“The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on earth had become, and that ever inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, ‘I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth -- men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air -- for I am grieved that I have made them.’ But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.”
At that moment in time the Lord was actually about to wash His hands free of mankind and move on to something else. That He was going to take out everything else (the birds and animals too) was an indicator of how serious God was. I can see the Lord looking at the rest of (birds and animals and such) and saying that without man to tend them and be blessed by them, what’s the point of having them? In all human history this was probably one of if not the most risky season for the human race.
When the creator God decides to do something, who is going to stand in His way. Ever wonder what would have happened if Noah hadn’t found favor in the Lord’s eyes? Thankfully the Lord gave Noah fair warning as to what he was going to do, and He gave Noah detailed instructions as to what to do about it. Verse 22 “Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” Because he obeyed, Noah, his family, and every species of animal were saved from the coming judgement. Ever wonder what would have happened if Noah hadn’t obeyed? Two events had to coincide for humanity to be spared: God granted Noah favor and Noah obeyed God. If either of them had been lacking. . . .
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