Isa 2:17-18
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low
and the pride of men humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
18 and the idols will totally disappear.
God said, Isa 54:9 "To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.” If Noah and the flood were hyperbole or myth than why would God repeat the fact that He had sworn He would never do it again? Remember it is God speaking here and confirming what He said and did in Genesis. The fact that God SWORE AN OATH should be enough to confirm what the facts and truth are.
Now hear what Jesus says about Noah. Luke 17:26 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.”
Now read what Jesus said about those who do not believe His words. John 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. 49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say." So Jesus is only saying what God says, which agrees with what God said in Isa 54:9, which agrees with what God said and did in Genesis.
The writer of Hebrews knows without a doubt that Noah was a real person who encountered a real flood. Heb 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family . By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.” So Noah became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. An allegory does not gain righteousness by his faith. Noah is also mingled with many other actual people that are commended for their faith. So the writer agrees with Jesus, who agrees with the sworn promise of God.
Peter knew Noah was a real person. 2 Peter 2:5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others… And now Peter who received the truth from the Holy Spirit agrees with these other witnesses, that Noah and the flood were historical and literal.
In the mouth of two or three witnesses let everything be established. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit through the apostles testify to the historical fact and outcome of Noah and the flood.
Why would anyone fight against all these divine witnesses about Noah and the flood? Mankind through its pride and arrogance continue to exalt itself above the knowledge, revealed and Spoken Word of God, against the Almighty Himself.
Like the Pharisees who made the Word of God of no affect because of their traditions and man-made teachings, people who would go against all these witnesses about Noah and the flood make the Word of God of no affect. Mankind trusts in its own knowledge above the knowledge of God.
Please don’t bring up allegories, stories or parables, for it will only confirm that there is no understanding or trust in God’s testimony and sworn oath.
Man-kind has made his knowledge an idol and exalts it above the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.