![]() ![]() God did not rush to punish them immediately but gave them a warning and a chance for salvation (See 1 Peter 3:20 and 2 Peter 2:5). God’s patience and mercy are seen clearly, as He waited patiently while Noah and his family built the Ark according to God’s instructions. God told Noah to build an ark, giving him specific instructions on how to be saved. God is merciful and forgiving, and He loves the people of the world enough to warn them of impending judgment. God’s mercy is seen in Noah’s Ark in that He gave Noah and his family a way of salvation. GOD IS MERCIFUL AND PROVIDES A WAY OF SALVATION – GENESIS 6:18-19 The Bible says in Psalm 89:14, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.”Ģ. God must judge sin because He is righteous and holy. Sin is a destructive force that takes many forms and destroys relationships, health, possessions, and even lives. All of us have been touched by the repercussions of sin. Everywhere we look, we can see the devastating impact sin has had on individuals, families, communities, and nations. The effect of sin in our world is all too obvious. The Bible says in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fallen short of God’s standards.” Sin is an offence against God and His laws, and it causes us to fall short of His perfect standard. Sin continues to grieve God today, as it did in the days of Noah. People’s thoughts and actions were focused on disobeying God’s laws and disregarding His will. Sin is a problem between man and God that needs to be judged. This means that their thoughts and actions were focused on sinning against God. The Bible tells us that “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” (Genesis 6:5). The wickedness of man in the days of Noah was great. SIN AND WICKEDNESS MUST BE JUDGED – GENESIS 6:5 Once everything was safe on board, God shut them in until the rains receded, and life could start again.ġ. Afterward, He sent a pair of every living creature onto the ark to escape the waters. God instructed Noah to build an ark and warned him that a great flood was coming. ![]() God decided to save Noah and his immediate family. However, Noah found favour in God’s eyes. Genesis 6:5 states that “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” God decided to send a flood to cleanse the earth of all the evil and wickedness that had accumulated. ![]() In Genesis 6, the account of Noah begins with God’s displeasure with how wicked humanity had become. Genesis 5 contains the names and ages of Adam’s descendants from Seth to Noah, including a summary of their lives. ![]()
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