Day 7 - Genesis 7

From: Chapter-A-Day: Volume 1 By: Norman W. Berry

• 1 min. read • grade level: 6

God had told Noah what to do, and he did it (Gen. 6:22; 7:5,9²²Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. (Genesis 6:22)
⁵And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him. (Genesis 7:5)
⁹There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. (Genesis 7:9)). The ark provided a perfect shelter from the storm of God’s anger. Obeying God always brings deliverance, blessing and happiness, all the way through a believer’s life.

V.1 “Come in” (Gen. 8:16¹⁶Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. (Genesis 8:16), “go forth”). We have to come in (Matt. 11:28²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)) before we can go out (Mark 16:15¹⁵And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15)). We must also separate from the world (Heb. 13:13¹³Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. (Hebrews 13:13); James 4:4⁴Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (James 4:4)). Separation is not isolation. Mixing with the world (to socialize) spoils our testimony. But telling others about Christ keeps us healthy Christians.

V.2-5,8 The animals were in two classes — clean and unclean.

V.10 After closing the door, God waits once more, just in case there might be a turning to Him. Jesus was seen standing, waiting in case Israel would turn to Him, even after He had gone back to heaven (Acts 7:56⁵⁶And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. (Acts 7:56)). We believers are now in that period of time. The door is still open. God is waiting for the last ones to be saved before He acts. The coming of the Lord Jesus for us (believers) will be the end of the day of grace. The door will then be shut.

V.11-24 Noah was in the ark altogether one year and 10 days (Gen. 7:11; 8:14¹¹In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. (Genesis 7:11)
¹⁴And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. (Genesis 8:14)).

V.23 Judgment fell on every living person, animal and bird outside the ark. And so today, not one person who has ever heard the gospel of the grace of God will ever have a second chance after the Lord Jesus comes.

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