Noah And The Great Flood

You cannot talk about the story of the Great Flood without discussing the life of Noah. The story of Noah and the ark is probably one of the most read stories of the bible. The story of Noah and the Great Flood is sometimes questioned or debated whether or not it really happened. Some people believe by the grace of God that Noah was picked for this assignment in his life. Noah with the help of God was able to accomplish this task and that this event really did occur. There are others who do not believe that this story happened. They may believe that God was giving us an Old Testament parable to tell us something through this story. The story of Noah and the Great Flood seems to be an ongoing issue and discussion that historians and theologians
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came into the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown. (Genesis 6:4, NASB) The Nephilim (“fallen ones, giants”) were the offspring of sexual relationships between the sons of God and daughters of men. After the flood the fallen angels continued to create Nephilim offspring, but not as drastic as it was before the flood. God decided to put a stop to the mating of the fallen angels with mankind by putting those angels into isolation according to Jude
After the dove returned the last time with hope in its mouth, Noah knew that soon it will be time to prepare for life outside the Ark. Noah knew for now the earth was still not ready for anyone to live on. After another week passed, Noah took the dove and sent it out again, but this time the dove didn’t return. It was now one year since the flood had begun and now the earth had completely dried up. God told Noah to take his family and exit the Ark. God gave Noah and his family the same commandment he gave Adam and Eve, to be fruitful and