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Genesis 7:7-10
"7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth."

Our world was ruled by VIOLENCE and CORRUPTION. A world like that is very dangerous and scary. Fear and loathing rules the hearts of people. No one can be trusted. The weak and vulnerable are preyed upon. The wicked and ruthless thrive. It's the kind of place we might describe as dystopian; extremely bad, characterized by deprivation, oppression, and terror. The world was such a VERY bad place that God was "GRIEVED" that He had made man! 

In today's verses we read about the GREAT FLOOD waters rising up to wipe clean the wickedness that was everywhere. "...the waters of the flood were upon the earth." Noah was a just man and his family had FAITH and HOPE! They ALL had to FOLLOW GOD'S instructions on building the Ark and rescuing the animals! GOD said "THOU SHALT" and they did. They loaded the ark; "There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the MALE and the FEMALE, as God had COMMANDED Noah." It rained for forty days and forty nights! The flood waters rose floating the Ark. Starting their high seas journey that would last for a full year! If Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives did not follow GOD'S instructions, or "commands," there would be no life on earth after the Great Flood!!! GOD really loves them and saves them from the wickedness of the world and the dangerous flood waters! 

Please read a brief article about DNA evidence that we are all related to Noah's family...
https://www.icr.org/article/dna-trends-confirm-noahs-family

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