“Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.”
Almost every preacher and teacher wrongly tell their listeners that the animals went into the Ark two by two. Is this a minor error, not to be worried about? As I have asked in the past: “How many errors can we allow?” Got the answer?
The answer is “none!” NO error is acceptable!
Do you think this is archaic, or tyrannical? Put it this way – is everything said by God holy and to be followed? Or, may we allow some of His word to be taught wrongly or badly or sinfully? The response should be obvious – NO error is acceptable.
God is either the supreme and only God, or He is as superficial as all the false gods worshipped by pagans. We either teach what God says, or we add or take away, weakening His commands and making Him equal to false gods.
The clean beasts went in by sevens. Only the unclean went into the Ark in twos. It is likely that the reason for this is that the clean animals were not only to procreate after the Flood, but they would also provide Noah’s family with acceptable meat.
Thus, this small but important piece of information also tells us that observance of ceremonies, rites and sacrifices were known even in Noah’s time and before it.
So, how do you see this command by God? Is it irrelevant? Can anything said by God, whether a statement or a direct command, ever be irrelevant? Can God utter words of no real consequence, or is every digit and letter significant and to be obeyed?
It is my own view that EVERY word of God, from the beginning of the Bible to the final verse, is not just vital but to be obeyed and given meaning in our own modern lives.
If we do not see it this way, we reduce God to a mere philosopher!
© 18 July 2024
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Bible Theology Ministries
Swansea
Wales
United Kingdom