This momentous occasion.

“And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.”

Noah and his family had been given enough time to begin to deal with the issues of Post Traumatic Stress but they had an advantage over many people who suffer from that disorder today. They were thoroughly convinced of God’s sovereignty and so they were in a position where they denied themselves rather than feeling the pangs of self indulgence. Even though this was true God still gave them time to get used to the fact that they would be coming out of the ark as well. The first bird to be set free from the ark was a raven, that is, a bird that ate carrion and we can assume that there was still carrion available, floating on the water. Thus God began the process of recycling the materials that would be needed to continue the cycle of life after Noah and his family came out of the ark. When the raven didn’t return, Noah sent a dove but a dove needs trees to rest so the dove returned. In this way God gave Noah time to get used to the idea that they would soon be getting out of the ark and he and his family could prepare their hearts for this momentous occasion.

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)