To these that sober race of men, Not content with endeavoring to dethrone the king by an uprising of both soldiers and civilians, Hui, a certain high official, who was the overseer of the [royal] cattle, bethought him of applying magic to help their evil designs, and with this object in view he went to some one who had access to to the kings library, and he obtained from him a book containing formula of a magical nature, and directions for working magic. When the floodwater receded, Noah and his family exited the ark. The following is a chronology of the Flood, as indicated by the dates and time periods given in the Torah 's account and calculated by Rashi:7. I coaxed you into the contents of your above statement & VOILA, comes the dawn! Noahs life was hard nothing happy about building an ark middle of nowhere. It takes a little truth and distorts it with lies. And Azzl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures. However, there is no clear instruction that Noah had to build the ark himself. In those 40 days, Noah was obedient to God's will and trusted that God would keep his word. That alone ought to give you some clues for what is occurring here. Recent x-rays of Ramses IIIs mummy reveal that he probably died immediately from his wound: offer adoration and shall praise Me, and all shall worship Me. Christ is crystal clear angels never have sex with humans under any circumstances. God told Noah that he, his wife, and his three sons and their wives ( Genesis 6:14-18) 3 would go aboard the Ark at this same time. In the "Enuma Elish" the Anunnaki gods are assigned by Marduk to their respective sphere of influence, with 300 assigned to the sky and 300 assigned over the earth. Why didnt God call those offspring giants? Book of enoch The fact that Christ did not author the Hebrew/Aramaic word for angel in Gen 6:2, but instead authored the word sons, is very simply explained by Mark 12:25 and Matt. Start your interpretation with what the Bible is crystal clear on, not what your fantasies like to indulge in. Did not Enoch live at the time relative to sons of Elohim following their descent? because this occurs prior to the advent of farming and animal husbandry which were already established by Cain and Abel. Paul says Where then did the rock giants in Noah the movie come from? In his own words it is the most unbiblical biblical film ever made. Hui resorted to magic spells to assist the conspirators and his intended targets were the overseers of the harem whom were rendered helpless and the harem women who were the recipients of an amorous spell. Did Noah build the ark in 40 days? Image by Internet Archive Book Images. Genesis 6 makes no mention of rock giantsor fallen angelshelping Noah build the ark. Oh well. (see Job 38:7 where angels are called sons of God) who had materialized as humans so they could have their pick of earthly women for obvious purposes. It was off the WORD. As Noah passed his updated account through the righteous lineage that began with Enoch, Shems lineage now becomes the unbroken lineage entrusted with Holy Writ, this culminating with the founding of the nation of Israel as Moses led those peoples out of Egypt. Now were getting somewhere, finally, Paul, youve become a good student. think you not that the bible has huge gaps and contradictions and clearly states IT IS SEALED SEVEN TIMES ;7 TIMES CODEX. Why dont you put forth just as much effort in comparing Mark 12:25 & Matt 22:30 to Gen 6:2 as you are attempting to insert Mesopotamian & Jewish mythology into Gen 6:2? The ancients loved to use symbolism to represent stories, people and events. and it is assumed that the folks back then would have had more information on the subject that was eventually lost. Shortly after 13,00 B.C. God tells Noah to build the ark. Sure the sons of (powers) God did, but you are having a problem discerning the Hebrew & Aramaic definition for elohiym (#430 & 410 Strongs Concordance) derived from two other words 193 & 352 which translated into English means powers, strength, magistrates, judges. THEREFORE ACCEPT EVERY SINGLE WORD AS TRUTH !! Of course this is not the only time angels took on human flesh. The King James translators did not have a Strongs Concordance, but now we do & can better discern these things. The words of Christ is the template by which we can judge that which is truthful. Im not going to get deep on this conversation, but would like to put my 2 cents worth in. 17 And then shall all the righteous escape,And shall live till they beget thousands of children,And all the days of their youth and their old ageShall they complete in peace. Today grace comes in the shape of a Cross. I continually implore you to produce scripture for all these claims you continue to make & you keep ignoring Mark 12:25 and Matt. Floodwater destroyed the wicked and all creatures that lived on the land except those in the ark. . Your email address will not be published. 6. The Watchers petition is not granted; they and their sons are not able to escape their punishmentthe flood. The last time that happened was just after a 1000 year sea stagnation period then MWP1B and sea-level rose by 26.7 feet in 100 years and continued to rise at over a inch per years for several thousand years. Noah said to the people, "Return from your evil ways and deeds." They did not change in those 120 years. Semjz taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, Armrs the resolving of enchantments, Barqjl, p. 36 Youre either Church of Christ or from a denom that has a heavy Calvinist influence. Why should anyone who is a student of the original languages of the Bible care anything about what the paraphrase states? Get to an online edition of Strongs Concordance & verify these things for yourself. This was in direct rebellion against Gods assignment for angels. So does ancient biblical art help us answer the question, How did Noah build the ark? It may seem odd, but early Christian and Jewish artists of the early first millennium C.E. Hi to all, the contents present at this site And go, say to the Watchers of heaven, who have sent thee to intercede for them: You should intercede for men, and not men for you: 3. Yes,yes, yes.just almost exactly what Ive been saying in all my posts on this subject.finally you have come to where Ive been concerning how the post-flood Mesopotamian culture learned about the contents of the first six chapters of Genesis. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one anothers flesh, and drink the blood. The exact opposite of Christs clearly worded statements, this is not a fantasy God implores the human race to enjoy. And they said to the Lord of the ages: Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, and God of the ages, the throne of Thy glory (standeth) unto all the generations of the ages, and Thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ages! A Greek inscription depicted on the chests open lid reads the ark of Noah the redeemer. More recently, excavations at the fifth-century synagogue of Huqoq in northern Israel revealed a similar mosaic carpet, also showing the ark not as a boat, but as a wooden chest with legs. Check this out if you really want to know where he got his ideas: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2014/04/noah-the-kabbalah-and-gnosticism/. Hence, 2/10/600 means the tenth day of the second month in Noah's 600th year. Point 3 Teslave told people that he got his insights in to electricity from demons. The biggest mistake so many well intentioned people make in trying to understand the Bible is by lifting a few words out of the context into which they are written & then trying to re-insert those words into another part of the Bible that is written in a completely different context, additionally they think inserting pagan Mesopotamian mythology of pre-Noah flood accounts can do the same thing. In time two of these men went to Sodom to warn Lot of a coming destruction (Gen. 19:1 where they are called angels). 20. That is not inventible by human minds.Triune, dual nature, logically impossible, no real God is similar to anything we can imagine. Frequently human rulers are referred to as elohiym, eg, Ex 21:6, Ex 22:8, Ex 22:9. 15. He agreesbut to no avail. No upper or lower case highlighting, no sentence or paragraphing structure indicating beginnings & endings of distinct topics in those early languages, it was context that fixed the start/finish points. 5. think not that the bible was changed and libraries burnt down? http://www.andrewcollins.com/page/articles/Gobekli_Tepe_interview.htm And why do you promote it? In Genesis 6 sons of God is literally transliterated as sons of powers, it becomes a matter of who the powers are as to whether the reference is to earthly powers or the supreme powers in heaven. The Dooms pronounced by God on the Angels: the Messianic Kingdom (a Noah fragment). THE PUBLIC ANSWERS ARE FOR EVERYONE, THE MASSES, THE PRIVATE ANSWERS ARE HIDDEN AS ITS SAYS IN BIBLE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE THE FIELD WHICH WHEN THE MAN FOUND THE TREASURE HE HID AGAIN AND BOUGHT THE FIELD. 5 Things We Can Learn from Noah Building the Ark. Its all happy. I would have to agree with commentator Howard # 11, that the book of Enoch was an authoritative source for early Christians. Ezekiel, chapter 1 is a great example of that. It probably more resembled a rough barn or stable in workmanship. think you the creator has no more light? And the earth shall be cleansed from all defilement, and from all sin, and from all punishment, and from all torment, and I will never again send (them) upon it from generation to generation and for ever. This apocryphal book reimagines the account of Genesis 56, adding details to the flood narrative and elaborating on what was revealed to Enoch in heaven. And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous man and scribe of righteousness: approach hither and hear my voice. The LORD God broke up the fountains of the oceans and opened the windows of heaven, and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights (Gen 7:11-12). Produced by Mooj Zadie , Luke Vander Ploeg and Clare Toeniskoetter. The only option that led to life was on the ark and they all gave it a pass. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. I have had enough of you condescending attitude and your venom. Interestingly, the Jews did have an anecdote; Genesis chapter 11, that was reflected in the writings of Second Isaiah. Why? Embellished fictional thesis masquerading as truth does more harm to promoting the truth than if one simply comports with the clearly posited statements contained within Holy Writ. Dates in parentheses are guesses based on dates given in the text. Oh, really now? The coin dates to the mid-third century C.E. 1. Where in Gen 6 is it stated that the sons of elohiym originated from anywhere in all of Elohiyms creation other than planet earth? This movie was little more than the cinematic equivalent of a bad midrash directed by a very foolish man. Sign up to receive our email newsletter and never miss an update. --Not the zohar of Genesis 6:16, but an aperture. Usually when referring to the descendants of Adam through Seththose who walked with God. Combine a one-year tablet and print subscription to BAR with membership in the BAS Library to start your journey into the ancient past today! The father of the Canaanite gods was also refered to as El Elyon (God Most High) and so the original interpretation of Deuteronomy 32:8 likely read: Noah chopped down trees to build an enormous ark on dry landfar from any oceanbecause God was going to send a great flood. It may have been a reaction to Greek influences on Jewish society known as Hellenism (named after Helen whom the Achaens allegedly conquered Troy over but was probably the goddess Helle of the strategic Hellenspont waterway whose economic importance was the reason for the Trojan war). They were no longer in heaven as spirits. Proportionally this is closest to the dimensions of the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) at 453 feet x 40 feet x 35 feet but while the Carter is 3 feet longer it is also just over half the beam and just under half the depth (this latter probably includes the height of the sail). God was going to be sending a massive flood that would destroy all terrestrial life not on board the ark. Believe it or not! their fathers) make of thee shall be granted unto their fathers on their behalf; for they hope to live an eternal life, and that each one of them will live five hundred years. 11. God makes a covenant with humanity never to destroy the world again. Everything on land that needed to breath would die except for those on Noahs ark. Answer (1 of 13): 40 was used in the OT to mean "a lot". Paul, I would have to agree with commentator Howard # 11, that the book of Enoch was an authoritative source for early Christians. God saved His faithful servant and washed the earth clean. Or cursed? While rock giants are absent from the Book of Genesis, the Book of Enoch might shed light on their identity. The Lord commanded Noah to build an ark in which his family and "every living thing of all flesh" (Genesis 6:19) were saved from the Flood. In Food of the Gods, (p.74) Terrence McKenna raises the possibility that Eden was in the African Sahara as evidenced by the rock art at the Tassili Plateau in southern Algeria: It is a 2000 year old cross that bridges the gap between God and man. Months are calculated at 30 days each. Absolutely nothingas long as you understand that Noah is a fictional account of a biblical epicjust as Miriamne the MagdalaThe First Chapter in the Yeshua and Miri Novels is a fictional account of the Jesus personal relationship to Mary Magdalene during the so-called missing years. And cleanse thou the earth from all oppression, and from all unrighteousness, and from all sin, and from all godlessness: and all the uncleanness that is wrought upon the earth destroy from off the earth. That stuff is the material from which mythology is derived. The sons of God (Heb: powers) engaging in betrothed sex producing offspring cant possibly be beings from heaven because we clearly have the words of the one who is the author of the Bible: Yeshua, Iesous Jesus, or whatever other spelling of his name be your choosing. Is this one of those gyrations? Noah built the ark, filled it with pairs of every kind of animal, and prepared for the flood.. 7. Mesopotamian creation myths, Josephs relationship with Egyptian temple practices and 3 tales of Ur, the birthplace of Abraham. In Noah's day grace came in the shape of an Ark. It rained for 40 days, and the ground was flooded for over a year. In His grace, God commissioned Noah to build an ark to preserve himself and his family from the upcoming judgment by water (verse 14). Nobody responded. 7 He sent out a raven. Lets hope Ridley Scott can keep from killing his Exodus movie. So I agree with Jesus statement in Mark 12:25 and Matt. Sadly, regardless of theology or how it plays with source materials, either Biblical or extra-Biblical, turns out that its just a bad movie. I think that is the moral lesson of the rock giants in "Noah.". descent? This is an epic storyone that fascinates everyone. There was more than one tower and each major city-state had one of those ziggarat temples in ancient Mesopotamia, each with their own god, competing with one another for influence. What is wrong with simply taking the words of Christ at face value: Mark 12:25, Matt 22:30, no sex if you please, meaning no offspring. What does Noah's ark teach us? Local: 704-401-2432 By BGEA God caused it in order to destroy the wicked people, but he had Noah build an ark to preserve the good people and the animals. Lost Roman Army Camps Discovered in Jordan, Lavish New Kingdom Tomb Uncovered at Saqqara, https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-Chapter-6/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGL0sfKNR5w&list=PLV7Wy_Z8JeGiJfWIQkXTyDVTaCdfnxAqx, http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/pharaohs-mummy-reveals-murder-palace-intrigue/, http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20130901/did-languages-come-from-the-tower-of-babel/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miriamne-the-Magdala-First-in-the-Series-of-the-Yeshua-Miri-Novels/206903979347028, http://www.andrewcollins.com/page/articles/Gobekli_Tepe_interview.htm. Noah made the ARK in 40 days the rains/storm lasted for 40days.The Israelites walked through the desert for 40 days the Tower of BABEL was built in 40 days Jesus Christ fasted for 40days. It is beleived that the next attempt at plant domestication occured in the region of Gobleki Tepe, so perhaps this is the land of Nod (wandering) that Cain settled in, east of Eden (Genesis 4:16). God's plan is always best. He acceded to HEAVEN after 40 days. Billy Grahams 9/11 Message From Washington National Cathedral. Then said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of Lamech, and said to him: 2. Produced probably sometime during the second and first centuries B.C.E.,it is a collection of extravagant and unhistorical Jewish myths, evidently the product of exegetical elaborations on the brief Genesis reference to Enoch. In the Noah story, God asked him to construct the Ark because the flood was going to destroy every disbeliever on that area. CHAPTER VII. No convoluted numerology, no mysticism. When you fail to understand where the English word god came from, it is no wonder you get confused about the proper use of lower case versus upper case use of the letter g when referring to god powers in the Bible, and for that matter the case of proper anglicization for elohiym. Everything on land that needed to breath would die except for those on Noahs ark. I got the title wrong in my last post. Privacy Absolutely nothingas long as you understand that Noah is a fictional account of a biblical epicjust as Miriamne the MagdalaThe First Chapter in the Yeshua and Miri Novels is a fictional account of the Jesus personal relationship to Mary Magdalene during the so-called missing years. How did Noah build the ark? Paul D. - - , ; , . 11. Why did Noah build the ark? Give me that scripture. I have been studying the Bible in depth; with various translations and original languages, for nearly 30yrs. How did Noah build the ark? One of the best-preserved and most elaborate scenes comes from the site of Mopsuestia, Turkey, where dozens of animals surround an open chest with four legs (see image above). The Animals Went in Two by Two, According to Babylonian Ark Tablet. Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk (circa 2600 B.C.E. Paul says 8. The ark was finished. Noah built the ark because He believed that God really would bring the Flood and We know that the wind and the rain came for 40 days and nights, but it is likely that Noah and his family, along with all of the animals preserved on board, were on the ark for up to a year in length. Thought Id post this even though its fiction but there is a character in the film who defects from heaven and is like a fallen watcher so Im still keeping on subject. Rain began and lasted 40 days and 40 nights. I once read where Jerome wrote to a female parishoner that he wanted to see repentant tears in her hollow cheek, which to me is a red flag that these fallen angels or watchers were perhaps religious figures who conspired to make women subserviant. And all desirable trees shall be planted on it, and they shall plant vines on it: and the vine which they plant thereon shall yield wine in abundance, and as for all the seed which is sown thereon each measure (of it) shall bear a thousand, and each measure of olives shall yield ten presses of oil. In the book, Winter Tales by Mark Helprin (not Mark Halperin, the conservative spin doctor), from what I remember from 3 decades ago, begins with the parents who couldnt get through immigration at Ellis Island and place their infant like Moses in a miniature boat which was recieved by Native American Indians somewhere in the marshes of Jersey (apparently they were there in the late 19th century, according to this work of fiction).When he grew up he went to Manhattan and the first thing he did when he saw the painted ladies was perform the foot-stomping mating ritual with extended arms holding a flask of beer and raw fish which none responded to. The Book of Enoch is an apocryphal text. Fast forward to another generation of giants who built cities like Gilgamesh and like the pillar at Gobekli Tepe that represented a priest, Gilgamesh also officiated in ceremonial priestly garb and it was said that he was 2/3 god. God then gave Noah orders to build an enormous Ark that was some 1,400,000 cubic feet, shaped like a modern-day battleship, and big enough to house some 522 modern-day railroad boxcars. Hollywood doesnt follow book of genesis or enoch. And these are the names of their leaders: Smazz, their leader, Arkba, Rml, Kkabl, Tml, Rml, Dnl, zql, Barqjl, Asl, Armrs, Batrl, Annl, Zaql, Samspl, Satarl, Trl, Jmjl, Saril. Will Graham Devotion: Do Little White Lies Matter? The people prior to the flood event were much larger, the giants mentioned in the OT? That fact that the Gentiles had superior technology was adressed in the book of Watchers in which the watchers taught the people inventions that werent nesessarily beneficial if their aim was to corrupt by promoting vice. Point 1 Eve listened to the Magician/Snake who instilled in her, a thirst for forbidden knowledge. Enoch had a pre-flood ministry, he was the scribe of scrolls he passed onto to Noah. If all the translations in existence would simply revise their texts to comport with the oldest Codices concerning the diverse spellings associated with deity, a lot of confusion concerning proper usages of those terms would be set aside. Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame ignobly, While we typically imagine Noah building a ship to carry his family and animals, ancient biblical art depicts the ark as a simple wooden box with legs, as in this well-preserved mosaic floor found at the site of Mopsuestia in Turkey. Why Noah build the Ark in 40 days? Paul D. Good exegesis, Paul D., but this debate over Elohim with a small g (gods) and a large G (God) is becoming like that Saturday Night Live skit spoofing a commercial advertisement where two men are arguing over over a small can; Its shaving cream! Its whipped cream! Then Chevy Chase steps in and says, Its a shaving cream AND a whipped cream!
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