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Annual Reading Schedule - Torah Given Through Mosheh - Week 2 - The Flood & The Covenant (Genesis 5:27-11:4)

Reading Questions

  1. How many animals were taken into the ark of each kind?
  2. Who shut the door to the ark?
  3. What is man's heart inclined towards and when does this begin?
  4. Which creatures are for food?
  5. In this reading, what covenant(s) do we learn about?
  6. What is a covenant? (this same question is also in Week 4 Covering Genesis 14:16-19:28)
  7. Why was Kena'an (Canaan) cursed for something his Father did?
  8. Was all the land in the world together at one point?

Reading Notes

  • The first time the world was destroyed was with water. The second time will be with fire (2 Peter 3). Just as Yahweh saw every inclination of the thoughts of man's heart was only evil continually, these days are abundantly filled with evil in the world. How much longer will this be permitted before judgment will come upon the world? We are living in the last days, very near to the end. We must redeem the time (Ephesians 5:16, Colossians 4:5). We don't have time to sit around and waste. There is a lot of work to be done and we must be willing to give up everything to follow after Yahushua and do the works of the Father. Be men! Be strong! (1 Corinthians 16:13)

  • The flood seems to have been what caused things like the Grand Canyon and other places which show various layers of rock and remains. The "dinosaurs" may have just been larger animals and reptiles as they existed prior to the flood. Some people have speculated that the earth was covered with a layer of water prior to the flood or for other reasons had a different type of atmosphere that consisted of a lot more oxygen, which permitted plants and life to be larger than they are today. Some tests have been done to actually show this is accurate, and now today we even have hyperbaric chambers where people who are recovering from wounds are often prescribed to go into by hospitals in order to speed up the healing of their wounds. In these hyperbaric chambers at wound healing centers, people recovering from serious wounds breathe in a higher concentration of oxygen than normal air. I've even read at one link there have been sightings of one "dinosaur" known as the pterodactyl. Another link online discusses how scientists found "new" species recently. Of course,Yahweh can preserve many things unbeknownst to man. You can read some more about this at these links below:

  • When Yahushua teaches "one is taken and another is left" in Matthew 24:40-41 and Luke 17:34-36, it is the wicked who are taken. Remember, He says it is as in the days of Noach when the flood waters came and took them all away (Matthew 24:38-39). But who was taken away? The wicked were in the flood. So those who are "taken" are being judged. It sounds to me like they die. Read the related verses below for "The Wicked Taken Away Out Of The Land". In Luke 17:37 when asked where they are taken to, he doesn't say, "to heaven". He says that where their body is there the eagles are also – that sounds to me like they will die and their flesh will be eaten by the birds. The meek inherit the earth, so why would the wicked get to stay on the earth? The wicked will be removed.
  • As pointed out in 1 Peter 3:20, only 8 people were saved in the ark. This reminds me of the question brought to Yahushua, "Are there few who are being saved?" (Luke 13:23). Yahushua pointed out, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, shall seek to enter in and shall not be able." (Luke 13:24). Serious words! We are in a very serious situation; all of mankind is. We must repent from the evil of our deeds and bear fruits worthy of repentance, and be ardent for good works (Matthew 3:8, Luke 3:8, Titus 2:14).
  • The Greek form of the name "Shem" is "Sem" which is where we get words like "Semitic" or "Semite". You can do further research on the internet regarding this term, but just wanted to point this relationship out for readers.
  • It is interesting how the Scriptures focus on Shem being the Father of all the children of Ever (Eber) in Genesis 10:21. Ever is where we get the word "Hebrew", or in Hebrew, "Ivriyt".

Related Verses

Genealogy Noach To Peleg: 1 Chronicles 1:4-25, Luke 3:35-36
Noach's Faith: Hebrews 11:7
The Flood Waters: Psalms 104:6-9, Isaiah 54:9, 1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 2:5
The Wicked Taken Away Out Of The Land: Psalms 101:8, 104:35, 119:119, Proverbs 2:22, 10:30, Hosea 4:1-3, Micah 5:11-14, Zephaniah 1:1-3, Zechariah 13:2, Matthew 13:36-50, 24:36-51, Luke 17:26-37