The most terrifying detail I have contemplated regarding Noah’s Ark is not the magnitude of the flood, but the design of the boat itself.

If you examine the blueprints given to Noah by God in Genesis 6, the instructions were extremely detailed. He specified the type of wood (gopher wood) and the pitch to seal it. He provided the exact length, width, and height. However, He left out one very crucial component: the steering wheel, the helm, and the engine.

Imagine how frightening it must be to find yourself in the middle of such a flood without a steering wheel to navigate your movement. Noah was busy building a massive vessel to survive a global storm, yet he had zero control over the vessel or where it went.

He couldn’t steer it away from submerged rocks.

He couldn’t turn it into the waves.

He couldn’t aim for dry land.

He was completely at the mercy of the water. The Ark was not designed for navigation; it was designed for floating. Noah’s job was to be the passenger, not the captain. God was the Captain.

As confirmed by modern-day naval architects, the Ark’s design was remarkably stable and resilient, built to survive the catastrophic flood rather than to navigate it.

Stop worrying about the storm; you are just a passenger. The Captain knows the way to the shore... just sit still.