ALL THE FOUNTAINS OF THE DEEP - The “deep” in Scripture usually refers to the ocean so the “great deep” that was “broken up” evidently speaks of great subterranean reservoirs or chambers deep inside the earth - all spewed forth their contents at the same time. The reference to “broken up” implies a wrenching of the earth’s crust, a great tectonic event. Any such breaching of the earth’s crust results in earthquakes, and if occurring under water results in devastating tsunamis traveling through the water at speeds approaching the speed of sound. Continued pulsation of these fountains all over the earth would totally restructure the surface of the earth, demonstrating God’s hatred for the sin of the antediluvian world. “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.” - Our text describes the primary physical causes for the Flood of Noah’s day, as well as the primary sources for the vast waters which covered the earth. The first source is very interesting from a geological point of view, and to grasp some semblance of its meaning is necessary if we would understand the Flood. As the “deep” in Scripture usually refers to the ocean, so the “great deep” that was “broken up” evidently speaks of great subterranean reservoirs or chambers deep inside the earth, all of which spewed forth their contents at the same time. This breakup continued all over the earth for 150 days. The reference to “broken up” merits attention, for it implies a wrenching of the earth’s crust, a great tectonic event.

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All the Fountains of the Deep

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The “deep” in Scripture usually refers to the ocean so the “great deep” that was “broken up” evidently speaks of great subterranean reservoirs or chambers deep inside the earth - all spewed forth their contents at the same time. The reference to “broken up” implies a wrenching of the earth’s crust, a great tectonic event. Any such breaching of the earth’s crust results in earthquakes, and if occurring under water results in devastating tsunamis traveling through the water at speeds approaching the speed of sound. Continued pulsation of these fountains all over the earth would totally restructure the surface of the earth, demonstrating God’s hatred for the sin of the antediluvian world.

BY JOHN D. MORRIS, PH.D.

“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.” - (Genesis 7:11)

 

Our text describes the primary physical causes for the Flood of Noah’s day, as well as the primary sources for the vast waters which covered the earth.

The first source is very interesting from a geological point of view, and to grasp some semblance of its meaning is necessary if we would understand the Flood.

As the “deep” in Scripture usually refers to the ocean (i.e., Genesis 1:2), so the “great deep” that was “broken up” evidently speaks of great subterranean reservoirs or chambers deep inside the earth, all of which spewed forth their contents at the same time.

This breakup continued all over the earth for 150 days (see Genesis 7:11; 7:24; 8:2).

The reference to “broken up” merits attention, for it implies a wrenching of the earth’s crust, a great tectonic event.

The same word is used in Numbers 16:30-33 to describe the supernatural opening up of a great pit into which the rebellious Korah and his followers and their families fell, thereby squelching their mutiny against Moses’ leadership.

Any such breaching of the earth’s crust results in earthquakes, and if occurring under water results in devastating tsunamis (sometimes called tidal waves) traveling through the water at speeds approaching the speed of sound.

Continued pulsation of these fountains all over the earth for 150 days would totally restructure the surface of the earth, demonstrating God’s hatred for the sin of the antediluvian world.

Coupled with the other factors involved in the Flood, it is no wonder that “the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished” (2 Peter 3:6).

The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) wants people to know that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it speaks about—from how and why we were made, to how the universe was formed, to how we can know God and receive all He has planned for us.

After 50 years of ministry, ICR remains a leader in scientific research within the context of biblical creation. Founded by Dr. Henry Morris in 1970, ICR exists to conduct scientific research within the realms of origins and Earth history, and then to educate the public both formally and informally through professional training programs, through conferences and seminars around the country, and through books, magazines, and media presentations.

http://www.icr.org/article/10098/

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LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER - In all the exploration of the solar system and space beyond it, we’ve not found water on any planet. Ours is the only one with water on the surface in abundance – and an atmosphere that is perfectly in balance to maintain water on it. So, before we begin to think that we’ve got wisdom enough to run our own lives – we ought to also consider the water on our planet and God’s orchestration of it by creation and by wisdom in how it works in our world. We consider all that we see with our current lakes, rivers, and oceans a given – and yet to begin to comprehend how God gave us these things is beyond our understanding. We take water for granted, and yet if we stopped and though about it’s rarity in the universe we would be filled with wonder as to its presence and origin. The utter brilliance that formed it and fashioned it is also the same utter brilliance that manages our days according to the will and purpose of God. That, hopefully, is of great comfort to you. It was meant to be.

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 Let's Talk About Water

Job 38:8-11

Calvary Chapel of Jonesboro

"Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb; When I made a cloud its garment And thick darkness its swaddling band, And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors, And I said, 'Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop'?“ Job 38:8-11

We take water for granted, and yet if we stopped and though about it’s rarity in the universe we would be filled with wonder as to its presence and origin. 

So far, in all the exploration of the solar system and space beyond it, we’ve not found water on any planet. 

Ours is the only one with water on the surface in abundance – and an atmosphere that is perfectly in balance to maintain water on it. 

So, before we begin to think that we’ve got wisdom enough to run our own lives – we ought to also consider the water on our planet and God’s orchestration of it by creation and by wisdom in how it works in our world.
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The language used here is not limited to describing water in its current state. 

God speaks of how the sea burst forth through doors and out of the womb in the earliest moments of creation. 

Some creation scientists postulate that there was a different way that water worked in the Eden environment. There was no rain until the time of Noah. 

The water cycle before that time involved a mist that would arise and water everything on the planet. 

This would explain the lust green forests that have been found in the midst of the icy confines of the polar caps. 

The event by which these seas burst forth through their “doors” is the flood. 

Again, creation scientists have a theory that the earth was surrounded by a water vapor canopy that not only allowed for a worldwide tropical climate, but also blocked UV rays to the point where people would not age as they do now. 

The third thing this would provide for is a rain event that would flood the entire earth under enough water so that everything would die except those preserved on the Ark which Noah built at God’s direction.

That flood would have happened at the same time that massive earthquakes (described in Genesis as “all the fountains of the great deep bursting open.”) would have opened up fissures in the earth where massive underwater reservoirs would have let loose their water into the seas, helping the earth flood greatly. 

This cataclysmic event would have radically changed the face of the planet. 

At the end of this event God describes the way that he established boundaries for the water where the water’s proud waves would have to stop. 

We consider all that we see with our current lakes, rivers, and oceans a given – and yet to begin to comprehend how God gave us these things is beyond our understanding. 

Water, and the current water cycle, was set into place. Thus, we’ve had water ever since. 

But as to how it got here – we are clueless. Why our planet alone has it like this is even a greater mystery. 

So, we have an all-powerful God by whose wisdom all that we see was put into place. 

We have an all-wise God who gave it to us according to a sheer genius that is beyond anything we could ever conceive. 

When we go to the beach – the water comes in waves and crashes against the beaches of the planet. 

Why it works this way – and how it came to be this way is attributable to God alone. 

The utter brilliance that formed it and fashioned it is also the same utter brilliance that manages our days according to the will and purpose of God. 

That, hopefully, is of great comfort to you. It was meant to be. 

Remember that the next time you go to the beach.

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