God forecasts milestone events of the old testament with dates of Noah’s Journey
Everyone’s familiar with Noah’s Journey to safety in the Ark, but I find the interesting part is how God forecasts the future milestone dates of the Hebrews. The scriptures include very specific dates at the start of the journey as well as during and the end of the adventure. It’s very interesting how these yearly dates coincide with Jewish holidays.
The scriptures containing the dates are as follows:,
The first Book of Moses Called Genesis
Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. Genesis 7:5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. Genesis 7:6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. Genesis 7:7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Genesis 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, Genesis 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. Genesis 7:10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. Genesis 7:11 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 7:12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. Genesis 7:13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; Genesis 7:14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. Genesis 7:15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. Genesis 7:17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. Genesis 7:18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. Genesis 7:19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Genesis 7:20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. Genesis 7:21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: Genesis 7:22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. Genesis 7:23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. Genesis 7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. Chapter EightGenesis 8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; Genesis 8:2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; Genesis 8:3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. Genesis 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 8:5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. Genesis 8:6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: Genesis 8:7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Genesis 8:8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; Genesis 8:9 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. Genesis 8:10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; Genesis 8:11 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. Genesis 8:12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. Genesis 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. Genesis 8:14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. Genesis 8:15 And God spake unto Noah, saying, Genesis 8:16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Genesis 8:17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
Dates, Dates & More Dates
I compiled the following list of dates provided in the scriptures. Please note the Scripture gives the exact day the rain begins, but Noah boards the Ark seven days earlier.
| Activity | Jewish Date | Gregorian Date | Festival | |
| Loads Ark | Iyyar 3 | May 8 | Pesach Sheni | |
| Rain Starts | Iyyar 10 | May 18 | Parshas Kedoshim | |
| 40 Days | Tammuz 21 | July 24 | Parshas Pinchas | |
| Floats 150 Days | Kislev 21 | Nov 29 | Parshat Toldot | |
| 7th Mo 7th Day | Tishri 11 | Sept 20 | Rosh Hashanah | |
| 10th Mo 1st Day | Tebet 1 | Dec 9 | Parshas Vayishlach | |
| 40 Days to Raven | Adar 7 | Feb 12 | Tu-B’Shevat | |
| 7 Days to Dove | Adar 15 | Feb 20 | Parshas Mishpatim-Shekalim | |
| 2nd mo 27th Day | Iyyar 27 | June 1 | Parshas Naso |
Festivals and Their Meanings
Pesach Sheni: the second Passover, for those unable to attend the regular passover.
Parashas Kedoshim: Celebration of being holy, as God. Exalted, set apart, chosen
Parshas Pinchas: Moses appoints Joshua as his successor
Parshat Toldot: God tells Rebecca of the two nations in her belly
Rosh Hashanah: The New Year. New Beginnings
Parshas Vayishlach: Jacob receives word from God to return home to the Promised Land.
Tu-B’Shevat: Day of Moses Birth and Death
Parshas Mishpatim: Celebration of the Law
Parshas Naso : encamped before Mt. Sinai after Exodus and received the Torah as a Wife.
Are these really the Dates?
The actual days of the Jewish year are correct, no question. It’s in the scriptures. However, translating them to today’s Gregorian Calendar is a bit Tricky. Some of the dates translate to within one or two days of the actual Festival date, but the Festival dates change every year now, so it’s hard to pin down for sure. I think the dates seem to coincide with Festivals and make sense as to Noah’s voyage.
(If anyone has the computer skills to work with me to write a program that could bring those original dates to more accurately reflect today’s dates I would greatly appreciate your help. Please contact me at pastorsmith@godofhisoath.com. Thank You)
By giving us these exact days of the year, God has shown he can deliver promises before he ever makes them. ie. When they board the Ark, the date signifies the Second Passover-celebration for those who can’t attend the original Passover. How fitting. The Passover won’t occur for thousands of years. God Is always in control.
Never Fear
If God can keep Promises before he ever makes the, He won’t have any trouble Keeping the ones He make us.