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Post by Theophilus on Apr 12, 2023 8:40:06 GMT -8
I read this today: Follow the Arkgiving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, move out from your positions and follow them. Joshua 3:3 And it made me think about Noah's Ark and if there are any similarities. God definitely used Noah's Ark to save a remnant of mankind from genocide. Do either of these arks or perhaps both of them have anything in common with Jesus? Like the Ark of the Covenant, we are told follow Jesus. Is Jesus our Ark? I Would appreciate any thoughts on this. |
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Post by Bronson on Apr 12, 2023 9:09:24 GMT -8
I find your OP very interesting Theophilus, But I've actually never given this any thought. One thing's for sure since it's in the Bible there must be something for us to learn from it. So I did a quick study and came up with this from Kurt Strassner, Opening up Genesis
The account of Noah’s finding favor with God is a beautiful foreshadowing of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel says that man is still as sinful as he ever was—“there is none righteous, not even one” (Rom. 3:10). The gospel says that, one day, God is going to destroy all flesh again—this time by fire (2 Peter 3:10). But the gospel also says that, just as he did in the days of Noah, God has provided us with a way of escape—an ark—in the person of Jesus Christ. In Jesus—who lived a sinless life, died in our place, and rose on the third day—we, like Noah, may find “favor in the eyes of the Lord.”
Yes, as detailed as was God’s plan for Noah’s ark—the wood, the pitch, the dimensions, the windows and doors (6:14–21)—he laid down the plans for the thirty-three-year life of his Son with much more care! In his premeditated mercy, God planned out every detail of the life of Jesus so as to provide us with a perfect Savior, with an ark that will not sink! And “whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed” (Rom. 10:11)!
So we close this chapter with another reminder to climb on board the ark. God has fixed his day of judgment. The sands of time are sinking. The day of judgment draws ever closer. And in that day, God will not relent of his fury. But while he tarries, we live, like Noah, in an age of “favor.” We live under the offer of complete rescue from the wrath to come. So let us heed God’s warning before the rains come. While Noah preached to his contemporaries (2 Peter 2:5), they had opportunity to climb aboard the ark and be saved. But they missed the opportunity of grace. Let us be sure not to imitate them. Let us rather imitate Noah in trusting God and doing “according to all that God had commanded him” (6:22). Let us climb aboard the security and safety of Jesus Christ, our ark!1
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