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SHUT IN OR SHUT OUT? (7 OF 50)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Genesis 7:1-24
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Shut In Or Shut Out? (7 of 50)
Series: Genesis
Donald Cantrell
Genesis 7:1-24


Theme: God shut Noah inside the ark, but others were shut out

I - The Observation (1)
II - The Instructions (2 - 3)
III - The Revelation (4)
IV -The Recapitulation (5 - 9 and 13 - 16)
V - The Destruction (10 - 12)
VI - The Annihilation (17 - 24)

In chapter 7 we will discuss the ''Great Catastrophe or the Flood'' that destroyed the entire world. There is some that suppose the flood to be regional, rather than universal, those people are woefully wrong.

As we go through this chapter we will see some of the events that are written down to be repetitive, so we will not go back and forth with the story. It is my goal to lay the events of this story out in a clear and concise manner.

I - The Observation (1)

Gen 7:1 KJV - And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

The time has now come for Noah and his entire house to enter into the ark, the 120 year period of grace is over and God gives Noah and his family a very clear directive, ''Come into the ark.''

The call of God has always been ''come'' he has always bid men to come unto him, to enter into his rest, into his safety and security. The flood is coming and God is going to get one family upon the ark.

The Lord saw something different in the life of Noah and deemed him to be righteous, which literally means that he had believing faith. The faith of Noah deemed him to be labeled as a righteous man before the Lord. In reality, the only virtue that we can offer God is our faith and our belief in his goodness.

Gen 15:6 KJV - And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Heb 11:7 KJV - By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is b ...

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