In this passage (Luke 17: 26-37.) Jesus shares a story with his disciples. In his story he talks about two different events from the old testament, Noah's Ark with the world ending with a massive flood, and Lot leaving Sodom, with him turning back to see his wife turn into salt. These two have a few common ideas, they both start with God or any other holy figure warning them that they were going to destroy the place, in Noah's case the world & Lot ; the city of Sodom. The two main of two different stories both obey the command, and take their wives,children & livestock to a place where they can be safe, Noah building an ark and Lot leaving Sodom. In both stories, it ends with God destroying what they were supposed to run away from, but with Noah, God makes a covenant to not destroy the world once again. …show more content…
We know that we have done bad deeds, yet we continue to do them, thus we are living in the past. We, should be focusing in the present- thinking about our actions before we do them, and know what is good and what is wrong. Yet, that doesn't mean we should be focusing in the future, if you can't live your present right? How can you live your future right. We shouldn't think too far back because, we'll return to evil, yet we shouldn't look too far in the front because, we're thinking
Furthermore, the history of the covenants is gone into in more depth. He continues with the story of Cain giving into the deadly sin of envy on his way to kill his own brother. God declared that Noah is also a major covenant and that
In Chapter 7, we see that God’s word is true. He upholds his judgment and the great flood begins.(7:6) Here the all-powerful destroyer is portrayed, for all earthly life is eliminated except that inside the Ark. God’s word is also true in His remembrance of the covenant formed with Noah, by stopping the flood.(8:1)
Many cultures have stories of a great flood, and probably the best known story is of Noah's Ark. The next most notable is the Sumerian story of Ut-Napishtim found in the Epic of Gilgamesh. In the ancient Babylonian depiction of the flood story, the god Enlil creates a flood to destroy a noisy mankind that is disturbing his sleep. Gilgamesh is told by another god, Ea, to build an ark (Monack 1). The Epic of Gilgamesh has broadly the same structure and plot as Noah's Ark, suggesting the possibility that the Biblical account has drawn influence from the archaeologically older Sumerian depiction. University professor Alexander Heidel concludes that these accounts are undeniably
Comparing the Great Flood in Epic of Gilgamesh and the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark
In both Gilgamesh and Noah and the Flood, man’s wickedness leads to death, destruction, and rebirth all caused by billions of gallons of water sweeping the earth’s surface. The flood in both stories destroys most of mankind. The floods represent rebirth and a new beginning for mankind, as well as the gods and God’s wrath. In Gilgamesh the gods decide to destroy mankind by flooding the earth for six days and nights. Utnapishtim is chosen to build a boat in order to restart mankind after the flood. In the Bible God also decides to flood the earth due to the increase in wickedness. God chooses Noah to build an ark and store seven pairs of every clean animal and two of every other kind of animal on it
God also told Noah about the plan for the flood, and what he was to do with the ark. Noah, his wife, his sons, and his sons wives would all be on the ark an spared from the destruction the flood would cause. Along with his family, God wanted Noah to bring two of all living creatures, one male, and one female. Brining a male and a female of each kind of creature would allow them to reproduce and repopulate their species. The last thing God commanded Noah to do was to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and stored for his family and the creatures.
Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.” 22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” This was God’s command to Noah, unlike Utnapishtim who was told the secret of the flood by one of the gods.
At the time of this story God saw how the thoughts of mankind were evil and he decided to destroy what he had created with a great flood intending to drown the earth. He chose Noah and his family to build an ark big enough to contain two of every animal to repopulate the earth. The world was flooded for a hundred and fifty days until the water subsided back into land.
God said to Noah, “And I behold, I establish my covenant with you and with your seed after you; and with every living creature with you. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there anymore be a flood to destroy the earth.” That’s when God made an everlasting covenant between himself and every living creature of all flesh on earth. Even though, in the story of Gilgamesh, the Gods decided that it was wrong to punish mankind, they still did not make a covenant with man. Instead of making a pact with humans they granted immorality to Utnapishtim and his wife. In both stories they settled the flood in different ways separating the stories.
God cast Adam and Eve out of garden. The Flood: * God cause rain for first time. * Noah, only good human on earth. * Noah and 3 sons build Ark. *
Genesis 7 describes the deluge that covered the Earth. In Genesis 8, the flooding stops, Noah gives a burnt offering to the Lord and the
I believe that it is important to live in the present because whatever happened in that past is history. I'm not saying to let go the past but to learn from it, the mistakes you've made and the joy you've brought to others. Don't try to run away from it because it will only come back. The present is here and now. Enjoy the moment like it's your last, because sometimes you won’t get a second chance. Aside from now, always set goals and try to the best of your abilities to achieve them. The future is near yet far away so live in the present to the fullest, learn from the past, and look forward to the future.
Someone once wrote “The Lord saw how great was man’s wickedness on earth, and how every plan devised by his mind was nothing but evil all the time”(Noah and the flood pg.171). “ The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reason of the babel” (the Epic of Gilgamesh pg.147). Both stories from two different cultures but despite the differences in the heroes, their gods, and the flood stories in “Noah and the Flood” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” both of these stories appear to refer to the same historical event the great flood.
Christianity and Islam are to very closely related religions, and they share the same origins, and some of the same history. The Koran and the Old Testament of the Bible are very closely related, in that many of the stories share the same points and characters. One of the overlapping stories is the story of the Flood. Although the main point or objective of the story is the same the means that each book gets there by is very different. Although in both Koran and in the Bible, Noah is the messenger to God, he plays opposing roles in each of the stories. The outcome of both though is the same.
I think about the past probably as much as I think about the future. I think I would have agreed with the article more if it was about not dwelling on the past and think in the present and the future. To me that makes more sense to think about the present and the future rather than the past. The past holds me back more than the future does because at least I have an idea of what is going to happen and maybe I can change it but dwelling on the past that you cannot change is not going to help. I for one have been struggling with this for awhile, thinking about the past and thinking that I can still do something to change it and as much as I wish I could I cannot change what is already happened and no one can but you can change what is going to happen.