Noach, Noah: Part 2
Genesis 6: 11-13
The
[population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and
morally putrid] in God’s sight, and the land was filled with violence
[desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power]. 12 God looked
on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for
all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost
their true direction.13 God said to Noah, “I intend to make an end of all that lives, for
through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to [a]destroy
them together with the land.
So we see in these verses ready or not here comes the
Judgment of Almighty God.So again we see the Judgment side of the Lord FIRST!
However......
Genesis 6:14
Make yourself an [a]ark of [b]gopher wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests, cages,
compartments) and [c]coat it inside and out with pitch (bitumen).
Here we see next the MERCY of the Lord God Yahweh,
By telling Noah to build the TEBAH, The Ark, the covering
that would Keep Noah, his family, all the animals safe and spare them from the
Mass judgment of Almighty God!
NOTE: The Word Tebah appears 22 times within 21 Noah Verses so it
is being emphasized for a reason.
The other ark we talk about in English is the Ark of the
Covenant
Contained the bowl of Manna. The tablets of Moses containing the 10 commandments and the budded almond rod of
NOTE:The Word Aron is also the word for coffin and appears in the
last verse in Genesis when Joseph died and was put in an Aron, a coffin, in
Egypt.
VERY interesting in Genesis how Genesis 1:1-In the Beginning
God created the Heavens and the Earth, so right out of the gate BIG things are
happening, the Lord is quickly moving towards creating life, and By the end of
Genesis we see the death of Joseph and his body placed in an Aron a coffin. So
we go from In the beginning Life!! To Joseph dying, and a coffin. It truly is
evidence of the downward progression of man going deeper into sin, how it
started out so promising with the Lord creating and by the end of Genesis death
is established
Lets take Genesis 6:14 and compare it to a verse in the new
testament John 14:2:
Genesis 6:14: Make yourself an [a]ark of [b]gopher
wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests, cages, compartments) and [c]coat it
inside and out with pitch (bitumen).
John 14:2: In My Father’s house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a
place for you.
NKJV: In My Father’s house are many [a]mansions; if it were not so, [b]I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for
you.
Now that word for mansion in the Greek qenim (mansions)
can be translated to nests, just as is in Genesis 6:14.
So, in heaven we could say that the lord has
prepared these nests for us in heaven as Noah was commanded to prepare nests in
order to house and spare the animals from the Judgment of Almighty God.
Okay so now back to Genesis 6:14:
Make yourself an [a]ark of [b]gopher
wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests, cages, compartments) and [c]coat it
inside and out with pitch (bitumen).
Lets
look at the word pitch for a moment:
The
word pitch in Hebrew is KOPHER is used 17 times in the Bible.This
is the first use of the word Kopher and it is the only time where the word is
used to mean PITCH.
The
other meaning of the word Kopher that is used 1 time is village
And
then there are about 15 uses of the word that means a ransom or atonement.
A
good example of this is what we know as the Jewish holiday yom kippur
Yom
Kopher (atonement).
Kopher
is actually where we get the word in English, covering, from because what did
Noah do with the Pitch, he COVERED the boat with it that acted as a seal , a protective
barrier, a covering between the ark and the water which leads us into the
definition of the word Pitch:
However
the 1st use of the word is for this word Pitch:
What
is pitch?
- asphalt or
bitumen in its soft state, called "slime" ( Genesis
11:3 ; 14:10 ; Exodus
2:3 ), found in pits near the Dead Sea (q.v.). It was
used for various purposes, as the coating of the outside of vessels and in
building. Bible dictionary
- The resin of pine, or
turpentine, inspissated; used in caulking ships and paving the sides and
bottom.
Basically
used to ensure the ship or boat was watertight and able to float without
retaining water.
The
instruction with the pitch was:
Genesis
6:13-18
13 God said to Noah, “I intend to make an end of all that lives,
for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to [d]destroy them together with the land. 14 Make
yourself an [e]ark of [f]gopher wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests,
cages, compartments) and [g]coat it inside and out with pitch (bitumen). 15 This is
the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits,
its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits (450’ x 75’ x 45’). 16 You shall
make a [h]window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it
to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of
the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks. 17 For
behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all
life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit
of life; everything that is on the land shall die. 18 But I
will establish My covenant (solemn promise, formal agreement) with you; and you
shall come into the ark—you and your [three] sons and your wife, and your sons’
wives with you. 19 And of every living thing
[found on land], you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them
alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls and birds
according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling
thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you
to keep them alive. 21 Also take with you every
kind of food that is edible, and you shall collect and store
it; and it shall be food for you and for them.” 22 So Noah
did this; according to all that God commanded him, that is what he did.
Okay, so here is the question, why did the Lord tell
Noah to coat the INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the boat with Pitch?
Well…the Lord was going to flood the entire earth
that it covered the mountain peaks, this means that this ark as not only going
to endure heavy rains, waves, but a massive change in altitude as the ark rises
above the mountain peaks and then as the waters recede this ark is going to
come back down and have a significant drop in altitude, so if the ark is SEALED
inside and out with Pitch it will stabilize the air and pressure within the
boat so Noah, His family, and the animals would not have severe physical
reactions to the changes in altitude as well as the boat being moved around so
much. It basically creates some type of pressure sort of like is done with a
submarine. A submarine has to be built and sealed inside and out so it can not
only travel under water with all the PRESSURE that water puts upon the vessel, but
also so water does not get into the submarine, AND the crew that is operating
the submarine can TOLERATE the pressure, the change that comes with diving
under water, the crew must be able to tolerate the change in pressure, the
change in environment, and have their bodies function where all these changes
are not severely affecting them and causing adverse health effects. Same as
with an airplane and cabin pressure.
Now lets get into the dimensions of the ark for a
moment to give you perspective of how massive this boat was:
Genesis 6:15 gives the dimensions and in feet it
is 450 ft long, by 75 feet wide, by 45 feet high.
- 450
ft long is 150 yards which is, for all you football fans out there, 1 and
a half football fields!!!! So this is a massively long boat
- 75 ft
wide: 15 yards, so ¼ of a football field wide
- 45 ft
high: is as tall as a 3 story building
This boat was miraculous for its time that Noah
could even build something like this, how long did it take him?
Remember Noah did not have something called the
Home depot that he could head on down to and order a mass amt of supplies of
delivery, could you imagine?!! Noah did not have Milwaukee or ryobi drills,
circular saws and power tools, there was NO electricity!!!
Truly the building of this ark had to be miraculous
Now I am about to present another meaning to this
120 years the Lord speaks of in genesis 6
Genesis 6:16: The Lord goes into detail about how He
wants the Ark designed: (PLEASE READ).
So lets deal with the window on the roof first
why?
Well.. First off where is the sun the sun is over
us in the sky light comes from above so a window in the top would provide light
into the ark for them first off.
Secondly when the Lord leads the Jews in the wilderness,
Exodus 13:21 speaks of this, He lead or went before them it seems from above.
Exodus 13:21: The
[presence of the] Lord was
going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the
way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could
travel by day and by night.
Now the door of the Ark is set in its side, the opening is in
it SIDE.
When Jesus was on the cross and He said “it is finished” in John 19:34-35 34 But one of the soldiers
pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he
who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that
he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.
The opening was in Jesus side, Jesus was our
Tebah, our ark, our covering and atonement for our sins: 2 words ark: tebah and Kopher: atonement.
I find it no coincidence the Lord told Noah to
put the opening of the ark in where they would go to be COVERED in the side of
the ark the same way Jesus side was pierced and blood and WATER came out. And here
we see the opening in the side of the ark for Noah, family, and animals to
enter through in order to be Covered and SAVED.
The Piercing of Jesus side was the last thing
that happened before He was taken off the cross and buried, in a CAVE and
Hidden Away for 3 days.
John 10:9: I am the
door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out,
and find pasture.
So, what happened with Noah, the entered through the door and
when they exited after the waters had receded they found pasture and began to raise
their animals and farm, starting their lives over truly as part of a new
creation because they were the only people on planet earth, and we will get
into that later on…
There is one way to Almighty God, Yeshua, Jesus:
John 14:6: Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and
the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.
There was only one way for Noah, his family, and the animals
to be saved, to enter in through the door of the Ark, under its covering to be
preserved by God and be saved!
Remember Yeshua, Jesus, is our Tebah, our Ark, our Covering.
And if Jesus did not come to this earth as the spotless lamb
and die for our sins we were all going to be destroyed just as those were on
the earth during the flood.
Now the 1st 2nd and 3rd
decks of the Ark there is quite a bit of symbolism here!! And we can look at
this a couple of ways.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 : 3 And the
very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and
soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So in this verse you have Body, Spirit, and Soul being
PRESERVED 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, decks PRESERVED
Noah, His family, and ALL the animals.
We can also view it at Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
3 decks in 1 ark, 3 in 1.
The trinity they are 3 but they are 1.
The 3 decks within the ark each served a function to house
and cover either Noah or a certain grouping of animals.
1 John 5: For there
are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one.
Genesis 7:1-3:Then the Lord said
to Noah, “Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I
have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation. 2 Of every [a]clean animal you shall take with you seven pair, the male and
his female, and of animals that are not clean, two each the male and his female; 3 also of
the birds of the air, seven pair, the male and the female, to keep the
offspring alive on the surface of the earth.
Now lets cross reference this to:
Matthew 11:28: Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.
Notice in the first sentence of both verses we
see the Lord saying Come into or to Him. He did not say GO like He was giving
them a command and sending them off no He was saying “COME”, Look at the way
this is written, it looks as if God is in the Ark waiting for them and there is
another clue to this coming up.
Now as far as the animals go the clean animals
they were to take 7 of each kind equaling 14 of each clean animal.
The birds of the sky they were to take by 7's.
Of the unclean animals they were to only take 2
of each kind into the ark.
HOWEVER the instructions for which animals were
ceremonially clean and unclean did not come UNTIL Leviticus!!!
So how the heck does Noah know in the midst of
the flash mob that is descending upon him, which animals are clean and which are
unclean?
Somehow Noah knows this. I believe the Lord did
something miraculous where it was made VERY clear to Noah who was clean and who
was unclean in a way that Noah could understand, because in a way the precedent
for the laws in Leviticus was being established in the gigantic herding game
Noah was playing
Genesis 7:4-7: For after seven
more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty
nights, and I will [a]destroy
from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” 5 And Noah did according to
all that the Lord commanded
him. 6 Noah was six
hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.7 So Noah, with his sons,
his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the
flood.
Here is the point we know Methuselah has died. Remember his name means “his death shall
bring."
And we know Methuselah has died because Noah
is now 600 years old and Methuselah dies at 969 years old. Methuselah is 369 years old when Noah is born.
Noah has his three sons when he is 500 years
old, it takes Noah 100 years to build the ark, Noah is 600 years old when the
floods come.
Noah and Methuselah are 369 years apart in
age, add 600 and 369 and you get 969 years which is the age Methuselah was when
he died, triggering the 7 days countdown, giving Noah the traditional time to
mourn for his grandfather, to the 40 days and nights of rain beginning on earth.
So if say Al Roker or one of the weatherman
were giving the forecast for such a time. It would be 7 days of nice beautiful
sunny weather followed by 40 days of the worst rain God’s green earth has ever
seen and we cannot see any weather beyond that.
Now the Ark, the Tebah, is the covering that
truly incurs the honorifics of these rains, its taking the beating of the the
Wrath of God against ALL humanity.
And Yeshua, Jesus, our Tebah it says in Isaiah:
Isaiah 53:5: But
He was wounded[a] for our transgressions, He was [b]bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon
Him,
And by His stripes[c] we are healed.
And by His stripes[c] we are healed.
So Jesus, our Tebah, took on the beatings,
the punishment, the wrath of God, the shedding of His blood covered us, SAVED
us from the death and destruction that would befall all of humanity if an
adequate covering was not utilized and sacrificed taking the beatings, the
punishment we deserved. So you see the ark is far greater than gopher wood, or
a boat it took the punishment just as Jesus, Yeshua, did in order that we may
enter into a new covenant with Almighty God and relationship through His one
and only son Jesus Christ. Noah represents us all the position we were all in
and how those who obey the Lord, and walk upright before Him, those who call on
his name shall be saved!!
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