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Chapter Analysis
Chapter 7: The Flood
Background History and Timeline:Â Genesis, traditionally attributed to Moses, was written around the 15th century BCE. It covers events from the creation of the world to the patriarchs of Israel.
Locations Mentioned:Â The chapter primarily describes the worldwide flood and the ark.
Themes and Conflicts:Â Genesis 7 portrays the fulfillment of God's judgment upon the earth through the flood, emphasizing themes of obedience, divine protection, and the consequences of sin.
Main Characters:Â Noah, his family, and various animals are the main characters in this chapter.
Specific Passages:
Genesis 7:11-12: "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights."
Genesis 7:23: "He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark."
Explanation:Â Genesis 7 describes the onset of the flood, its duration, and its aftermath. Noah and his family, along with representatives of all living creatures, enter the ark as instructed by God. The floodwaters cover the earth, destroying all life outside the ark.
The chapter continues the narrative of God's judgment upon the wickedness of humanity while highlighting Noah's obedience and God's faithfulness in preserving those who are righteous. It underscores the seriousness of sin and the importance of trusting in God's promises.
Moses is traditionally attributed as the author of Genesis, including Chapter 7.
Religious Text
Gen 7:1 Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for | have seen that you are
righteous before me in this generation.
Gen 7:2 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that
are not clean, the male and his mate,
Gen 7:3 and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the
face of all the earth.
Gen 7:4 For in seven days | will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that |
have made | will blot out from the face of the ground."
Gen 7:5 And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
Gen 7:6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth.
Gen 7:7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the
waters of the flood.
Gen 7:8 Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the
ground,
Gen 7:9 two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.
Gen 7:10 And after seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on
that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.
Gen 7:12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Gen 7:13 On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the
three wives of his sons with them entered the ark,
Gen 7:14 they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged
creature.
Gen 7:15 They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.
Gen 7:16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the
LORD shut him in.
Gen 7:17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose
high above the earth.
Gen 7:18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
Gen 7:19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven
were covered.
Gen 7:20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep.
Gen 7:21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm
on the earth, and all mankind.
Gen 7:22 Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.
Gen 7:23 He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping
things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were
with him in the ark.
Gen 7:24 And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.