Genesis 7:11
The first thing one notices here is that the water didn't
just come from the rain. It came from the fountains of the deep as well.
This shows us several important facts.
First, this isn't the only verse in the Bible to talk about
springs in the oceans. Job 38:16 does as well. Scientists didn't know
this until very recently, millennia after Genesis was written. Earth
scientists can learn much from the Bible, and those who trust it will
always find it truthful. The Bible doesn't tell us everything about
science, but where it does it is always accurate.
Even with the rain falling 40 days and nights, and the
water coming from the springs, the flood covered the world partly
because it was less mountainous than it is now. Again, scientists say
that Mount Everest for instance is rising even today - of course not
counting the tragic earthquake in Nepal which also knocked a few inches off the top of Mount Everest, it was so strong. Tectonic plate
activity could easily have caused the land to push up the mountains.
And, other things came into play as well. For instance, it
is quite possible that those large craters some say came from large
meteors crashing into Earth could have caused some of those springs to
erupt and sent much water cascading over a large part of the land.
Hence, we can see that the flood is historically accurate.
Answersingenesis.org has many good features and books and articles on
things such as the Grand Canyon, and how all of the water coming in
rapid succession could have caused yet to form.
Another fact we see is a spiritual application. Yes God
judge from above, but sin comes from below. Sin will always lead to
destruction, it's just that it doesn't always come right away. But most
importantly God always provides a way of escape and forgiveness. We
can't escape every consequence of sin, but we can be forgiven and God
can cleanse us from every sin. &, he will when we trust Jesus
Christ, God in the flesh, to forgive us of our sins by calling on him by
faith and confessing and forsaken our sin. By trusting in Jesus Christ
as personal Savior, we can be sure he will cleanse us and make us new on
the inside.
