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Q. How long did it take Noah to build the ark? A lot of people say 120 years but I can find
no scripture to back this up.
(Submitted by: M. S. )
A. There is nowhere in Scripture that supports the 120 years for the construction of the ark. That span of time concerns the time God allowed mankind to live, from the time He made His pronouncement, to the flood - Genesis 6:3. God set a time limit (120 years), just in case humans would repent. God has used this principle again and again. Jonah 3:9-10 is a good example. It also gave Noah time to preach the ways of righteousness to the same end.
In Genesis 6:13-16 we find God's instructions for building the ark, but there is no inkling as to when the works began neither the duration of the construction. Other biblical references to Noah and the ark are found in 1 Peter 3:19-20 and Hebrews 11:7. Again, no mention of the time the ark was built.
I find nothing about it in the Internet, on the accounts of Noah and the ark. Even the book of Jubilees is silent on this detail, and so is Josephus.
To allow 120 years to build the ark is extremely excessive, even with the many factors taken into consideration. Obviously, God didn't see the need to reveal this rather inconsequential detail. Does it matter how long it took Noah to build the ark? What's important is that we learn the spiritual lesson derived from it.
" Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages are come"
(1Corinthians 10:11)
Answer Given By: Adriano Borean |
