The Ark, A Type of Christ
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GOD'S DIRECTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARK
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Make it Out of Gopher Wood (Genesis 6:14)
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Gopher wood is only mentioned once in the Bible
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Noah was to go and cut down these trees in order to prepare the ark
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The trees were already provided on the third day of creation
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Make Rooms Inside (Genesis 6:14) - Noah was to make rooms inside of the Ark for whosoever would come into the ark
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Pitch it Within and Without (Genesis 6:14) - Pitch was a protecting agent that would seal the cracks and prevent the water from coming into the ark
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Length to be 300 Cubits (Genesis 6:15)
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Breadth to be 50 Cubits (Genesis 6:15)
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Height to be 30 Cubits (Genesis 6:15)
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A Window to be Placed in the Ark (Genesis 6:16) - There was to be a window placed in the ark probably in the top story
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A Door to be in the Side (Genesis 6:16) - A door was to be place in the side for all that would to be able to enter thereby
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The Ark is to Have 3 Stories (Genesis 6:16)
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THE WORK OF THE ARK
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The Ark was to Bare the Judgment of the Flood (Genesis 7:17-18)
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The Ark was to Preserve the People Inside
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The Ark was the Only Way to Survive the Coming Judgment
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OUR DELIVERANCE
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Gopher Wood- A Unique Tree (Mark 8:22-25; Mark 8:27-29)
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Noahs Family Cut Down the Trees (Acts 2:36; 1Peter 2:24)
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The Pitch Had to be Applied (Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 9:22-26; 1Peter 1:18-19)
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The Door Was Placed on the Side
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Probably on the first story
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Jesus Christ is the door of the sheep (John 10:7-9)
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The door to heaven was hung in the first heaven on Calvary
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The Wrath was Placed on the Ark (Genesis 7:17; John 12:32-33)
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The Ark Resurrected (Genesis 8:4; Matthew 28:1-6)
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Those Outside of the Ark Perished (Genesis 7:21-23)
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Only Those In Christ Lived (Genesis 7:23)
