why did god bother making noah gather two of every animal? couldn't he just recreate all the animals he made once the flood was over?
2007-06-04 06:42:44 · 14 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Author was trying to avoid using a deus ex machina (a real one even).
2007-06-04 06:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes of course He could have. As the bible does not tell me why God did this, my answer would be conjecture. Personally Noah had to have incredible faith to do something like this. Imagine telling people you heard from God, that He was going to flood the earth and He told you to build an ark. Nowadays, you'd probably be put away.
2007-06-04 13:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by Esther 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is only conjecture, since the bible doesn't specifically say why, but I would say:
1) Because He's not the "sky daddy" some atheists claim Him to be (or some Christians treat Him as).
2) Because He expects man to work for a living (see Genesis 3: 17-19).
2007-06-04 13:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God could have just started over from the beginning. The problem is, sometimes God wants to teach us (humans) something. When I Think of Noah, I think of someone who did what God told him to despite his own feelings of the project and the way he looked to his neighbors and friends. He was about God's business no matter what. I think that was the point of the way he did it.
2007-06-04 13:48:48 · answer #4 · answered by PoPo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The flood story comes from multilpe sources, all derived from earlier legends. It's older than the first of the Bible's creation stories and possibly the second, though that's less certain.
The deal with the animals was inherited from early myths.
2007-06-04 13:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by Minh 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God has a purpose for all He does. Read the word, the answer is there... in the same chapter. Pray that God would give u insight as u read it
2007-06-04 14:35:22 · answer #6 · answered by a girl... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join islam now infidel and accept the word of allah and mohammed. Live halal or burn in the fires of damnation like a dog. Submit to the will of Allah. Al saalam malekem. Allahu Akhbar
2007-06-04 13:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by Cupid Stunt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, but it would not have made for a very interesting story now would it...btw, did noah have any fish on board the ark?...or did they just get left in the rising waters?...whales, electric eels, sharks, octopi...how were these things handled anyway?...hmmm...lol...
2007-06-04 13:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparently zeus was the first to do something like that before a flood. So technically, you should be asking him, not god that question
2007-06-04 13:47:57 · answer #9 · answered by uz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ask God when you get to heaven. He's got a reason for everything he does. He also doesn't owe us any explanations. We should just be happy to be here! I know I am! You?
2007-06-04 13:46:06 · answer #10 · answered by Sunshine 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋