Why Do Animals Deserve To Die In The Flood?
Genesis 6 though 9 begins with the human race increasing but also becoming quite corrupt and wicked. Soon, God became so disgusted and appalled with the humans that He vowed to destroy them. He chose Noah, who was the perfect man who worshipped Him, and commanded him to build an ark. The ark was to hold two of every species of animal on Earth and his family. The Lord then told him that he had seven days until a flood would come and kill everything that breathed. The ark was complete when the rain started to pour from the heavens. It lasted for ten months. Noah sent a dove out to see if there was land. The dove came back with a sprig of an olive leaf. Eventually, the dove didn’t come back when it was sent out and Noah opened the door. The ground
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The first question was how did the plants survive underwater for over ten months? Secondly, what did the animals do to deserve to die in the flood? From my understanding, it was the humans that were corrupt. Thirdly, what is a clean animal? Additionally, how did all the species of animals fit onto the ark at once? Furthermore, how did the ten month supply of food fit on the ark along with keeping it fresh? Lastly, the piece states that the humans will be cursed above the cattle. Why and how were the cattle cursed?
The meaning of the story is to show the consequence for straying from the light of the Lord and acting corrupt and evil. The story is also meant to most likely give a warning to anyone who wants to challenge the Lord’s power and to show that other’s actions can affect other people. The story also conveys that there is a pinprick of hope. If you do “walk with the Lord,” then you may very well be rewarded and spared.
The piece is much like a movie I saw that displayed the story of the flood, but it had a twist. The death was by fire and it also told of those who were in the light of the Lord and not evil and corrupt would be spared and saved. The movie was very similar to the Biblical story except for the way God chose to destroy all corrupt things that
The first question was how did the plants survive underwater for over ten months? Secondly, what did the animals do to deserve to die in the flood? From my understanding, it was the humans that were corrupt. Thirdly, what is a clean animal? Additionally, how did all the species of animals fit onto the ark at once? Furthermore, how did the ten month supply of food fit on the ark along with keeping it fresh? Lastly, the piece states that the humans will be cursed above the cattle. Why and how were the cattle cursed?
The meaning of the story is to show the consequence for straying from the light of the Lord and acting corrupt and evil. The story is also meant to most likely give a warning to anyone who wants to challenge the Lord’s power and to show that other’s actions can affect other people. The story also conveys that there is a pinprick of hope. If you do “walk with the Lord,” then you may very well be rewarded and spared.
The piece is much like a movie I saw that displayed the story of the flood, but it had a twist. The death was by fire and it also told of those who were in the light of the Lord and not evil and corrupt would be spared and saved. The movie was very similar to the Biblical story except for the way God chose to destroy all corrupt things that