This Week With Jesus

Genesis 6  Would you ride in a car that had no engine, no steering wheel and no brake?  When we read about the great flood and Noah and his ark, we mostly read Genesis 6 without much thought. Yes, he built a boat and saved countless animals etc. etc. But verses 15 onwards tell us that it was no ordinary boat. It was made according to God's specifications. That was one special boat. Why did God give the exact measurements? There may have been multiple reasons but before that remember the objective this boat had to fulfil. 1. It had to accommodate a huge number of passengers 2. It had to float. Unlike the Titanic It was not mean to travel or go from point A to point B. It had to be built for the successor world to not drown but float and survive. While the Bible doesn't explicitly state why those exact measurements were chosen, the most likely reasons relate to the Ark's functional requirements for stability, capacity, and survival, all that was necessary to keep a three-stor...

Read Genesis chapter 5 & 6 What Adam and Eve started, God ended with the great flood. A complete destruction of the World. The state of the world before and during Noah's time, according to the Biblical account in Genesis, was one of extreme wickedness and violence. Several key aspects characterized this period: * Widespread Corruption : The text states, "The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Genesis 6:5). This suggests a pervasive moral decay affecting all aspects of human life. * Prevalence of Violence: The earth is described as being "filled with violence" (Genesis 6:11). This indicates a breakdown of social order and rampant aggression among people. * Ungodliness: People lived their lives with no regard for God or his ways. They were consumed by their own desires and pleasures, seemingly oblivious to any impending judgment. * Normalcy on the Surfac...