The Unknown Bible - Pastor Bevans Welder

How is Noah’s ark a type of Christ? In many ways!

We often learn more about a particular Old Testament event or subject by studying its typology to something in the New Testament. In this case, we can learn a lot about Noah’s ark when we compare it to Jesus Christ.

OT Reference	Characteristic	Typology	NT Reference
Gen 6:14	Made of wood	Living organisms (trees) had to die to save Noah’s life — Jesus had to die to save us	Rom 5:10
Gen 6:16	3 stories high	There are three heavens — Jesus is in the third heaven	2 Cor 12:1-4
Gen 6:16	A window above	There are windows in heaven where Jesus is	Gen 8:2 SOS 2:9
Gen 6:16	A door	Jesus is the door	Jn 10:7-9
Gen 6:18	Sons & wives went in	The Philippian jailor was promised that he and his "house" would be saved by Jesus	Acts 16:31
Gen 6:21	They had enough food	Jesus is our bread and supplies all our need	Jn 6:35 Phil 4:19
Gen 7:7	They were "in" the ark	You have to be "in" Christ to be alive	Rom 8:1
Gen 7:7	They went in and forsook the world	We die to the world in Christ	Rom 6:4-7 Mk 8:35-8
Gen 7:16	The Lord shut him in	We are sealed in Christ by the Holy Spirit	Eph 1:13 Eph 4:30
Gen 7:17	They were lifted up above the earth	We will be lifted up above the earth at the rapture	1 Thes 4:13-18
Gen 8:4	The ark rested	The Lord gives us rest	Matt 11:28 Heb 4:9-10
Gen 8:9	The dove returned to Noah	We return to the Lord at the rapture	1 Thes 4:13-18

In studying the ark, you may find other types of Christ that are interesting and edifying to study. Furthermore, there are other types connected with Noah’s flood and the ark that are helpful to study out. For instance, you can learn the types connected with the dove, since the dove is a type of the church (SOS 6:9). Notice how the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot in Gen 8:9. Likewise, Christians find no place of rest in the world because we are not of this world (Jn 17:16, Jas 4:4).

Hope this helps,

Pastor Welder