Bible and the Flood

Biblical Interpretation In the Bible, the flood is designed as a way to provide everyone with lessons about God's power and why it is important to respect him. He was focused on wiping out humanity in order to start again. To fully understand what occurred requires examining the lessons from the Bible and how this influence theological doctrine. Together, these elements will highlight its importance and how it shaped religious thinking. In Genesis 6 -- 9, God is seeking out Noah to build an arc in order to prepare for the flood.

During this process, he came to Noah and told him what was going to happen. The main reason was to re cleanse the Earth. This is based upon the way humans were acting by engaging in sinful behavior. Evidence of this can be seen with Genesis saying, "When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

Then the Lord said, 'My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years. 'The Nephilim were on the earth in those days -- and also afterward -- when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.

So the Lord said, 'I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created -- and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground -- for I regret that I have made them.' But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord." (Holly Bible New International Version, 2007) This is illustrating how humankind had become very evil. To punish everyone, God determined that he must eradicate the species from the Earth.

After the flood, God had cleansed the Earth and wanted to start again. This occurred with him encouraging Noah to have lots of children and refocus humanity in following theological principles. Evidence of this can be seen in Genesis 9 which says, "Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.

Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything." This is demonstrating how Noah was following the most acceptable practices and God wanted him to refocus humankind in following these objectives. The result is that everyone must understand and use the example set by Noah in their own lives. Moreover, Deuteronomy is illustrating how these ideas are showing that God will protect humankind. Yet, he demands everybody's love and loyalty in the process.