Reality of a global flood Genesis 6-9

The Ark 6:1-12  the Earth is wicked, noah finds favor 6:13-22  Noah is commanded to build an ark and gather animals Was there enough space?

Room on the ark How many animals would be needed? 1,000,000 animal species on earth today Not all would go on the ark though 21,000 species of fish 107,000 species of mollusks 800,000 species of arthropod

Room on the ark How many animals would be needed? Estimated as few as 2000 species would be needed For the sake of argument, let’s assume 20,000 species were needed Double that for male and female: 40,000

Room on the ark How many animals would be needed? 40,000 What is the average size of animals? We will use a sheep as the average

Room on the ark How many animals would be needed? 40,000 What is the average size of animals? Sheep How much room is there on the ark? 1,518,750 cubic feet of space 569 modern rail cars

Room on the ark How many animals would be needed? 40,000 What is the average size of animals? Sheep How much room is there on the ark? 569 rail cars How many animals can fit on the ark? 240 sheep per railcar 40,000 sheep = 167 railcars Only 29.3% capacity of ark

The Flood 7:1-10  noah, his family, and the animals enter the ark 7:11-24  water is on the earth for over a year 8:1-19  noah sends birds to check on the earth 8:20-22  Noah worships God, offers one of every clean animal

The Covenant 9:1-19 Be fruitful and multiply Fear of man is on all the animals Man can eat flesh now, no blood Blood is now required of all who slay man Never again destroy earth with water Rainbow is sign of this promise

Impact of the flood Caused the formation of fossils Jelly fish from Australia

Impact of the flood Caused the formation of geological layers

Impact of the flood St. Peter’s Glass Sandstone Caused the formation of geological layers

Impact of the Flood Caused the animals to be fossilized and buried in a rational way Sea floor creatures buried first Swimming creature buried with the large land creatures Creatures capable of floating last longest

Ice Age What makes an ice age? Warm oceans and volcanic activity Job may have lived during part of this age Job 6:15-17; 9:30; 24:7, 19; 37:6,9; 38:22, 29-30 Whole process would have taken 1000 years