"CARRIED SAFELY THROUGH THE WATER"

 As the ark drifted on that surging ocean, those within surely  heard a symphony of squeaks and groans from the massive timbers. Was Noah worried about the size of the waves or the structural integrity of the ark?  No. Such concerns may arise among skeptics today, but Noah was no skeptic.  The Bible says: "By faith Noah . . . constructed an ark." (Hebrews 11:7) Faith in what? Jehovah had made a covenant, a formal agreement, to bring Noah and all those with him safely through the Deluge.  (Genesis 6:18, 19) Could not the One who created universe, the earth, and all the living things on it keep that vessel intact?  Of course!  Noah rightly trusted in Jehovah to keep His promise.  And, indeed, he and his family were "carried safely through the water." - 1 PETER 3:20.

After 40 days and 40 nights had passed, the rain finally stopped. By our calendar, it was sometime in December 2370 B.C.E. But the family's adventure aboard the ark was far from over.  That craft of living creatures drifted alone on a global sea, well above even the the tops of mountains. (Genesis 7:19, 20) We may imagine Noah organizing the heavier labor so that he and his sons-Shem, Ham, and Japheth-could keep all the animals fed, clean, and healthy. Of course, the same God who rendered all those creatures docile enough to enter the ark was able to keep them in such a state for the duration of the Flood.

Next time: "CARRIED SAFELY THROUGH THE WATER" - Conclusion 

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