Conclusions
- There is physical and other evidence that a global flood has occurred about 5,000 years ago
- It is feasible that a boat to carry about 16,000 animals of all genera could have been built, having adequate room for food and water, with the animals cared for by eight people
- There are reasonable explanations for how the repopulation of the earth to produce what we see today might have taken place
- God was involved, but continuous miracles were not necessary!
Notes:
Remember the following to have an accurate picture of Noah's ark:
- Only animals from each genus, not every species, were taken.
- Noah and his sons (and their wives) were smart people.
- They had a lot of time to plan and prepare. This allowed for the creation of a menagerie, the design of enclosures to be labor-saving, and the choice of foodstuffs to be compact. They may have hired people to do some of this work.
- The ark was not a boat. It was a housing that only needed to FLOAT for one year.
- The ark was not a zoo. The animals only needed to SURVIVE for one year.
- God definitely helped, but we should not think that continuous miracles were necessary for the completion of a successful voyage. God normally operates through natural means.
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