30 Jun, 2009
Man Builds Scaled Replica of Noah's Ark
Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opened In SCHAGEN, Netherlands . The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was opened the first crowd of curious townsfolk to behold the wonder. Of course, it's only a replica of the biblical Ark , built by Dutch Creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house. Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold. A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine. Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been.
Visitors on the first day were stunned. 'It's past comprehension', said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her husband while on vacation when they saw the ark looming over the local landscape.
'I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat would have been so big.' There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and his ark. Huibers, a Christian man, said he hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands , where church going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years.
Now that I am old and gray...give me the time to tell this new generation (and their children too) about all your mighty miracles. Psalm 71:18
Here is a link on the story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6604879.stm
This is the account of Noah.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. (Genesis 6:9)
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress [c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. [d] Make a roof for it and finish [e] the ark to within 18 inches [f] of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them."
Noah did everything just as God commanded him. (Genesis 6:11-22)
What does today's story & God's Story Scripture teach us about God's Story being true?
The story of Noah is one lots of people know and probably learned when they were little. Sometimes, God’s Story is hard to believe. It may seem like a collection of good stories, but ones that can’t possibly be true. How could you build a boat big enough? How could all those animals live on it together? How could Noah and his family survive when no one else on earth did? The truth is every piece of God’s Story (The Bible) is true and really quite interesting to read. The man who built this replica of Noah’s Ark to the exact measurements as found in the Bible, brought this very old story to life in front of people who had never heard or never really believed that the Bible could be true. He made a very clear connection for people to see God’s Story in real life.
How can we conncet today's story, & God's Story Scripture to our own story?
What about you? Do you really believe that the Word of God, His Story, is true? Do you know God’s Story very well? Are you making connections for people between God’s Story and their everyday lives?
Try spending 15 minutes everyday for the next week reading God’s Story. Start in Genesis (the first book of the Bible) and learn (or re-learn) some of the stories of the Bible. You will be amazed at how fascinating the Bible is and how God used ordinary people (like Noah) to unfold his plan for our lives.
How can we conncect today's story, God's Story Scripture, & our story to our friend's?
Show these pictures of the replica of Noah’s ark to some of your friends who don’t know Jesus. Tell them the story of Noah and see what they think. Do they believe the Bible is true? Does seeing these pictures help them imagine the true Noah story better? Tell them about some other cool stories you have read in the Bible and see what they think. Great discussions happen often when you are just willing to tell someone a story.
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