GENESIS 6 GOD’S INSTRUCTION FOR THE ARK
GENESIS 6
14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 Make a rooffor the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.
– Genesis 6:14-17
GENESIS 6 GOD’S INSTRUCTION FOR THE ARK
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
When the Lord God saw evil surrounding the earth
He decided to blot out everything that has breath
But Noah and his family was spared of the wrath of God
Because of their blameless lives and devotion to the Lord.
Noah was given specific instructions to build the ark
It was to be made of a certain kind of wood
God also gave instructions how long and high it should be
For he wanted to ensure their safety during the big flood.
What an architect God is as depicted in this account of him giving Noah instructions for the ark! Even the material and measurements were specific and detailed. We have another glimpse of God’s creativity in his functional designing of this boat that would ensure the safety of Noah and his family and all the different animal and bird species that would go with them in the ark. Just as Moses narrates this instruction to Noah, he begins to follow through with God’s ingenious creativity from the creation account. God is a master planner and designer with utmost consideration for his masterpieces.
Can you imagine if Noah didn’t have an obedient nature and started arguing with God with the designing and building the ark? It would be a disaster just like we see in many cases when architects, clients and builders do not see eye to eye on a project they are doing. Noah was carefully selected by God to carry out his plan to blot out evil on earth.
REFLECTION
- What amazes you with this following account on the instructions to build the ark?
