Gopher wood.

“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.”

Even though the Lord had planned to destroy the earth, He still had a plan for the line that would eventually lead to the One Who would bruise the serpent’s head. This plan became apparent when God spoke to Noah. He asked him to build an ark of gopher wood. according to Easton Bible Dictionary the Septuagint has “squared beams” and the Vulgate has “planed wood”. However, Hebrew poetry is full of repetitions and, in he rest of the verse, God told Noah to pitch the ark within and without so perhaps “gopher” is a process of building boats that includes waterproofing within and without. We also read about the Ark of the Covenant so the word “ark” means some kind of box. Noah was asked to build a large waterproof box. It was waterproof from the outside but also waterproof from the inside. God had made His plans, He treated Noah like a friend and told him what was going to happen and then God set about bringing this plans to fruition without compromising His long term plans. God’s plans happen whether we like it or not. However, it is also part of God’s plan that we get what we choose. God may be slow to anger (Psalm 103: 8) because He is gracious but His will is inevitable and we will always get what we choose in the end. Thank God that the Lord Jesus Christ paid the full penalty for sin and now we can have a second chance to choose to enjoy everlasting life by believing in Him (see John 3: 16).

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