Ellen Smith
9/8/08
Research Essay Unit 1
The Flood: Global or Not?
Some people believe that the flood did not cover the whole earth, but only covered the Caspian Sea and some surrounding areas in the Middle East. How could they believe this and still say they also believe in the Bible? They say that you have to consider the author’s view point, and that the author only knew of the Middle East, so yes it was global to them. The only problem with this theory is that the Bible is true no matter what. No matter who actually wrote the words down, they were God’s words that were told to the writer and God did not know only Middle East.
2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”
2 Peter 1:20-21 “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
People also ask, “Did the all the kangaroos hop over the sea from Australia?” It is not definite how the kangaroos got to the Middle East, but God said that the animals came to Noah.
Genesis 6:20 “Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.”
God brought every kind of animal to Noah to keep them from dying. If God did not somehow bring the animals from all over the world to Noah, there would be a lot of animals that we would not have today.
Genesis 7:21-20 “Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:”
Some believe that the flood covered the whole earth as God said in his word.
Genesis 7:10 “And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. “
The verse does not say that the waters were upon part of the earth, it says the earth. The Bible also says that water covered the all the mountains.
Genesis 7:20 “Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.” There are mountains spread out all over the earth so how could the flood be on only part of the globe?
Genesis 7:23 says that all flesh that was upon the earth died. If the flood was not global, how would all animals die as said in the Bible?
From all the evidence shown, it is obvious that the flood had to be global as God said. God’s word is true and will always be true. That is why I choose to believe that the flood was global. I choose to believe Psalm 119:160 which states, “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”
Sources:
http://www.answersincreation.org/
http://www.christiananswers.net/
The Holy Bible, KJV
1 comment:
Nice job, Ellen!!!
-Elizabeth
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