Genesis 8

Genesis chapter 8

'And God remembered Noah', God will not leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 31:6 and other places). Man had grievously  sinned against God, but man had mercy on Noah. God's wrath was upon the earth to destroy it, but his anger was kindled and he extended grace to Noah and his family. I don't want to read too much into things and make something that is not there, but it says the 'fountains of the deep' as well as the windows of heaven stopped. There seems to be water coming from every direction, but God stopped them all up in his mercy.

After a hundred and fifty days the ark rested on mount Ararat. For another two months they waited until the waters receded enough for them to get out. First Noah sent a raven to find a place to live and then a dove but they came back. After another seven days he sent the dove again and it found an olive branch. Another seven days later Noah sent out the dove again and it finally found a home. Is not all of this an example of our prayer life. That whether we receive and answer the first prayer or the second, we should pray continually because God will hear our prayer. Psalm 6:9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

After the ground is dry, God tells Noah to remove himself and his family from the ark. After Noah and all his family and all the animals are out of the ark, Noah builds and altar and sacrifices to God. This is also an example for all of us to give thanks for the Lord's Salvation, his mercy, his deliverance, his Grace, his Holy Spirit and his Word. Where would we be without the Gospel message?

After the Lord receives this sacrifice from Noah, he makes a vow that the world will continue to have seasons until the end of earth's time. God keeps his vows.