THE GENESIS FLOOD
This simple explanation of Noah’s flood is filled with very helpful facts for kids young and old. This monkey finds it puzzling as to why humans should be so reluctant to accept the Bible as being history. Be sure to subscribe to Creation Magazine and keep your self informed about such matters: https://creation.com/magazines To read the Jonathan Sarfati’s biography click on his name at the beginning of his article. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley The Genesis Flood for kids: The flood peaks by Jonathan Sarfati Published in Creation 46(2):32–35, 2024 In the previous articles, we learned more about the globe-covering Flood taught in Genesis 6–8. It started in the oceans, then rose to cover the land. As it did so, all people, birds, livestock, and wild animals died—except those on the Ark. Vast numbers were buried in rock layers that spanned continents. Layer upon layer was laid down very quickly. All bad things come to an end Fortunately, even such a Flood doesn’t last forever. But it still lasted far longer than any local flood. Genesis 7:17–24 informs us that the Flood “prevailed” for 150 days. After that, the Ark rested on the mountains of Ararat, and the water started going down. But it took more than half a year before the Flood left the land so Noah and everyone else could leave the Ark. How high did the Flood reach? At the peak, the Flood covered the highest mountains to 15 cubits deep (about 7 metres or 22.5 feet). The Ark was safe because it sank only about ten cubits into the water—a third of its height. But how could water cover the highest mountains? The highest mountain today is Mt Everest—its summit (highest point) is 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) above sea level. The answer is: Mt Everest didn’t exist at the beginning of the Flood. Rather, the highest mountains were pushed up towards…