Genesis 7:1-16 (NKJV)

[1] Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. [2] You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; [3] also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. [4] For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” [5] And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. [6] Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.

[7] So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. [8] Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, [9] two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. [10] And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. [11] In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. [12] And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

[13] On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark— [14] they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. [15] And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. [16] So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

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🎯 Warm-Up Question

What’s a time you had to enter or finish something before a deadline (a gate closing, boarding time, online form cutoff)? How did that urgency affect your choices?

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🔍 Exploring the Passage

1. What specific command did God give Noah in verses 1-4, and how long did Noah have to prepare?
2. How did Noah respond to God’s instructions, and who went into the ark with him? (verses 5-9)
3. According to the text, who finally shuts the door of the ark (verse 16)?

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💬 Discussion Questions

1. God gave Noah clear warning and time to respond (verses 4,10). How does God’s advance warning show His love rather than just His judgment?
2. Noah obeyed even when others likely doubted (verses 5,7). What might obedience look like for you today when God’s ways don’t match popular opinion?
3. “The LORD shut him in” (verse 16)—what does this say about God’s desire to save and protect? How does this point us to trusting Jesus as our “ark” of safety (cf. John 10:9; 1 Pet 3:20–21)?

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🗝 Main Takeaway

Just as God provided Noah with a place of safety through the ark before judgment came upon the earth, God still provides salvation and protection for those who trust and obey Him today. The ark represents God’s grace—His provision of safety not because people deserved it, but because of His mercy. Noah’s complete obedience to God’s specific instructions shows us that true security comes through faithful response to God’s word, even when it doesn’t make sense to others around us.

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📘 Commentary

• “I have seen that you are righteous” – God’s invitation to safety was based on Noah’s relationship with Him. Righteousness before God comes through faith and obedience, making us right with Him.

• “Come into the ark” – God’s tender invitation shows He was already in the place of safety, waiting for Noah and his family. Jesus similarly invites us to come to Him for salvation and protection from spiritual judgment.

• “Seven more days” – God’s patience and specific timing reveal His mercy. Even in judgment, God provides clear warning and adequate time for preparation, demonstrating that He desires people to be saved.

• “Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded” – Complete obedience to God’s word brings complete protection. Partial obedience would still mean destruction, but Noah’s full compliance secured total salvation for his household.

• “The Lord shut him in” – God personally secured Noah’s safety by closing the ark door. This shows that our ultimate security rests not in our ability to save ourselves, but in God’s faithful protection of those who trust Him.

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Ang Pinto ng Kaligtasan

Genesis 7:1–16 (Tag-lish, mula sa NKJV text na isinalin sa simpleng wika)

[1] Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Noe, “Pasok na kayo sa arko—ikaw at buong pamilya mo—dahil nakita Kong matuwid ka sa harap Ko sa henerasyong ito.[2] Magdala ka ng tig-pito sa bawat malinis na hayop, lalaki at ang kapareha nitong babae; at tig-dalawa sa mga hayop na di-malinis, lalaki at babae.[3] Ganoon din, tig-pito sa mga ibon sa himpapawid, lalaki at babae, para manatili ang kanilang lahi sa balat ng buong lupa.[4] Pagkalipas ng pitong araw, pauulanan Ko ang lupa nang apatnapung araw at apatnapung gabi, at lilipulin Ko mula sa balat ng lupa ang lahat ng nabubuhay na nilikha Ko.”[5] At ginawa ni Noe ang lahat ng iniutos ng Panginoon.[6] Anim na raang taon na si Noe nang dumating ang baha sa lupa.

[7] Kaya pumasok sa arko si Noe kasama ang kanyang mga anak, ang asawa niya, at ang mga asawa ng kanyang mga anak, dahil sa tubig ng baha.[8] Sa mga malilinis at di-malilinis na hayop, sa mga ibon, at sa lahat ng gumagapang sa lupa,[9] dalawa-dalawa silang pumasok sa arko kay Noe—lalaki at babae—ayon sa iniutos ng Diyos kay Noe.[10] At pagkalipas ng pitong araw, dumating ang tubig-baha sa lupa.[11] Sa ika-animnaraang taon ng buhay ni Noe, ikalawang buwan, ikalabing-pitong araw ng buwan, nang araw na iyon, bumuka ang lahat ng bukal ng malalim na dagat at nabuksan ang mga bintana ng langit.[12] At umulan sa lupa nang apatnapung araw at apatnapung gabi.

[13] Sa mismong araw na iyon, pumasok sa arko si Noe at ang mga anak niyang sina Sem, Ham, at Jafet; si misis ni Noe; at ang tatlong asawa ng kanyang mga anak.[14] Sila, kasama ang bawat hayop ayon sa uri nito, lahat ng alagang hayop ayon sa uri nito, bawat gumagapang sa lupa ayon sa uri nito, at lahat ng ibon ayon sa uri nito—lahat ng uri ng ibon.[15] Lahat ng may hininga ng buhay ay pumasok sa arko kay Noe, dalawa-dalawa.[16] At ang lahat ng pumasok—lalaki at babae sa bawat uri—ay pumasok ayon sa utos ng Diyos; at ang Panginoon mismo ang nagsara sa kanya sa loob.

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🎯 Warm-Up Question

May pagkakataon ba kayo na kailangan ninyong pumasok o taposin ang isang bagay bago mag-deadline (tulad ng pagsara ng gate, boarding time, o cut-off ng online form)? Paano nakaapekto sa inyo yung urgency na yun sa mga decisions ninyo?

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🔍 Exploring the Passage

1. Anong specific na command ang binigay ng Diyos kay Noah sa verses 1-4, at ilang araw ang binigay sa kanya para mag-prepare?
2. Paano tumugon si Noah sa mga instruction ng Diyos, at sino-sino ang sumama sa kanya sa ark? (verses 5-9)
3. Ayon sa text, sino ang nag-close ng pintuan ng ark? (verse 16)

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💬 Discussion Questions

1. Binigyan ng Diyos si Noah ng clear warning at time para mag-respond (verses 4,10). Paano nagpapakita ang advance warning ng Diyos ng Kanyang love at hindi lang judgment?
2. Sumunod si Noah kahit na maraming tao siguro ang nag-doubt sa kanya (verses 5,7). Paano kaya makikita ang obedience sa ating panahon ngayon kapag ang ways ng Diyos ay hindi tugma sa popular opinion ng mga tao?
3. “Ang LORD ang nagsara sa kanya” (verse 16)—ano ang sinasabi nito tungkol sa desire ng Diyos na mag-save at mag-protect? Paano tayo tinuturo nito na magtiwala kay Jesus bilang ating “ark” ng safety? (tingnan: John 10:9; 1 Peter 3:20-21)

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🗝 Main Takeaway

Kung paano binigyan ng Diyos si Noah ng place of safety sa pamamagitan ng ark bago dumating ang judgment sa mundo, ganun din—nagbibigay pa rin ang Diyos ng salvation at protection sa mga nagtitiwala at sumusunod sa Kanya ngayon. Ang ark ay kumakatawan sa grace ng Diyos—ang Kanyang provision ng safety hindi dahil deserve natin, kundi dahil sa Kanyang mercy. Ang complete obedience ni Noah sa specific instructions ng Diyos ay nagpapakita sa atin na ang tunay na security ay nanggagaling sa faithful response natin sa word ng Diyos, kahit pa hindi ito make sense sa mga taong nakapaligid sa atin.

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📘 Commentary

• “Nakita Ko na ikaw ay righteous” – Ang invitation ng Diyos sa safety ay based sa relationship ni Noah sa Kanya. Ang righteousness sa harap ng Diyos ay nanggagaling sa faith at obedience, na ginagawa tayong tama sa Kanya.
• “Pumasok kayo sa ark” – Ang tender invitation ng Diyos ay nagpapakita na nasa place of safety na Siya, naghihintay kay Noah at sa family niya. Ganyan din si Jesus—ini-invite niya tayo na lumapit sa Kanya para sa salvation at protection mula sa spiritual judgment.
• “Pitong araw pa” – Ang patience at specific timing ng Diyos ay nagre-reveal ng Kanyang mercy. Kahit sa judgment, nagbibigay ang Diyos ng clear warning at sapat na time para sa preparation, na nagpapakita na gusto Niyang ma-save ang mga tao.
• “Ginawa ni Noah ang lahat ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon” – Ang complete obedience sa word ng Diyos ay nagdudulot ng complete protection. Ang partial obedience ay ibig sabihin pa rin ng destruction, pero ang full compliance ni Noah ay nag-secure ng total salvation para sa kanyang household.
• “Ang Panginoon ang nagsara sa kanya” – Personally ni-secure ng Diyos ang safety ni Noah sa pamamagitan ng pagsara sa ark door. Nagpapakita ito na ang ultimate security natin ay hindi nakabase sa ability nating i-save ang sarili natin, kundi sa faithful protection ng Diyos sa mga nagtitiwala sa Kanya.

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