Fall Asleep to Noah & The Great Flood | The Year the World Drowned

Fall Asleep to Noah & The Great Flood | The Year the World Drowned

From Scripture for Sleep by Scripture for Sleep

March 22, 2026 · 3h 51m

About this episode

This episode explores the immersive story of Noah and the Great Flood, detailing the experiences inside the ark and the events leading up to the flood.

Fall asleep to the complete, immersive story of Noah and the Great Flood. The ark wasn't a cute boat with cartoon animals. It was a sealed wooden box, smeared in tar, packed with hundreds of creatures, and locked from the outside. For over a year. With no way out. Most people know Noah built the ark — almost nobody thinks about what it was actually like inside. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 10:47 - The World Before the Waters 40:35 - One Man Who Walked Differently 01:11:45 - Building the Impossible 01:47:01 - The Animals Arrive and the Door Closes 02:27:09 - Forty Days, One Hundred and Fifty Days, One Year 02:48:44 - A New World, An Old Promise 03:25:44 - What the Waters Taught Us 03:35:17 - The Waters That Still Rise 📖 IN THIS EPISODE In this documentary-style exploration, we cover: - What life actually felt like in the violent world before the flood - The decades-long ordeal of building the ark while neighbors laughed - The surreal arrival of the animals — and what the sealed door meant - A year of darkness, dung, and endurance inside a floating box - The rainbow covenant and what it actually promised The flood story is one of the most retold narratives in human history —…

Topics covered

  • Noah
  • The Great Flood
  • biblical history
  • ancient cultures
  • documentary

Keywords

  • sleep
  • relaxation
  • study
  • Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The World Before the Waters, A New World, An Old Promise

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