I have to admit that I have never heard that there was no rain before the flood. I'm curious how you came to that conclusion??
When I read through Genesis 1, particularly vv. 6 and 7:
Genesis 1:6-7 (ASV) "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so."
it appears to me that when the waters were 'divided', the lower waters became the oceans, seas and lakes v. 9, and the upper waters became the clouds. It was in God's design that all the plant life that was to follow v. 11 was to be watered by the water that was in the clouds, aka: rain.
Logically, it would seem unlikely that for nearly 1000 +/- years between Adam and Noah there was no rain on the earth. The WCF, in regard to what we may know about God, salvation and life in Chapter 1, article VI says:
VI. The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture:
Thus, since all life requires water to subsist, and IF there was no rain, it would require a special providence of God to sustain the plants, trees, etc. Yes, this is
possible but we read of nothing that would indicate this was the case. The
normal way the creation continues is by rain. Jesus said that God makes the rain to fall on the just and unjust (Matt 5:45) and I have to believe that this didn't begin until after the flood.
That's my
![[Linked Image]](http://the-highway.com/Smileys/my2cents.gif)
![[Linked Image]](http://www.the-highway.com/pilgrim/pil_sig2.gif)
![[Linked Image]](http://www.the-highway.com/Smileys/pencil.gif)
