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Subject: The Story of Noah
God Tells Noah to Build an Ark
This story is taken from Genesis 6:5-22
The Lord saw how great the sins of the people of the earth were. And the Lord saw that everything people thought or imagined was always the same, they had their mind fixed on nothing but evil all the time. So the Lord was sorry that He had ever made people. And the way people had become so evil broke the Lord's heart. So finally the Lord said, "I will completely wipe out the people that I have created, from the face of the earth. I will destroy all the animals and birds, too. I am sorry I ever made them. But Noah found favor with the Lord.
This story is about Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man. That means he worshiped and obeyed the Lord. And Noah was the only man that people wasn’t able to speak evil about, that was living on the earth at that time. And Noah walked in a close fellowship with God. Noah had three sons.
At the time of Noah, the earth had become very sinful in God's eyes, and it was filled with violence. God saw all the sin, the people in the world did. God also saw the violence that the people did and how evil the world had become. So, God told Noah, "I have decided to destroy all living things, for the earth is filled with violence because of what the people are doing. I will wipe them all off of the face of the earth."
So God told Noah to build and ark. Now an ark looks something like a boat. God told Noah to build the ark from gopher wood, and he was to build rooms inside the ark. Noah was to seal the ark with tar on the inside and the outside. This was to keep the water out of the ark. There was to be a door in the side of the ark. The ark was very large. It was 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were to be three floors inside the ark. As you can see the ark was three stories tall. A window was 18 inches below the roof.
Then the Lord said, "I am about to cover the earth with a flood, and that will destroy all living things that breathes air that is under heaven and on earth. They will all die. But I will set up my covenant with you." God's covenant means His Promise. Then God told Noah, "you, your wife, your sons, and their wives, will all be safe inside the ark. You are to bring a pair, male and female, of every kind of the animals, there will be large and small animals. And bring a pair of every kind of bird into the ark with you to keep them alive during the flood. Also, God told Noah to be sure to take enough food for his family and for all the animals and birds.
It was by faith that Noah obeyed God and built the ark. But, Noah did everything exactly as God had told him to do.
QUESTIONS:
Why did God want to destroy all the people? _______________________
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How many sons did Noah have? _____________________________
3. What did God tell Noah to build? _______________________________
4. How big was Noah to build the ark? ___________________________
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How many different floors were there in the ark? __________________
What does God's covenant mean? ______________________________
Did Noah obey God? _____________________________
Solve the code to find out what God told Noah
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The Flood Covers the Earth
Taken from Genesis 7:1-24
Noah has finished building the ark, and now the day has finally came when God said to Noah, "Take your family and go into the ark. For from all the people on the earth, you alone are righteous, the one who worships and obeys me. I want you to take along seven pairs, male and female, of each animal and bird that I have said was alright for eating, and for sacrifices. And take one pair, male and female, of each of the other animals and birds. There must be a male and a female in each pair to be sure that every kind of living creature will live through the flood. For one week from today the rain will begin. It will rain for 40 days and 40 nights. And I will wipe from the earth all the living things I have created."
QUESTIONS:
1. How many pairs of each animal and birds that was approved of for eating and for sacrifice did Noah take on the ark? ____________
2.How many pairs of the other animals and birds was Noah to take on the ark? _______
3. How long did it rain? __________________________________
4. How old was Noah when the flood came? _________________
5. Who shut the door of the ark? ________________________
6. How many feet was the water above the highest mountain top?
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7. How many days did the water cover the earth? ________________
The Flood Recedes
Taken from Genesis 8:1-23
God remembered Noah and his family, and all the animals in the ark. God sent a wind to blow across the water and the flood waters began to disappear. The streams of underground waters stopped flowing and the heavy rain stopped. So the flood waters slowly began to run off of the earth. After 150 days from the time the flood began, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Two and one half months later as the water kept going down, other mountain tops began to appear.
After another 40 days, Noah opened the window in the ark and he released a Raven. But, the raven didn't come back, it flew back and forth in the sky until the earth was dry. Then, Noah sent out a Dove to see if it could find dry ground. But, the Dove couldn’t found any place to land, because the water was still too high. So, the Dove returned to the ark. Noah held out his hand and he brought the Dove back inside the ark. Seven days later, Noah sent out the Dove again. This time toward evening the Dove returned to Noah with a fresh olive leaf in it mouth. Noah now knew that the water was almost gone. A week later Noah sent out the Dove again, and this time the Dove didn’t come back.
Two more months went by, and at last the earth was dry. Then God said to Noah, "Leave the ark, all of you. Turn loose all the animals and the birds." So Noah and his family left the ark, and all the different kinds of animals and birds came out of the ark in pairs (male and female) side by side of the same kind.
QUESTION:
1. How did God make the flood water began to disappear?
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2. What mountains did the ark come to rest on? ________________
3. How many days was it from the time the flood began, that the ark came to rest on the mountain? _____________
4. How long did it take for other mountain tops to begin to appear? _______________
5. How many more days was it before Noah sent a Raven out from the ark? _______________
6. Noah also sent out a Dove. Why did the Dove come back to the ark? _______________________________________________________
7. When Noah sent out the Dove the second time, what did the Dove return with? ____________________________________________
8. When Noah sent out the Dove the third time, what happened?
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9. How many more months did Noah have to wait for the earth to be dry? ________________
10. What did Noah do after he let the animals out of the ark? ` ____________________________
God's Covenant With Noah
This lesson is taken from Genesis 9:1-17
God blessed Noah and his family and told them to have many children and fill the earth with people. Then God said, "All the wild animals, large and small, and all the birds and fish will be afraid of you. I have placed all the animals in your power. I have given then to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables for food. Remember you must never eat raw meat, you must cook it. Remember also, that murder is forbidden. Any animal that kills a person must die, and any person who kills another person must be killed for their crime. For it is a sin to kill a person, for all people are made in God's image.
Then God told Noah and Noah's sons, "I am making a promise to you and your descendants." The word descendants means your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and on down the line. Then God said, "I am also making a promise with the animals and the birds and all of their descendants. I solemnly promise never to send another flood to kill all living creatures and destroy the earth. I am giving you a sign as proof of my eternal promise with you and all the living creatures. I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the clouds. And I will remember my promise with you and with everything that lives and I will never again send a flood that will destroy all life.
Now you know the meaning of the rainbow that you see in the sky.
QUESTIONS:
1. Why will animals be afraid of people? _______________________
2. How are we to eat meat? __________________________________
3. What did God say is forbidden? ____________________________
4. What is the punishment for anyone who kills another person?
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5. Why is it a sin to kill a person? ______________________________
6. What promise did God make to the people, animals, and the birds? ______________________
7. What sign did God give us as proof of his eternal promise?
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