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agree that the offspring being discussed is Christ who will triumph over the Satan all demonic power. His
heal would be stricken can be a metaphor of the cross.

NOTE: Bible narrative is Christocentric. This means that the narrative of the Bible has a very significant
interest in following the lineage of Christ and how God preserves “the offspring or the Seed.”
Chapter 4 shows the results sin revealed through the death of Abel. Cain’s bloodline died during the
flood and God preserved a faithful bloodline of Seth who also the great grandfather of Noah. The flood
was a result of man’s sinfulness and God’s anger against ungodliness. The flood shows that God is just
and will not let unrighteousness continue without being punishment. Noah found favor in the eyes of
God because of faith in God. He was saved because he believed what God had commanded him to do
with the Ark. The Ark is symbolic of Christ. God was recreating the earth during the flood.

Yes! God was recreating the earth during the flood but there was one major problem. The people who
went in the Ark were still sinful by nature. This is why after the global flood, man still continued in sinful
ways as evidenced by the Tower of Babel.

When God created mankind, he wanted them to fill the earth. But due to sin mankind decided to build a
high tower of Babel and remain in one place. This rebellion was led under the leadership of Nimrod. God
judged the people by confusing their single languages into many languages and scattered them all over
the earth. As earlier mentioned in the preamble that the book of Genesis is a book of origin—this could
be the origin of Languages.

Chapters 5 – 11 trace the increase of man’s wickedness on earth, leading to God repenting that He made
man (ch 6:6). God decided to destroy mankind and start over with the only righteous man living, Noah.
Over the next few chapters, the story of the great flood is revealed – how Noah and his family entered
the ark with two of every animal that breathed air. God brought salvation to Noah and his family as
they entered the ark, the same way we obtain salvation as we enter into salvation provided by Jesus
Christ.

Chapter 11 describes the disobedience of Noah’s ancestors who refused to spread and replenish the
earth, so God dispersed them by mixing up their languages. Abraham is introduced at the end of
chapter 11 as one chosen by God to bring blessings to the nations of the worl.

Noah’s Ark and the Flood with Dr. Georgia Purdom

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