The following table comes from
Matthew H. Emadi, The Royal
Priest: Psalm 110 in Biblical Theology (New Studies in Biblical Theology
60; London: Apollos, 2022), 39
Correspondences between the
creation narrative and flood narrative
|
Correspondences |
Creation narrative |
Flood narrative |
|
The spirit (rûaḥ)
is active over the waters |
Gen. 1:2 |
Gen. 8:1b-2 |
|
Boundaries between sky and
earth |
Gen. 1:6-8 |
Gen. 8:2b |
|
Separation of dry ground from
waters |
Gen. 1:9 |
Gen. 8:3-5 |
|
Birds, animals and creeping
things that swarm the earth |
Gen. 1:20-25 |
Gen. 8:17-19 |
|
Days and seasons established |
Gen. 1:14-18 |
Gen. 8:22 |
|
Humans and animals must be
‘fruitful and multiply’ |
Gen. 1:22, 28 |
Gen. 8:17; 9:1, 7 |
|
Dominion theme |
Gen. 1:28 |
Gen. 9:2 |
|
God provides food (‘every green
plant’) |
Gen. 1:29-30 |
Gen. 9:3 |
|
Image of God |
Gen. 1:26-28 |
Gen. 9:6 |