NOAH'S ARK . . . DID THE FLOOD REALLY HAPPEN?
23 points to ponder!
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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23 points to ponder about Noah's Ark and the Flood. Over 270 Flood
legends from all parts of the world have been found. Most of them
have many similarities to the Genesis story.
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