Genesis 7 is the chapter that tells of the Flood, or the great flood, that happened during the time of Noah . The story is related in the book of Genesis, which is part of the Bible.
According to the biblical account, God was displeased with mankind’s wickedness and decided to send a great flood to cleanse the earth. Noah, a righteous man faithful to God, was chosen to survive the flood and repopulate the earth after it was cleansed.
God commanded Noah to enter the ark to protect his family and a variety of animals, as described in Genesis 7:1-3: “Then the LORD said to Noah, Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast you shall take by sevens, the male and his female; but of the beast that is not clean, one by one, the male and his female.”
Genesis 7:4-5 describes the beginning of the flood: “For after seven more days I will make it rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy every substance that I have made from the face of the earth. And Noah did according to the all that the Lord had commanded him.”. The flood lasted for 40 days and 40 nights, as described in Genesis 7:12: “And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights”.
Genesis 7:11-15 reports the height of the flood: “In 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. , And there was rain on the earth forty days and forty nights. And on the same day Noah, his sons Shem, Ham and Japheth, his wife and the wives of his sons, entered the ark. They, and every animal according to its kind, and all cattle according to their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind, and every fowl after its kind, birds of every quality, And of all flesh, in which was the breath of life , went in two by two to Noah in the ark”.
After the flood, Genesis 8:1 reports that “God remembered Noah and all the animals and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water fell.” The ark rested on the mountains of Ararat, as described in Genesis 8:4: “And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.”
Genesis 8:6-12 describes Noah leaving the ark and offering a burnt offering to God as thanks for his salvation: “Then Noah sent a raven, and it went back and forth until the waters were dried up from the face of the earth. And and he sent a dove to see whether the waters had receded from the face of the earth. But the dove, not finding where to put her foot, returned to him to the ark; for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. And he stretched out his hand. hand, and took her, and put her into the ark with him. And he waited another seven days, and again he sent the dove out of the ark. And the dove returned to him at evening; green olive tree; and Noah understood that the waters had withdrawn from the face of the earth. And he waited yet another seven days, and sent the dove, which did not return to him anymore “.
Genesis 9:12-17 recounts God’s covenant with Noah and his family, promising that there would never again be a flood like that: “Then God said, ‘I give you a sign of my covenant with you and with every living creature, all generations to come. I have set the rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with all the earth. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in them, and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living beings. Never again will the waters of a flood destroy all life. As I look at the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and all living beings on earth”. Then God said to Noah: “This rainbow is the sign of the covenant that I confirm with all the creatures of the earth”.
Genesis 9:18-29 relates the story of Noah after the flood, including the story of Noah getting drunk and being seen naked by his son Ham. Noah blessed his son Shem and cursed his son Ham, as described in Genesis 9:25-27: “And Noah said, Cursed be Canaan, a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers. And he said, Blessed be the LORD, God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his slave. May God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave.”
Genesis 10:1-32 relates the history of Noah’s sons and their descendants, including Shem’s sons Ham and Japheth. This chapter also relates the formation of nations and the origin of different languages.
Genesis 11:1-9 relates the story of the Tower of Babel, where men tried to build a tower reaching to heaven. God confused the languages of men, so that they could not understand each other, and scattered them throughout the Earth.
These are some of the major events related in Genesis 7 and subsequent chapters. The story of the Flood and God’s covenant with Noah is an important biblical account that teaches about God’s justice and faithfulness, as well as the importance of obedience to Him. It is a story that continues to be relevant today and one that reminds us of the importance of pursuing righteous lives faithful to God.
