Why, if god limited man's life to 120 years, did people live longer?

You:"Genesis 6:3 'The the Lord said "I will not allow people to live for ever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer that 120 years"' How come there were others who lived longer.Me: You misunderstood the context. If you read a few more verses, you will note that God got furious coz of evil. Taken these and that one that you cited would give a different meaning. And the meaning was that: he will destroy the earth in more or less 120 years from that moment. And, true enough w/in that span of time the Great Flood occurred.

sorry double postEdited by pilate_judas, : No reason given.

You: How does this mean that man will not live longer than 120 years?
Me: That statement alone is open to interpreation. One is that God limited man's age to 120 years, which obviously is not the case. Another is: man--from that time the word as spoken--has more or less 120 years till he is eliminatedYou:Also, are you saying that the Ark took almost 120 years to build?Me: I don't have my bible w/ me right now. But, I believe it is silent as to the time span of the building of the ark. With the size of the ark, coupled w/ Noah's inexperience, old age, and few helpers the building of that life boat would really take long. And remember also that Noah had other jobs to do. One of this, according to Peter, was to preach.

Hi Brian,
You must forgive Governor Pilate_Judas we didn't have this computer thing back in Judea. Ha ha ha. This lap tap just dropped from the sky and I stared pressing its buttons, and lo and behold I am able to communicate w/ you. =)=)Seriously you said: Me: I was referring to those guys who perished in the great flood, excepting of course Noah and his family.Edited by AdminPD, : Fixed Quote Box