A theory on the flood

This is a quick theory of mine, so take it for what it's worth.

Nothing I say here diminishes the tale of Noah and the ark.

For centuries, explorers have tried to find Noah's ark but to no avail.  Here's my theory: what if the story of Noah and the ark is a metaphor, and instead of a flood of water, it was a flood of ice.

Meaning, the ice age.  We've had a few in the history of the planet.  It's possible the tale of the flood was to simplify these large sheets of ice that covered much of the planet.

Something to think about.  Like I said, in no way is it meant to take away from the mystery of Noah and the ark, just offering an interesting perspective.

Old Man Noah

Noah took his tasks to heart.  All of them, right down to the exact length, width, and height of the ark.

But who wouldn't?  God told him so.

In an age of wickedness, God told Noah to build an ark and place every animal in the world in it.  We all know this tale from our Sunday School classes, and even some comedic motion pictures in the last few years regarding it.

Yet what makes this interesting is that Noah did everything that God commanded.  He never second-guessed His judgement.

No leader today gets that kind of loyalty from their followers.

What's also interesting is that Noah was 600 years old when he built the ark.  I mean, God already put an age limit on mankind, and then changed his mind for Noah.

Four strange verses

The beginning of Genesis, chapter 6, are some of the strangest verses I've ever read.

And I haven't even read the entire Bible cover to cover yet.

Verses 1-4 tells the tale of how mankind spread across the globe, and that the angels saw some of the beautiful women and took some for their own.  It was at this point that God limited our years on earth to no more than 120 years.

Then, verse 4 concludes with: "In those days, and even later, there were giants on the earth who were descendants of human women and the heavenly beings.  They were the great heroes and famous men of long ago."

Verses 5-8 then weaves the tale of man's wickedness, and how God was going to wipe them all out.

All except Noah.

The mystery of Enoch

I had never heard of Enoch.

At least until I started exploring the Bible in a bit more detail.

Enoch appears briefly in chapter 5 of Genesis, verses 21-24.

Enoch lived in fellowship with the Lord, up until the ripe old age of 365, and then disappeared.  Huh?  Just like that?

The bulk of Chapter 5 lists Adam's descendants through his third son Seth.  I won't bother listing them here, but there are several generations, and everyone seemed to live until they were over 800 years old.  But what about Enoch?

Hebrews 11:5 is linked to Genesis 5:24, and states that: "It was faith that kept Enoch from dying.  Instead, he was taken up to God, and nobody could find him, because God had taken him up.  The scripture says that before Enoch was taken up, he had pleased God."

Jude 14 is also linked to Genesis 5:24 and states: "It was Enoch, the sixth direct descendant from Adam, who long ago prophesied this about them: 'The Lord will come with many thousands of his holy angels . . ."

Two generations after Enoch comes Noah.

And that's for the next blog.

Or two.  I haven't quite decided yet.