Dr Paul Allen

Concerning the worldwide deluge as recorded in Genesis , we read: "At the end of 150 days the waters had abated, and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen" (Gen. 8:3–6). In Genesis 6, we read of man's great wickedness and of God 's deep sorrow in creating man: "The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, ‘I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them'" (vv. 5–7). God was grieved over what became of His glorious creat...

The Sinai (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times ." ( Psalm 77:5 ) The Bible provides for us a fascinating perspective on the passage of time. Three thousand years ago, the psalmist was reflecting on God 's ways in even earlier times and was seeking to understand God's ways in his time. Each new generation seems to think that it is the "new wave," leading the world out of its past darkness into a new age of enlightenment. There is need for scientific research, of course (in fact, this is implied in the " dominion mandate " of Genesis 1:26-28 ), but we need to keep in mind that true science is really "thinking God's thoughts after Him." The results of our scientific "discoveries" should always be to glorify the Creator and to draw men closer to Him, not lead them away from Him. The same is true of history. We are merely the children of ancient patriarchs, and our moral nat...

Image via Wikipedia "His foundation is in the holy mountains." ( Psalm 87:1 )   It is fascinating to study God 's selection of several key mountains to mark key events in human history. Mount Ararat was the first great mountain of Scripture where God's Ark of safety would rest ( Genesis 8:4 ).  Then, when the first nations failed and God had to form a new nation, it was on Mount Moriah that Abraham passed the great test with his son, Isaac, and became "the father of all them that believe," testifying that "in the mount of the LORD it shall be seen" ( Romans 4:11 ;  Genesis 22:14 ).   When the time came for God's law to be revealed, "the Lord came down upon mount Sinai ," and gave Moses "upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God" ( Exodus 19:20 ;  31:18 ).   "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion ," where the holy city was built ...