2 Peter 3:3-8
tells us that people who scoff at the Bible are
“willingly ignorant” of the Creation and the Flood.
In order to understand science and the Bible, we must
not be ignorant of those two great events in Earth’s
history.
1. Over 270 Flood legends from all parts of the world have been found. Most have many similarities to the Genesis story.
2. Scoffers point out that 300-foot sailing ships leak. However, Noah’s ark was built only to float, not to sail anywhere. Many ark scholars believe that the ark was a “barge” shape, not a pointed “boat” shape. This would greatly increase the cargo capacity.
3. Even using the small 18-inch cubit (my height is 6-foot 1-inch and I have a 21-inch cubit) the ark was large enough to hold all the required animals, people, and food with room to spare.
4. The length-to-width ration of 6 to 1 is what shipbuilders often use today. This is the best ratio for stability in stormy weather. (God thinks of everything!)
5. The ark may have had a “moon-pool” in the center. The larger ships would have a hole in the center of the bottom of the boat with walls extending up into the ship. There are several reasons for this feature:
a) It allowed water to go up into the hole as the ship crested waves. This would be needed to relieve strain on longer ships.
b) The rising and lowering water acted as a piston to pump fresh air in and out of the ship. This would prevent the buildup of dangerous gasses from all the animals on board and supply fresh air.
c) The hole was a great place to dump garbage into the ocean without going outside.
6. The ark may have had large drogue
(anchor) stones suspended over the sides to keep it more
stable in rough weather. Many of these stones have been
found in the region where the ark landed. See video #3
of our Seminar Series.
7. Noah lived 950 years! Many bible scholars believe the pre-Flood people were much larger than modern man. Skeletons over 11 feet tall have been found! If Noah were taller, his cubit (elbow to fingertip) would have been much larger also. This would make the ark larger by the same ratio. See video #3 for more details.
8. God told Noah to bring two of each kind (seven of some), not of each species or variety. Noah had only two of the dog kind which would later become the wolves, coyotes, foxes, mutts, etc. The “kind” grouping is probably closer to our modern family division in taxonomy, and would greatly reduce the number of animals on the ark. Animals have diversified into many varieties in the last 4400 years since the Flood. This diversification is not anything similar to great claims that the evolutionists teach.
9. Noah did not have to get the animals. God brought them to him (Genesis 6:20, “shall come unto thee”). Also, the pre-Flood world had more exposed land and less water. (See video #6)
10. Only land-dwelling, air-breathing animals with nostrils had to be included on the ark. (Genesis 7:15, 7:22) Noah did not need to take insects.
11. Many animals sleep, hibernate, or become very inactive during bad weather or confinement and therefore consume less food.
12. All animals (and people) were vegetarians before and during the Flood according to Genesis 1:29-30 with Genesis 9:3.
13. The pre-Flood people were probably much smarter and more advanced than people today. The longer life-spans, Adam’s pre-programmed mind and direct contact with God, and the fact that they could glean the wisdom of many generations that were still alive would greatly expand their knowledge base.
14. The Bible says that the highest mountains were covered by 15 cubits of water. This is half the height of the ark. The ark was safe from scraping bottom at all times. (Smart God!)
15. The large mountains, as we have them today, did not exist until after the Flood when the mountains arose and the valleys sank down (Psalms 104:5-9, Genesis 8:3-8).
16. There is enough water in the oceans right now to cover the earth 8,000 feet deep in the surface of the earth were smooth.
17. Many claim to have seen the ark in recent times in the area in which the Bible says it landed. There are two primary schools of thought about the actual site of the ark. (see my Creation Seminar Part 3 video for more on this). Much energy and time has been expended to prove both views. Some believe the ark is on Mt. Ararat, covered by snow (CBS showed a one-hour special in 1993 about this site). The other group believes the ark is seventeen miles south of Mt. Ararat in a valley called “the valley of eight” (8 souls on the ark). The Bible says the ark landed in the “mountains” of Ararat, not necessarily on the mountain itself. (See www.wyattmuseum.com for this).
18. The continents were not separated until 100-300 years after the Flood (Genesis 10:25). The people and animals had time to migrate anywhere on earth by then. (See video #6)
19. The top 3,000 feet of Mt. Everest (from 26,000-29,000 feet) is made u p of sedimentary rock packed with seashells and other ocean-dwelling animals.
20. Sedimentary rock is found all over the world and formed in water.
21. Petrified clams in the closed position testify to their rapid burial while they were still alive.
22. Bent rock layers, fossil graveyards, oil, coal, and polystrate fossils are best explained by a Flood.
23. People choose to not believe in the Flood because it speaks of the judgment of God on sin (2 Peter 3:3-8).
Dr. Kent Hovind
Printed by permission from Seminar Notebook by Dr. Kent Hovind www.drdino.com
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