Church Hopping

So God gives Noah another command which is to gather seven pairs (except the uncleans) of every single kind of animal there is to bring on the ark. Oh and by the way, you have seven days. Once again we have no writing about Noah complaining about the impossibility of such a task. He just comes across as a man who has incredible faith that what God wants him to do can be accomplished, probably because God said it could be done. Of course maybe there were hours and hours of whining on Noah’s part, but it just got left out of Genesis 7.

This passage makes me wish that there was a little more detail about the whole experience on the ark. The logistics of accomplishing this task are unbelievable. He had to make sure to keep the lions away from the sheep and of course be careful what you put next to the elephants because what do you do when they start panicking. And how about the upkeep while on the ship? You have to feed every animal and clean up after them when they…you know. And then you have to remember that it was raining, which usually means storms, which means choppy water, and nowhere does it say that Noah was an experienced sailor.

I guess what we can get from this passage is either Noah and family were incredibly resourceful or the Lord truly does provide anything we need if we are faithful to carry out His will.