Genesis 6 transitions from genealogy to the state of the world. Mankind is corrupt, and in the entire world, only Noah is found to be righteous before God. God is grieved over man's wickedness, and He gives man a set amount of time to turn back to Him before judgement in the form of a flood. God selects one man, the only righteous man in the world, to be the new start of the human race. In a sense, God is recreating. Sin is not being destroyed, but we are starting with a righteous man.
This righteous man is tasked with saving life on earth. He is taking pairs of every animal so that the animal life can continue. He is taking his three sons and their wives so that human life can repopulate the earth. God gives specific instructions for how salvation is going to be granted from the flood, an ark made of gopher wood, with specific dimensions, decks, and openings.
God's patience with sin will reach it's limit, and it will be dealt with. Only the righteous will be saved, but that salvation comes from God, and He is very specific in how salvation is attained. God is grieved by sin. God is just towards sinners and the righteous. God is specific about salvation. That is what Genesis 6 tells us about God.
Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11
TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!
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