AND THE LORD GOD SHUT HIM IN

PROCLAMATION

“And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.  And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him; and The Lord shut him in.”  Genesis 7:15-16 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  Noah built the ark and did everything just as God had commanded him to do. (Genesis 6:22)  Then The Lord God told him to take his family and go into the ark.  He told him to take with him into the ark a pair of every kind of animal, male and female.  He was also told to take seven pairs of every clean animal. (Genesis 7:1-3)  God told Noah that in seven days He would cause it to rain for forty days and nights and kill every living creature on earth. (Genesis 7:4)  Noah did as The Lord God had commanded.  He was six hundred years old when the rain flooded the earth with water. (Genesis 7:5-6)  After Noah and his family and all of the animals had entered the ark, The Lord God shut him in. (Genesis 7:7-16)  It rained for forty days and nights.  The flood waters covered the mountains by more than fifteen cubits, or about twenty feet. (Genesis 7:19-20)  Every living thing on earth died except for those that were within the ark. (Genesis 7:21-23)

 

APPLICATION

When Noah entered the ark, The Lord God shut him in. (Genesis 7:16)  I always thought that Noah and his sons closed the door of the ark, and I wondered how they could close it tight enough to keep the flood waters out.  Then I read that God closed the door.  It was God who sealed him in the ark and protected him from the flood.  Nothing was getting in or out of the door that God closed.  God can close doors that no man can open. (Job 12:14)  He can also open doors that no man can shut. (Revelation 3:8)  Whether they be to doors of protection or to an opportunity, when God closes the door, it is closed.  When God seals us in we are protected.  When God saves us we are saved.

  

STAY IN GOD'S GOOD GRACES

PROCLAMATION

“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great … And it repented The Lord that He had made man … And The Lord said, I will destroy man … and beast, and every creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; … But Noah found grace in the eyes of The Lord.”  Genesis 6:5-8 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  After Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:23-24) they had children, (Genesis 4:1-2 and 4:25) and their children had children, who also had children for nine generations before Noah was born. (Genesis 5:3-30)  After the death of Adam there was much wickedness on the earth and The Lord was displeased. (Genesis 6:5-6)  The posterity of Seth, a God fearing people who lived in the mountains and were called the son of God, mated with the posterity of Cain, a vile and profane but beautiful people who lived in the valley and were called the daughters of men. They had children who became mighty men that did not follow God. (Genesis 6:4)  God said that He would destroy both the man and beast that He had created, but Noah found grace in the eyes of The Lord. (Genesis 6:7-8)  Noah was a just man who walked with God. (Genesis 6:9)  Because the earth was corrupt, immoral, and violent, God told Noah that He was going to destroy mankind, but he should build an ark (Genesis 6:11-14) so that he and his family would be saved from the coming flood which would destroy all flesh. (Genesis 6:17-18)  Noah was told to bring two of every kind of animal, male and female, into the ark with his family and food to feed them. (Genesis 6:19-22)

 

APPLICATION

Even when surrounded by wickedness and corruption, a child of God should maintain his faith and Christian walk.  By doing so one will find grace and favor in the eyes of The Lord and thereby be spared the wrath of God which will come to those people who are doing evil.  By following The Word of God we will be protected from the evil around us and from the punishment that they will receive. (Hebrews 11:7)  God will make a way out of no way to protect the righteous from His punishment of the evil, even if there are only a few righteous people involved. (Genesis 18:22-32)  Only He knows the future but occasionally The Lord God will share some of His secrets and plans with those who truly believe in Him. (Genesis 6:13 and Psalm 25:14)  Stay in the good graces of God and avoid His wrath. (Revelation 18:4)