What is Noahs Ark about?

Question

What is the message behind this biblical story? What is the message? Serious answers please!

Answer 1

HITAN ( Democracy in Heaven ), sorry to say the flood was the same action President Saddam did to the Kurds - crimes against humanity.

Saddam murdered Kurds cause they did not follow like him and just like GOD he murdered ten of thousands; for the same reason

Answer 2

Noah's ark is about a corrupt generation, who have turned away from the Lord. The land got so wicked and perverse that the Lord could not look apon it anymore, everyone was wicked except Noah's family, so the Lord had mercy on his family and Noah made a ark, so when the flood came, the Lord rescued the family from the flood. They also took a male and female of each animal there with them. The message I believe is that when the world becomes too corrupt the Lord will take His children with him(all who believe in Him)and then he will destroy the wicked by fire and brimstone. The Lord promised to not flood the world anymore but that doesn't mean that he won't use fire, in the book of Revelations is speaks of such. But it is very close to what is happening in the generation today. Noah building a ark, and people scoffing him for what he was told to do, that was a message of faith, and how as Christians we continue to stay with Jesus even when people scoff at us.

Answer 3

Noah's ark is a story which copies from an much earlier flood account in Ugaritic called the Gilgamesh Epic. There is evidence the Epic has older sources behind it as well. Ugaritic culture centered on the lower Mespotamia area - surrounding Ur from which Abraham came.
Given the current geological knowledge of the area, it is surmised the area involved was suddenly submersed and created the enormous flood.
I find it comforting in my faith to learn that several other cultures have a similar story. The Bible's account through Noah has insightfully added the morality aspect.

Answer 4

Peace!
The story of Noah is myth. It is best read as a parable with deep theological messages. Biblical scholars have discovered that Genesis 1-11 is a Near Eastern myth picked up by Jewish writers.
The Bible should be read in the same level it was written - spiritual. If you read it this way, God will speak to you through the pages of the Bible.

Answer 5

It has been said that Noah's Ark gives us a picture of the salvation we have through Jesus. The Bible tells us that Noah warned the people of his day about the coming judgment but no one took him seriously. When the rains came folks were going about their lives as usual and weren't ready. That's a lot like things are now. The Bible has clearly stated that Jesus will return one day to judge sin and Christians everywhere are like Noah, preaching the good news but lots of people think they are fools and refuse to listen. (Just spend 5 minutes reading most of the questions and answers on this site and you'll see what I mean.) Also, the ark itself is a "picture" of Jesus. The ark saved those who chose to put their faith in God's plan for salvation from the flood. Jesus saves those who choose to trust Him for salvation from sin and eternal separation from God... so the Biblical story of Noah's Ark has lots of lessons.

Answer 6

The story is an example of "historical narrative", in other words, it really happened. What do we learn from it? God will judge sinners. God will spare the faithful (In Christ). The new testament tells us that people will ignore the flood's message of judgement in the last days.

Answer 7

Grace
From Genesis to Revelation

Answer 8

Noahs ark represents lots of things. but when i thought of it deeper, i realised it's about like after death.
if there's really life after death, why did god punish people by death? where will those who died in the flood go to? the earth is hell already!!

Answer 9

God's mercy to us today. The earth was full of corruption and God wiped it out. Now we know that He has the power to do so, but He has promised never to do it again. The rainbow is the symbol of this promise.

Answer 10

From the beginning of time, satan has wanted to thwart Gods plan for bringing Jesus Christ into this world to die for our salvation from sin. The story of Noah is just one way satan tried and failed. The book of Genesis tells us that demonic beings came to women living at that time and "Co-habitated" (Produced offspring) with them. Satans plan was to disrupt the pure bloodline that would one day produce our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In order to preserve His Holy Bloodline, God had to rid the world of all wickedness and continue His bloodline through Noah and his closest family. The bible tells us these demonic beings were 10 feet tall and very large. This same description of "Giants" occurs 2 other times in the Holy scriptures. Once telling us about the story of David and Goliath and another time when Israel was wondering in the desert for 40 years and when they came to the promised land they refused to enter because the land was filled with Giants. A twelve day journey took them 40 years to accomplish, because of their lack of faith. Satan failed miserably in his attenpt to thwart Gods plan for our eternal salvation through His son Jesus Christ. So he tried a new plan. Satan thought he could kill Jesus Christ, crucify Him, and he would accomplish once and for all the destruction of Gods plan for salvation. God had a different idea. Today satan wishes more than anything that he would never have killed Christ Jesus.
What he thought was in his best interest, turned out to be for all our best interests instead. The salvation of the world !!!
Praise the Holy Name of Christ Jesus.