Noah

Genesis 5-11

Some passages that stick out to me

6:3 - Before people even start to be wicked on a worldwide scale, God explains that His spirit will "not always strive with man". Why would He say that at this point?

6:4 - Giants, "mighty men which were of old, men of renown" live on the earth. Only mention in all of scripture of this. Dinosaurs? Children of God of whose creation and existence we know (almost) nothing about?

6:6,7 - God is sad that He created man on the earth. Didn't He know this was going to happen? Being sad that they are sinful makes sense to me, but sad that they were created in the first place?

6:15 - Noah's ark = 300 x 50 x 30 cubits. Surely there weren't nearly as many species on the earth then as there are today. Also, this story may be symbolic to some degree.

8:3 - After 150 days, the waters abate and Noah's ark rests on the Ararat Mountains. It seems to be the only dry ground available at the moment, since he still sends the dove to find the olive branch.

9:6 - God establishes an "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" law. Why didn't God reveal everything to them, or at least more, like the whole law of Moses? Yet they seem to accept this new revelation.

10:25 - "And unto Eber were born two wons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan." Breaking up of Pangaea?

11:1-9 - Tower of Babel. Hints at the importance of communication in a working society