reflecting the veracity of the account. - GENESIS 7:11, 17, 24: 8:3-14.

While in the ark, Noah doubtless led his family in the spiritual discussions  and thanksgiving to God.  Evidently by means of Noah and his family, pre-Flood history was preserved Reliable oral traditions or written historical documents in their possession would provide fine material for profitable consideration during the Deluge.

How glad Noah and his family have been to step on dry land once again!  The first thing he did was erect an altar and act in a priestly capacity for his family, offering sacrifices to the one who had saved them.  - GENESIS  8:18-21.

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