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Easter Season · Year C

A Third Reading Easter Vigil

April 16, 2028

Noah's Ark, Edward Hicks
Noah's Ark, Edward Hicks, 1846Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Hicks, the Quaker sign painter, lines the animals up two by two in a procession that reads left to right like a lettered board, with the ark waiting at the end.It is the reading, painted by a man who spent his life painting the peace that was supposed to follow.Edward HicksAn American Quaker minister and sign painter who painted the same prophecy more than sixty times, each version a little darker than the last.Philadelphia Museum of Art, PhiladelphiaOne of the largest American museums, with a notable holding of Tanner, who trained in the city under Thomas Eakins.Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Revised Common Lectionary
Old TestamentGen. 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13Gn 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13
PsalterPs. 46Ps 46

Overview & Insights

“And the waters prevailed on the earth… but God remembered Noah.” (Genesis 7:24-8:1)

This passage explains why God had to judge the inhabited earth with a deluge (6:9–8:22). It has two distinct sections: a description of the rapid increase in population, when the sons of God married daughters of men (vv. 1–4), and God’s response to human violence (vv. 5–8).

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Take it further: Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13

Commentary

Genesis 7 CommentariesGn 7 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects verse-by-verse notes from dozens of classic commentators on the start of the flood.

Genesis 7: The Flood BeginsGn 7: The Flood Begins Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's plain-language, verse-by-verse walkthrough of the flood's onset.

Genesis 7 CommentaryGn 7 Commentary Precept Austin

A detailed inductive-study commentary with word studies and cross references on the flood chapter.

Genesis 7, Barnes' NotesGn 7, Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Classic verse-by-verse notes on the flood narrative from StudyLight's commentary library.

Commentary on Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13Commentary on Gn 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 Working Preacher

A preaching-focused commentary written specifically for this Easter Vigil flood and covenant reading.

Background & Word Study

Genesis 7 (Hebrew/English)Gn 7 (Hebrew/English) Sefaria

Parallel Hebrew and English text of the flood's onset with classic Jewish commentaries linked alongside.

Genesis 7:1 InterlinearGn 7:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers for the opening verse of the flood account.

Genesis 1-11 OverviewGn 1-11 Overview BibleProject

An animated overview video tracing the flood narrative within the larger primeval history of Genesis 1-11.

The Church Fathers

Genesis 7, Catena of Patristic CommentsGn 7, Catena of Patristic Comments Catena

Gathers comments from early church fathers on Noah entering the ark and the flood's start.

Questions preachers ask

Why is the flood read at the Vigil?

Through the waters that judge the earth God saves Noah and every kind of living thing in the ark, a sign the church reads alongside the saving waters of baptism.

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