Gen 7:11 | MHM | STEP | Genesis 7:11-12: The Beginning of the Flood These verses carefully record the exact time when the flood began. God’s judgment started on the same day Noah was safely inside the ark. The flood was caused by two main things: the breaking up of the deep springs under the earth and the opening of the windows of heaven, which sent rain for forty days and nights. This event shows God’s power and control over all creation, using nature itself to bring judgment. It also points ahead to the final judgment of the world by fire. v. 11 : The flood began in Noah’s 600th year, on the 17th day of the second month, about early November. This long record shows the importance of the event. Noah was very old, showing that faithful servants may face hard trials even in old age. On this day, two things happened: the “fountains of the great deep were broken up,” meaning the underground waters burst out, and the “windows of heaven were opened,” meaning the skies poured down rain. God had set boundaries to keep waters in their place (Ps. civ. 9; Job 38.9-11 ), but now He removed those limits to bring judgment. All creation obeys God’s command to punish sin.

‏ Genesis 7:11

Genesis 7:11-12: The Beginning of the Flood

These verses carefully record the exact time when the flood began. God’s judgment started on the same day Noah was safely inside the ark. The flood was caused by two main things: the breaking up of the deep springs under the earth and the opening of the windows of heaven, which sent rain for forty days and nights. This event shows God’s power and control over all creation, using nature itself to bring judgment. It also points ahead to the final judgment of the world by fire.

v. 11: The flood began in Noah’s 600th year, on the 17th day of the second month, about early November. This long record shows the importance of the event. Noah was very old, showing that faithful servants may face hard trials even in old age. On this day, two things happened: the “fountains of the great deep were broken up,” meaning the underground waters burst out, and the “windows of heaven were opened,” meaning the skies poured down rain. God had set boundaries to keep waters in their place (Ps. civ. 9; Job 38.9-11 ^a), but now He removed those limits to bring judgment. All creation obeys God’s command to punish sin.