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Genesis 6:13-22

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13God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth. 14Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch. 15This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels. 17I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die. 18But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive. 21Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.” 22Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.

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Summary

God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Judgment and rescue meet as God preserves a remnant by grace.

Interpretation

In Genesis 6:13-22, God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them The narrator wants us to see God’s ways in real human history. Listen to the text: “God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth. Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and…”

The flood pairs grief over human violence with grace that preserves Noah’s household. Judgment is real; so is obedient faith that builds and enters what God commands. Remnant mercy keeps the story alive.

Wickedness fills the earth; God grieves, yet Noah finds favor, walks with God, and receives the command to build the ark. In the primeval chapters, Genesis explains the world we know—good creation, deep fall, spreading sin, and preserving grace. This passage belongs in that movement: Genesis 6:13-22 is not an isolated anecdote but a step in God’s unfolding purpose. Read Genesis as Christian Scripture: creation, fall, and promise find their yes in Jesus Christ, the Seed and true Image.

A pastoral word for today: Obey the next hard thing God has made clear, trusting Him with outcomes you cannot manage.

Hold honesty and hope together. Genesis never flatters its heroes, yet never abandons the promise. That combination is good news for imperfect households learning to follow the God of Abraham. Keep Genesis 6:13-22 inside that larger mercy.

As you sit with Genesis 6:13-22, ask what it shows you about the God who creates, calls, and keeps covenant. Genesis is not mere ancient family lore; it is living Scripture that forms faith, repentance, and hope. Let the text steady your trust in the LORD’s faithful character.

Context

Chapter 6 in Genesis: Wickedness fills the earth; God grieves, yet Noah finds favor, walks with God, and receives the command to build the ark.

Primeval history movement (Genesis 1–11): creation, fall, flood, nations, and Babel before the call of Abram.

Audience

People reckoning with judgment, grace, and costly obedience

Themes

  • Flood
  • Judgment
  • Remnant
  • Obedience

Keywords

Noah · filled · violence · through · Behold · destroy · Make · gopher