Day 3 - Flood and Noah
Noah's Ark Dreamstime 2024 Read the Bible in a Year January 3, 2024 Readings for Today: Genesis 6:1 - 9:17 Day 3 - Flood and Noah Prayer: Creator God, Thanks for the rainbows and promises, Waters and lands, And creatures in the water and on the land. Wake us up to our responsibility for the care of this earth before we lose it to our neglect. As you have blessed us so may we bless this small island we call home and earth. In the name of Jesus, Amen Background: The story today has many themes. Some are creation, God, humanity, behavior of humanity, consequences, family, promises, second chances, making things new, etc. Humanity has blown it in the eyes of God’ post-garden of Eden. It has gotten so bad that God will wipe it out but not entirely. Noah is a righteous man and will be spared from this judgment with his family. The story's details are like any great saga…destruction is coming, Noah is spared, a large boat is built, a cubit is 18 inches (45 cm), and pairs of animals...