Why did God destroy the antediluvian world?

Answer

"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth. . . . And the Lord said, I will destroy man
whom I have created from the face of the earth." Gen. 6: 5-7.

Through whom is the reconciliation received?
Why cannot the world receive Him?
What should be the prayer of every parent?
To whom was this covenant-promise later renewed?
What besides creation were Israel to remember when they kept the Sabbath?
How many distinct classes will have a resurrection?
To whom has God given the earth?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle