Genesis 6:1-9:29 [Water, Water every where!]

Now the bible is truly getting interesting. God begins to see the wicked ways of the people and knocks their life span down to 120 years! Then he moves on to the Nephilites. [EDIT] Apon my research the word Nephilim is derived from the Hebrew word "Nephal" meaning 'Giants'. The 'Sons of God' were men who were of the bloodline of Seth and were once believers. When they began taking wives in of Cain's bloodline they became corrupt because the woman were none believers. [EDIT]

Any way, moving onto the more exciting part of the bible.

Genesis 6:5-6
[5]The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil at the time. [6] The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth , and his heart was filled with pain.

This is when God decided it was time to wipe Man off the face of the planet. He was completely heart broken that he had even created them. I'd imagine his thoughts were like that of a parent's, 'I created you and this is how you act?'. Even though God did plan to wipe man off the face of the planet he favored one man in particular, Noah. Noah truly walked with God so God came to Noah and told him his plan. He then told him to build an ark. In Genesis 6:15 God gives very specific orders on how to build said ark and Noah obeys. God then creates a covenant with Noah that after the ark is built he may bring his wife, three sons and two of every animal, male and female, onto the ark with him. Noah does exactly what he is told.

Genesis 7:1-4
[1] The Lord said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. [2] Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, male and it's mate, [3] and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive through out the world. [4] Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made."

Did anyone else notice the numbers? I did a little personal research to find out that seven in Hebrew was Shevah meaning to be full or satisfied or to have enough of. Remember in the beginning when God rested on the seventh day? And as we read further we'll see more of the number seven. The number forty also seems to pop up a lot in the bible. Not only here but later with the children of Israel and even during the time of fasting. The pattern seems to be a period of testing on the Lords end of it.

Then we move on. Noah listened. According to the bible at this point he was 600 years old when he entered the ark.

Genesis 7:10 
And after seven days the floodwaters came on Earth.

Now the funny thing is for those who take the bible literally, like me, you would believe that Dinosaurs were on this ark with Noah and his family as well. The floodwaters would kill all the animals that did not make it on the ark and cause for a quick burial, preserving the animals as what we now know as fossils. Perhaps scientists don't need to do all that carbon dating and crazy research but rather take a look in Genesis for their answers.

Let's continue. According to the bible the waters flooded for 150 days, but God remembered Noah and sent a great wind to recede the waters. Noah then sent out a Raven who flew back and forth until the waters dried up. He then sent out a dove and they did not leave the ark until the dove did not come back and Noah knew the waters had fully receded from the Earth. By then Noah was 601 years old!

Noah had then built an alter for the lord and sacrificed burnt offerings to him.

Genesis 8:21
The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done."

Genesis 9:15
"I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters flood become a flood to destroy all life"

Then we move onto the sons of Noah. This part starts to confuse me as well and perhaps you ladies can help. According to Genesis 9:18-29 Noah makes a vineyard and drinks the wine from it and becomes drunk. He lays naked in his tent and his two sons, Shem and Japheth covered him with a garment. Then it continues to say that Moses wakes up and says, "Cursed be Canaan". I don't understand this. Was this because Ham did not turn away to his father's nakedness?