Noah's Flood

「And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.」

「And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.」

「And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;」

「And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:」

「and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.」

「And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.」

Mighty giants from before the Flood, connected to the union of the sons of God and daughters of men; later referenced as the formidable people feared by Israel's spies.

The vessel built by Noah at God's command to preserve life from the flood, typologically foreshadowing salvation and the Church in Christ.

God's solemn promise with Noah, his descendants, and all living creatures, guaranteeing never to flood the earth again, sealed by the rainbow.

A term usually denoting angelic or heavenly beings in the OT; their union with human women is central to debates over the pre-fall corruption that triggered the Flood.

Was Joseph wise to report his dreams to his father?

The tension between young Joseph's innocence and family politics.

Do Joseph's dreams reveal God's sovereign providence?

Reformed theology on dreams and divine providence in Genesis 37-50.

When God said 'Let there be light' on the first day, in what kind of 'darkness' was He speaking before light existed?

The coexistence of light and darkness in Genesis 1 sparks reflection on the state before God acted.

When God said 'Let there be light,' how does the creation of light on Day 1 relate to the later separation of light from darkness?

Explore the separation of light and darkness on Day 1 and the ordered unfolding of creation.

Why did God intervene at the last moment to stop Abraham from sacrificing Isaac?

What does God's intervention reveal about His heart regarding sacrifice and obedience?

Why does Genesis 1:26 use the plural 'Let us make man in our image'?

The singular Creator speaks in plural—an ancient puzzle inviting reflection.