Re: [asa] Loading the ark

Luther touches on this in his lectures on Genesis when he deals with the
question of how Noah managed to get wild animals like lions, tigers &
panthers (no dinosaurs!) onto the ark. His answer is simple. "Such animals
went into the ark miraculously. ... Undoubtedly he [Noah] had to exercise
his own human power, but this alone was insufficient. And the text implies
both conditions, for at first it says: "Thou shalt bring into the ark," and
then adds: "Two of every sort shall come unto thee." If they had not been
miraculously guided, they would not have come in by twos and sevens" [Gen.6,
parts of vv. 19 & 20]. (I'm quoting from the old Lenker edition of Luther's
works.)

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Campbell" <pleuronaia@gmail.com>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:37 PM
Subject: [asa] Loading the ark

> Although all the children's versions I encounter have God sending the
> animals to the ark, reading Genesis I only see commands for Noah to
> round them up. Does anyone know the source of the idea of God sending
> the animals to Noah?
>
> --
> Dr. David Campbell
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> University of Alabama
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