Topical Bible: The Deluge: Date of Its Complete Removal

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The Deluge, commonly referred to as the Great Flood, is a pivotal event in biblical history, described in the Book of Genesis. According to the biblical narrative, the Flood was a divine judgment upon the earth due to the pervasive wickedness of humanity. Noah, a righteous man, was instructed by God to build an ark to preserve his family and pairs of every living creature.

Biblical Chronology of the Flood

The account of the Deluge is detailed in Genesis chapters 6 through 9. The timeline of the Flood is meticulously recorded, providing insight into the duration and cessation of the waters.

1. Beginning of the Flood: The Flood began in the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month (Genesis 7:11). "On that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened."

2. Duration of the Rain: The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights (Genesis 7:12).

3. Prevailing of the Waters: The waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days (Genesis 7:24), covering even the highest mountains.

4. Recession of the Waters: God remembered Noah and caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to recede. The ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat on the seventeenth day of the seventh month (Genesis 8:1-4).

5. Visible Drying of the Earth: By the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible (Genesis 8:5).

6. Complete Drying of the Earth: The waters continued to recede, and by the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the surface of the ground was dry (Genesis 8:13).

7. Removal of the Waters: Finally, by the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was completely dry (Genesis 8:14). At this point, God commanded Noah to leave the ark with his family and the animals (Genesis 8:15-17).

Significance of the Timeline

The detailed chronology of the Flood underscores the precision and orderliness of God's actions. The complete removal of the waters marks a new beginning for humanity and the earth. The covenant established by God with Noah, symbolized by the rainbow, serves as a divine promise that never again will a flood destroy all life on earth (Genesis 9:11-17).

The Deluge narrative, with its specific dates and events, is a testament to the historical and theological significance of God's judgment and mercy. The account serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the hope of redemption through divine grace.

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Genesis 8:13
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
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The Second Epistle of St. Peter
... tradition (preserved in Irenaeus) about the date of the ... as having been destroyed
at the deluge; the tale ... 13), whereas the book of Enoch confined its outlook to ...
/.../moffat/the general epistles james peter and judas/the second epistle of st.htm

Funeral Oration on the Great S. Basil, Bishop of C??sarea in ...
... in June, ad381, and Tillemont places the date of this ... words, their quarry lay before
them, with food come of its own accord, a complete banquet prepared ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xliii funeral oration on.htm

Faustus is Willing to Admit that Christ May have Said that He came ...
... to these, speaks only of commandments which date from the ... family of Noah was saved
from the deluge, says, "So ... it can be said that Christ supplied its defect by ...
/.../faustus is willing to admit.htm

Abraham, his Trial in Egypt; his Humility
... Edification, includes removal of unsound parts, [520]382. ... 296; Paul's mode of dealing
with him and its reasons, [884 ... Indians, early date of their Church, [886]32 ...
/.../abraham his trial in egypt.htm

The Immaculate Conception
... otherwise it might perhaps have become a destroying deluge. ... 6th and 12th, without
giving the exact date. ... holy prophet, and we await its fulfillment"' ( Epiphan ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/ii the immaculate conception.htm

Answer to Eunomius' Second Book .
... do not feel,"tell me who is there that understands this only half-complete operation
of ... If, then, the creation is of later date than its Creator, and ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/answer to eunomius second book.htm

The Temples and the Gods of Chaldaea
... He had saved Shamashnapishtirn from the Deluge; every day he freed ... The date of this
representation is uncertain. ... it that we are able to understand its plan and ...
/.../chapter iithe temples and the.htm

The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt
... of alluvial soil supports rows of date-palms intermingled ... down to us incomplete,
and its remains do ... the period immediately subsequent to the Deluge, mention of ...
/.../chapter ithe first chaldaean empire.htm