Genesis 8 Revisited Notes

 Genesis 8 Revisited Notes

Similar to Genesis 1's creation account, we see God's spirit or breath blown upon the chaotic waters. The flood rains have stopped 150 days later. The ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. In Hebrew, the word “curse” is the word arar. In Genesis 3, this word is used by God when He curses the serpent, saying, “Cursed are you...” Notice, the first three letters of Ararat (ארר) are the same three letters that spell arar, “curse” (ארר). By simply adding the letter tet (ט) at the end of the word, we come to spell Ararat, as in Mount Ararat. The ark resting on Ararat symbolized Christ stepping on the head of the serpent. Even the letter tet looks like a snake. See picture below.


After the forty days, Noah sends out a raven-unclean animal and then a dove-clean animal. The raven flew back and forth, but didn't return. The dove came back to the ark because the floodwaters still covered the land. The dove is sent out again. This time it comes back with a symbol of hope-the olive leaf. It is also a symbol that represents the Holy Spirit. Seven days later, the dove was sent out one last time and didn't return because it found land.


Noah removes the ark's covering. Some theories claim that this covering was a kind of cloak of authority. It is presumed that this was the original covering that God provided to Adam when he was exiled from the garden. However, that's only speculation. God then instructs Noah and his family to leave the ark as well as the animals. They are given the dominion mandate to be fruitful and multiply. In response, Noah builds an altar in order to sacrifice the clean animals in Thanksgiving. God makes the promise to never curse the land and flood the entire regional area again. The land was cursed because Adam and Cain's respective sins. Their efforts to build their own garden of Eden was futile. There was nothing they can do to bring forth a vineyard. They could not enjoy the fruits of their labor. It is possible that the land had to be worked twice as hard just to produce low quality fruit in small numbers. As a result, the soil hardened and became barren/dead. Now, the flood waters has revived/resurrected the dead land.

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