Bible Question: When God instructs Noah to collect the animals to be placed on the ark, He tells him to gather two of each unclean animal and extras of the clean animals for sacrifice. How does Noah know what animals are clean? The law had not yet been given to Moses. |
Bible Answer: Ask yourself this question ... did Noah actually gather the animals himself, or did God send the animals to Noah? In all likelihood, the latter occured. If so, God gathered the requisite number of animals (clean and unclean) Himself and presented them to Noah. Upon counting seven animals of a kind, Noah then knew they were "clean" (albeit, after the fact). |