Bible Discussion Thread

Q. When did Noah enter the Arc? 7 days before the flood or on the day the rain started.

7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

1.10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

2.11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

3.And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

4.13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

Yes Valsa, I tend to believe that also, that Noah, his family & the animals were in the Ark for a week before the first drops of rain were seen.

Reply to Mishel:

May be 7 days after completion of the construction of the Arc.

I do not mean to critique the way in which Moses wrote down the Book of Genesis. It is what it is. I don't know at this minute how many years passed between Noah, and the writer, Moses. Moses wrote the first 5 books of the Bible.

I am not saying Genesis is in any way inaccurate. Moses's would write a portion down; and come back later and pick up the thought a 2nd time. He had all of the Jews complaining about everything. As we do (are we there yet?) Flip forward and read of Moses's problems administrating to so many people "yanking on his robe". He finally appointed co-leadership to deal with the problems as they came up. So try to understand his dilemma. He HAD TO SIT BEFORE THE LORD, to hear how to write the 5 Books. He had the people complaining about the manna, etc.

You can see the breaks in continuity. It also shows us that principal__no man/woman is an island just unto himself/herself. We need interaction with others to help us complete tasks. In Moses's situation, his appointees relayed reports of what was happening.

Moses was a man just like us. When we need assistance, we ask God for our help__first. And then listen till the answer comes. When I noticed those "skip backs" in scripture, I just pencil a note to in my Bible where it happened.

The Bible was canonized this way. Others saw it too. However it in no way changes the thought or the record. There are no errors in the Bible. It is divinely inspired. That's why this one book has survived "6000 years."

Mishael

May be 7 days after completion of the consruction of the Arc.