The original word for man is translated Adam as well. So the translators would not know whether to translate it as Adam or man. In this instance, "man" should be translated "Adam" as God is saying that Adam would live for another 120 years. God isn't saying that man would live to a maximum of 120 years because after this lots of people including Noah lived far beyond that, Noah living for 950 years. Adam was different as he was created from dust so the explanation makes sense "for he also is flesh" - "My spirit shall not always strive with Adam for he is also flesh." This is a strange situation similar to Lazarus', being raised from the dead, which is why Peter asked "what would happen to him?" John 21:20-21John 21:20-21XWaiting for response
We should heed God’s warning, often repeated in the Bible, that he will one day bring his judgments upon the world for its wickedness, motivating us to lead lives pleasing to him, after the example of Noah. He promises to preserve all his faithful and righteous servants. Isaiah 26:20-21.Isaiah 26:20-21XWaiting for response
This chapter describes how, after about one thousand five hundred years, the behaviour of mankind seriously deteriorated so that: “God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually”. “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth”. Only “Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD”.
3rd of 11 appearances in Genesis of "the generations of" marking the beginning of a new section. There are 12 sections, this is the fourth section: the generations of Noah.
God determined to bring punishment upon that wicked world, but first warned Noah of the impending judgment. There then followed a period of God’s longsuffering, giving Noah the opportunity, as a preacher of righteousness, to warn his contemporaries to turn from their wickedness and for him to build an ark to save his family. (2 Peter 2:5)2 Peter 2:5XWaiting for response
There are important lessons in Genesis for us to learn while appreciating the elements in the record which indicate its divine characteristics. For example, the proportions of the ark correspond to those of the first iron ship, the S.S. Great Britain, built in 1844 by Brunel, although the ark was bigger. This is remarkable because, whereas Brunel could draw on a thousand years of British maritime and shipbuilding experience, Noah had absolutely no seafaring experience. But he did have God’s guidance.
Many civilizations have at least some concept of the flood recorded in their history.
Christ’s disciples are keenly interested in this record because Jesus not only confirmed the occurrence of this event but also warned them that the same indifference would prevail at his coming in judgment (Luke 17:26-27).Luke 17:26-27XWaiting for response