Genesis 8-11

This particular part of scripture told me something I did not realize. It didn't just rain 40 days and 40 nights it was actually 150 days. It was just hard rain for 40 days and nights. It took 150 days to flood the earth and 261 for it to go away. Much different than the lesson I learned.

I also don't remember learning about the raven coming to and fro.

I like what McGee has to say about it...THE RAINS CEASE

We are given the record not only of the building up of the Flood but also of the prevailing and now the assuaging of the Flood. We are told that "God remembered Noah"—how lovely—and that "God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged." It did not happen just overnight. The buildup of the waters took over 150 days, and then there were 261 days in the assuaging. That looks to me like it is something more than just a local flood.

Chapter 9's word would be replenish. God tells Noah to "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth."(vs 1) In this verse he is like Adam in that he is to populate the earth. He then sins by getting drunk and Canaan delights in this. Ultimately this comes back to haunt him because he is cursed by Noah and his brothers are praised.

Chapter 10 gives the lineage of Noah's sons. I like what McGee says about it..Genesis 10:1

First we see the genealogy of Japheth (vv. Gen_10:2-5), then the genealogy of Ham (vv. Gen_10:6-20)—this was the outstanding people at the very beginning—and finally the genealogy of Shem (vv. Gen_10:21-32). Notice that throughout the Bible God follows this same pattern of giving the rejected line first and saying a word about it, then He drops that subject entirely and does not bring it up again. Finally, He gives the accepted line, the line which is leading to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Chapter 11 is the Tower of Babel. The earth spoke one language and then after they were scattered throughout the ends of the earth and spoke different languages and they didn't understand each other. The sin of the Shinarites (people in a plain in Shinar) appears to be immense pride. They said, Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves. This was open rebellion against God, an independence of God. Humility is often equated with trust and obedience, and conversely pride is related to independence and disobedience. Here the people came together to strengthen themselves and in pride to make a reputation for themselves lest they be scattered over the face of the whole earth. This appears to be in direct opposition to God’s command to spread out and fill up the whole earth (Gen_9:1). (BKC)

Next reading is Job 1-5