🌊 The Flood of Noah – According to the Bible (Book of Genesis, Chapters 6 to 9) 1. Corruption of the World and Noah’s Selection Humanity had become filled with wickedness, violence, and sin. God saw that every intention of the human heart was evil. > "And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him to His heart." (Genesis 6:6) Only Noah was a righteous man who walked with God. 2. God's Command to Build the Ark God instructed Noah to build a large ark from gopher wood. He was to take his family and two of every kind of animal (male and female) into the ark. > "You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you." (Genesis 6:19) 3. The Beginning of the Flood Once everything was prepared, God told Noah to enter the ark. Then the great flood began: > "On the seventeenth day of the second month—all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened." (Genesis 7:11) Rain fell for forty days and forty nights. Every living creature outside the ark perished. 4. The Waters Recede and the Ark Rests The floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days. Then God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside. The ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. > "The ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat on the seventeenth day of the seventh month." (Genesis 8:4) Noah sent out a dove to see if the land had dried. 5. A New Beginning After the land was dry, Noah and his family came out of the ark. Noah built an altar and offered a sacrifice to God. > "The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart: ‘Never again will I curse the ground because of humans...’" (Genesis 8:21) 6. God’s Covenant and the Rainbow God made a covenant with Noah: The earth would never again be destroyed by a flood. The rainbow was given as a sign of this promise. > "I establish my covenant with you... and I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." (Genesis 9:11–13) --- 📘 Summary: The story of Noah’s Flood is not only a story of judgment, but also one of obedience, mercy, and new beginnings. It teaches about the consequences of sin, the reward of righteousness, and God’s faithfulness to His promises.