Noah's Ark ...?

Question

Whats the moral of the story?

Some really good answers here now consider this ... WHEN the ice caps melt and half the world is flooded, did God lie?

Answer 1

That it's OK to drown people you don't agree with.

Answer 2

I am not sure what you mean by moral but the account assists us in recognizing the fact that God has standards, laws, principles that must be met. God will not forever tolerate wickedness.

If you read the account, Genesis 6:11 says that the world became filled with violence. God determined to bring it to an end, punish the guilty ones and deliver the innocent. People always mention the "innocent" animals and "innocent children." It should be remembered that animals were never meant to live forever. Those animals would have died anyway. Moreover, that God was concerned can be seen in the fact that he preserved animal life.

As for "innocent babies and children," children are the responsibility of their parents. All people had to do was get on the Ark. They refused. Noah was also a preacher of righteousness, according to 2 Peter 2:5. And according to Hebrews 11:7, he constructed an Ark for the preservation of his household. Noah took the necessary steps to preserve his family. All others, obviously did not.

Do we feel that God is responsible for protecting all life, no matter what? In our world, do we not hold parents responsible for their children? When parents leave their children at home alone, who is at fault? Department of Children's Services? No. The parents. When parents refuse to provide protection and a safe environment for their children, who is accountable? The police department? Or the parents?

Is it reasonable to suggest, as some do, that God was unloving when he punished the wicked? Do we not pay police departments to "serve and protect"? Do we not have a penal system? How is it that we expect - nay demand - the authorities to punish evildoers yet so many people have a problem when God does the same thing?

The point is that God will not hold back from punishing the wicked. He did it in the days of Noah and he will do so again.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 3

in regard to the dove... don't send a bird out to do a man's job

btw, the noah myth is from an older version from the city states of Sumer in Iraq, and they were distinctly more polythiestic than the biblical version. The Hebrews must have inherited the myth from Abraham's Ur past.

Archaeologists have found a flattened mud layer in Iraq, and there has been some speculation that there may well have been a massive flood there, possibly a tsunami coming up from the Persian Gulf. If you lived in Iraq at the time, it would have seemed like the world was underwater.

Answer 4

It is a message of what is to come, at the end of the earth when the rapture comes the followers of christ will be saved and the lost will be left on the earth to do whatever they want. And than the devil will come and just kill all those left.
Unfortunately people ignore it and I will more than likely get a barrage of thumbs down and hate messages for this answer, but say what you will
its truth
You can be saved if you want, but, even when people believe and know the truth some still even rebel :(
enywayz im rambling
so the morale is, trust God, be saved

Answer 5

One:Don't miss the boat.
Two:Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three:Plan ahead.It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
Four:Stay fit.When you're 60 years old,someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five:Don't listen to critics;just get on with the job that needs to be done.
Six:Build your future on high ground.
Seven:For safety's sake,travel in pairs.
Eight:Speed isn't always an advantage.The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
Nine:When you're stressed,float a while.
Ten:Remember,The Ark was built by amateurs;The Titanic by professionals.
Eleven:No matter the storm,when you are with God,there's always a rainbow waiting.
:)

Answer 6

God created everything...once,
He reduced the population of the world to eight people...and from those came the present world population.
The same with the Ark's animal population.
From them came all the earth's animals.
And one day God will explain to me about the fish of the sea.
Would they have been affected by the flood...I just do not know

Answer 7

the "moral" is from nursery rhymes. Noah's ark was part of the Book of Genesis. You can learn from the decisions made by some. but, what happened was God's love and mercy to man was continually rejected by people who grew cold evil mean and wicked! the Word reveals these people dwelling on the earth had their heart on evil constantly. So God judged them guilty and sentenced them to death and would start again

Answer 8

The book of Genesis says that at the time the earth was filled with wicked people, the only righteous man was Noah. So God told him to build the ark, take pairs of all animals, and get in with his family. The wicked people laughed at Noah until it rained so much that they were drowned in the Deluge, but Noah, his family and the animals survived to repopulate the earth. Moral of the story? Be obedient to God, and you will be saved.

Answer 9

there is a hidden morale in Christian tradition and it's linked to baptism. Christan's are allegedly "saved" through baptism much like Noah was saved for his belief in God.

The religious morale of Noah's ark: Embrace God and you shall be saved.

Personally I would have brought a surfboard.

Answer 10

In the Old Testament, God was a God of awe and fearsome power and He used it. He had created man for His pleasure and allowed life to go on in spite of mans fall to sin. In saving Noah and family He hoped that man would continue to procreate and live an honest and loyal life....but satan gets in and misleads man....(Not all as Many millions are true Christians).....so man debases himself to sin once more.... at satan and his demons whims and God comes in human form as Jesus to preach the word of witness of God and to die with the weight of human sin on His shoulders...thus opening a path to the now changed God who has become a God of Grace, mercy, forgiveness and compassion(by His promises).
The only way now to God is by the Holy Spirit, through Jesus.
Jesus is coming back for the true Christians...and when He does...those left on earth will be still under the dominion of satan and his demons.......I know where I want to be...what about you?
Best wishes, Mike.

Answer 11

When God told Noah to do something, like build the ark, Noah 'did just so' and was preserved because of it.

I do not believe that it was just a story. It can be proven that the Flood actually happend and affected the entire earth, not just Noah's own locality.