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The account of Noah parallels creation:
The Lord sends the dove over the waters, as the spirit hovered over the waters at creation.
Noah’s opening the window of the ark parallels the creation of light.
Releasing the birds from the window parallels the creation of the sky.
The Lord sends the dove over the waters, as the spirit hovered over the waters at creation.
Noah’s opening the window of the ark parallels the creation of light.
Releasing the birds from the window parallels the creation of the sky.
The return of the olive branch to Noah reminds us of the creation of land and plants.
The Lord establishing seedtime and harvest after the flood can be compared to the lights that divide the day and seasons in creation.
The Lord then reestablishes the animal world.
The Lord establishing seedtime and harvest after the flood can be compared to the lights that divide the day and seasons in creation.
The Lord then reestablishes the animal world.
Finally, after the flood, God reinstates man and woman ... and God gives them the command to be fruitful and multiply, just as in Genesis (cf. Gn 8: 15–9: 7).
Faithful to God, Noah builds the ark.
Notice that the creation of the ark is actually a miniature of the creation of the world:
Creation has three levels (the sky, the land, & the water) and the ark has three levels as well (see Gn 6: 16).
Notice that the creation of the ark is actually a miniature of the creation of the world:
Creation has three levels (the sky, the land, & the water) and the ark has three levels as well (see Gn 6: 16).
