Genesis 7:6-24
There Is a Storm Coming

INTRO: Noah and the Flood
- Blameless in his generation – Compared to his time, he was blameless
o There is no written law at this time given to man by God, but Noah walked with
God.
o He has followed the moral law in his heart.
 Objective morality
 Right vs wrong

I. Noah’s Age
a. 600 years old when the flood waters came upon the earth.
b. He was 500 years old when he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
c. Very little information is known of Noah’s first 500 years, but God clearly knew him
and had a relationship with Him. Noah was clearly a man who sought the Lord.
d. Around a century has passed since he started building the ark.
II. On the Ark
a. Noah, his family, and the specified animals are now in the ark.
b. In verse 16, “the Lord shut him in.”
i. The central theme: the Lord saves.
ii. Noah trusted God, and God saved Noah.
c. APPLICATION: I think there is a significant moment captured in verse 16. There
are no partially saved people. The salvation of the Lord seals you from judgment.
There may have been people who partially believed Noah. Maybe some people
walked by the ark, and they had a moment of conviction to Noah’s message, but then
something kept them from following Noah.
d. Likewise, those on the inside were protected by God’s divine sealing of the door.
There may have been moments where Noah and his family wanted to
e. Illustration: A mother eagle will push her eaglets out of the nest — but only after
she has lined the edges with thorns so they won’t stay where it’s unsafe. God’s
“closed doors” often redirect us toward divine safety.

III. The Flood Waters Came
a. Verse 10
b. Methuselah had died, and his name meant “When he dies, it shall come.”
c. His name — “When he dies, it shall come” — is a living picture of God’s patience.
God delayed the flood until Methuselah died — the longest-living man in the Bible
(969 years). Even in judgment, God waited as long as possible before sending wrath.
d. “The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” (Psalm 103:8)
IV. The Flood Analyzed “On that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and
the windows of the heavens were opened…” 1 — Genesis 7:11 (The Flood of Noah’s
day c. 2348 BC) 2
i. Genesis 2:6 “describes a mist that went up from the earth and watered the
whole face of the ground.” 3  

1 The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ge 7:11.
2 https://answersingenesis.org/search/?q=the+flood
3 https://answersingenesis.org/the-flood/volcanoes-mountains-earthquakes-before-flood/

ii. The Hebrew word usually translated as “mist” is ed, but old translations such
as the Septuagint, Syriac text, and the Vulgate all translate the word as
“spring.”2Such a translation would seem relevant in the light of other biblical
evidence for the existence of terrestrial and oceanic springs. In Revelation
14:7, an angel declares, “Worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea,
and the springs of waters,” 4

b. We find fossils of sea creatures in rock layers that cover all the continents. For
example, most of the rock layers in the walls of Grand Canyon (more than a mile
above sea level) contain marine fossils. Fossilized shellfish are even found in the
Himalayas.
c. APPLICATION: Yet the same water that destroyed the world also lifted Noah’s
ark higher. The same door that shut the world out was the one that kept him safe
inside. God saves souls.

4 https://answersingenesis.org/the-flood/volcanoes-mountains-earthquakes-before-flood/