What people think is a problem in dealing with Noah’s Ark and the shy away from it is simply people not having studied scripture not having studied the ark and not having a basic knowledge of biology. The first thing that we started with is that it was not adult animals that were taken on the ark not that in God’s miraculous power it could not have been but there is no scripture given that they were nor is there a natural reason that they would be however we do have a few clues in scripture following the flood that does make more sense to hold that they were infant or child animals that were on the ark is for food goes that is not a problem for them being on the ark for a year starting with the lower levels the lowest level that would have been used for all of the excrement that would be where plants would have grown through hazy filtered light coming from the upper deck Windows remember that it was raining for 40 days doesn’t mean that there was no light inside the ark for the balance of the time secondarily the smaller and animal the faster it reproduces this is generally true. Therefore the natural order of insect life in spiders would have fed Birds rats and mice and other small animals would reproduce quickly they would be food for smaller carnivores reptiles and the like plant food would be harvested for the herbivores plus what was brought on board as food and seed and grain for the herbivores. During the post-flood time we see the bible say that God put the fear of man in the animals and he gave the reason so that they would disperse otherwise all of these animals which were taken on the ark is babes having grown fond of their human owners would have just stuck around so if they were brought on board as adults this part of scripture would not really have happened. So Noah’s Ark is not a big deal it is not a hurdle it is not something to fear and avoid.
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The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”
-Job 1 : 7And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”
-Job 2 : 2( Note: Specifically remember the to and fro. )
And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
-Matthew 8 : 20Wisdom found no place where she might dwell . Then a dwelling place was assigned to her in the heavens. Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children of men, and found no dwelling place, And took her seat among the Angels.
-Enoch 42:1( Note: mainly remember the nowhere to lay his head and the found no dwelling place. But all of Enoch 42:1 is applicable. )
( Also note that Wisdom is being personified, whenever wisdom is personified it’s referring to Yeshua/Jesus) and yes scripture can prove thisHere’s where it gets interesting.. The ark is a symbol of the kingdom
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made
and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth.( the raven is symbolized as satan, to and fro, and an important note is a raven is a unclean bird)
Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground.
But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him.( the dove is Yeshua/Jesus and notice the dove found no place to set her foot. And these verses symbolize his first coming.
And also remember the dove hovering over Yeshua when John The B saw him.., also a dove is a clean bird.)He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.( This is the second coming When Yeshua will come for the righteous . What’s awesome is the freshly picked olive leaf is symbol of Those in faith. The olive tree is symbolic to Israel and those who have faith. It’s ridden throughout scripture. Amazing!!!)
Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore.
( the dove didn’t return because the new heaven will be moved to earth… all of this is biblical prophecy)
Genesis 8 : 6-12
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I love it thank you.
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Way to much “Speculation” and no reason to do so.
Thy were plant, fruit, seed, bark eating animals and they were kinds not species.Given there was no rain upon the earth pre flood, dark in the ark itself, it’s more likely the animals went into hibernation.
There are plenty of fossils found of “kinds” around the world, much larger than the ancestors of today.
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Either you believe or you dont! You can explain to some folks and they will think its a fairy tale to tell children.Its a story of Gods protection and redemption.Its Gods word or its not. Let God be true and every man a liar!
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How can you definitively say the animals weren’t full grown. You seem to give your opinion as fact. Perhaps you are correct, but can you substantiate your position with scripture?
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