The Book of Beginnings

Studies in Genesis

Lesson 36 : Genesis 7:1–16 – The Mabbûl: Noah, his Family, and the Animals Enter the Ark

THE LORD’S COMMAND TO ENTER THE ARK – CLEAN AND UNCLEAN ANIMALS BEFORE THE LAW OF MOSES? – SEVEN PAIRS, A MALE AND HIS MATE – ‘SEVEN’ OR ‘SEVEN PAIRS’? – IS THERE A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ‘TWO PAIR’ MENTIONED EARLIER AND THE ‘SEVEN PAIR’ NOW MENTIONED? – MABBUL BEGINS WHEN NOAH WAS 600 YEARS OLD – WHY THE SEVEN DAY PAUSE? – WHAT TIME OF YEAR WAS THIS? – WHAT WAS THAT DAY LIKE? – THE GREAT DEEP SPLIT OPEN / WINDOWS OF HEAVEN OPENED