Today we will read Chapter 7 of Genesis and begin our hearing of the story of the flood dominating the earth and her inhabitants. In chapter 6 we heard the story of God warning Noah and commanding him to action, and now we will hear about the beginnings of this great desolation. As always, the authors use a variety of techniques to control the way we listen. We have already tackled the fact that approaching this story as a historical account of some great meteorological anomaly in human history is perhaps the weakest and most obtuse approach one can take, so let us leave that idea behind us. What we are being told is much more impressive and convicting. Let us trust God; Let us hear. Intro and outro music Copyright © Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.