Deluge, The

Sent as a punishment for the extreme wickedness of man — Ge 6:5-7,11-13,17.

Called the

Flood. — Ge 9:28.

Waters of Noah. — Isa 54:9.

Noah forewarned of — Ge 6:13; Heb 11:7.

Long-suffering of God exhibited in deferring — Ge 6:3; 1Pe 3:20.

The wicked warned of — 1Pe 3:19,20; 2Pe 2:5.

Noah, &c, saved from — Ge 6:18-22; 7:13,14.

Date of its commencement — Ge 7:11.

Came suddenly and unexpectedly — Mt 24:38,39.

Produced by

Forty days’ incessant rain. — Ge 7:4,12,17.

Opening up of the fountains of the great deep. — Ge 7:11.

Increased gradually — Ge 7:17,18.

Extreme height of — Ge 7:19,20.

Time of its increase and prevailing — Ge 7:24.

Causes of its abatement — Ge 8:1,2.

Decrease of gradual — Ge 8:3,5.

Date of its complete removal — Ge 8:13.

Complete destruction of whole earth effected by — Ge 7:23.

Entire face of the earth changed by — 2Pe 3:5,6.

Traditional notice of — Job 22:15-17.

That it shall never again occur

Promised. — Ge 8:21,22.

Confirmed by covenant. — Ge 9:9-11.

The rainbow a token. — Ge 9:12-17.

A pledge of God’s faithfulness. — Isa 54:9,10.

Illustrative

Of the destruction of sinners. — Ps 32:6; Isa 28:2,18.

Of baptism. — 1Pe 3:20,21.

(Unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ’s coming. — Mt 24:36-39; Lu 17:26,27-30.