"Genesis chapter 6 gives four reasons why God sent the Flood:
The historical biblical record states, And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt.
Genesis 6:12. This is in sharp contrast to God's declaration when he had finished creating the heaven and the earth, namely, And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31. It is astounding to consider that in the tenth generation from Adam the human race had become so wicked, evil, violent and corrupt that it was not fit to go on living. And of all mankind only four men and four women were spared, because they did not go with the great sin drift.
God's mercy regarding the Flood is just as evident as His judgment, and is seen in the fact that God provided a way of escape for those who were prepared to believe what He had said, heed the warning He gave, and avail themselves of the means of salvation which He provided by instructing Noah to build the Ark." CMI
- 'The wickedness of man was great in the earth' (v. 5).
- 'Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually' (v. 5).
- 'The earth was filled with violence' (v. 11).
- 'The earth...was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth' (v. 12). (All the people on earth had corrupted their way.)
God's mercy regarding the Flood is just as evident as His judgment, and is seen in the fact that God provided a way of escape for those who were prepared to believe what He had said, heed the warning He gave, and avail themselves of the means of salvation which He provided by instructing Noah to build the Ark." CMI
