Genesis 7-8
You know there is much wickedness and fighting now. Perhaps you ask, “Why has not the judgment already come?” God has told us: “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:99The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)). Yes, it is because He loves you. He does not want you to suffer the everlasting fire. He is waiting for you to repent, to turn and believe in the Lord Jesus and to get eternal salvation. Jesus says, “He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life” (John 5.24). Noah was safe in the ark; the rough waves struck it, but could not reach Noah. Thus the Lord Jesus is our refuge—our “ark.” All the waves passed over Him. He has taken God’s judgment against our sins. We trust in Him, as Noah trusted in the ark; and so we also shall get no judgment.
After the heavy rain God spoke to the wind; the water went down. After five months, the ark landed on Mount Ararat. Later the tops of the hills were above the water. Noah let a raven out, but it did not come back; then a dove, but because of the water the dove had no rest for its feet, so it flew back to Noah. After seven days Noah let the dove out again, it came back with an olive leaf. So Noah knew the water had gone down. Again, after seven days, it did not come back. It had found trees and food.