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Noah’s Ark And The Flood

We have in this chapter the Lord instructing Noah to make final preparations for entering the ark, as the rains will begin to fall after seven days. Noah with his family obey the Lord, and on the seventh day are shut into the ark by God. After forty days and forty nights of rain, the waters fill the earth covering the highest mountains. The waters remain upon the earth for one hundred and fifty days (five months), during which time the ark (without rudder, sail or anchor) aimlessly floats upon the waves. The ark is an emblem of the several refuges God prepares for His people. (1) The family unit is a refuge to children; (2) The circle of Christian friends is a refuge to the believer; (3) The local church is a refuge to the believer; (4) The body is a refuge to the soul; (5) The gracious covenant is a refuge to the sinner.