The Bible in Time...

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...

https://cowgernation.com/2015/07/04/rainbow-a-promise-of-god-not-a-symbol-of-pride/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/3/2019 Day 3 Genesis 6:1 - 9:17 Reflection Humanity increasingly becomes wicked and God is ashamed at them and decides to start all over but finds one man Noah who is faithful and worthy of saving. God talks to Noah about the Lord’s plan and gives instructions to build an Ark for those who will survive the Flood. Noah is 600 years and the flood of the Earth last 40 days. The water recesses and they find dry land; God makes a promise never to let it happen again that God would destroy humanity because of their sin. Rainbow. J writes the first part and at vs 22 P begins Meditation: I will never destroy humanity. Prayer: God, I acknowledge my common condition of willfulness; I do understand the inclination in me toward that which does not match  your intention...