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NOAH MAKES AN ARK
Adam and Eve, the first man
and woman to be created by God had numerous sons and daughters but only three
of their sons’ names Cain, Abel and Seth are mentioned in the Bible. Through
them more and more people were born and men began to multiply on the earth. The
first sin on earth started with Adam and Eve disobeying God’s law. God promised
a Saviour for mankind who would be born as a woman’s seed. Satan somehow wanted to
stop God’s salvation plan. During various stages in history, satan tried to
corrupt humankind with sin. God cannot tolerate sin so he would punish the
human beings and God’s salvation plan would not succeed.
By the
time it reached ten generations from Adam, the wickedness of men had greatly
increased on the earth. God was so upset that he was even sorry that he had
created mankind. God wanted to destroy everything on earth. But there was a man
named Noah who found favour with God. Noah was a
righteous man and he had a close relationship with God. Noah had three sons
Shem, Ham and Japheth. God revealed to Noah that he was going to destroy
everyone on earth because the earth was filled with corruption and violence.
God told
Noah to make an ark (a big boat) out of Gopherwood and cover it inside and
outside with pitch. God even gave the measurement to tell Noah how big the ark
should be. God also told Noah to make the ark with three decks. It should have
a window and a door on the side. Noah had to find one male and one female of
every kind of unclean animal and seven pairs of clean animals and take them
into the ark. He also had to store food for all those animals. Noah did just as
God told him.
Finally, when everything was
ready, God told Noah to get into the ark with his family - his wife, their
three sons and their wives. After everyone got inside the ark, God himself shut
the door of the ark. Then it started to rain and it rained continuously for
forty days and nights. The water springs found in the depth of the earth broke
open (the water springs from where well water is obtained) and the waters
poured from heaven also as though the windows of heaven were opened. Noah was
6oo years old at that time.
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The water increased on the earth and it lifted the ark and the ark started to float. Even the high hills were covered by waters. Every living thing on earth outside the ark was killed. The waters raged on the earth for 150 days.
Then
God remembered Noah and made a wind to blow which made the water to recede. The
ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat. Noah sent out a dove to see
whether it would find any dry land but the dove soon returned. Seven days later, Noah sent the dove again. This time the dove returned with an olive leaf.
After one year of being on the
ark, God told Noah to come out of the ark. God also blessed them and told them
to be fruitful and increase in number. Noah built an altar and offered
sacrifices of clean animals and birds and worshipped God. God was pleased and
promised not to destroy the earth again with a flood and kept the ‘rainbow’ on
the sky as a sign of that promise.
Bible Reference: Genesis 6
– 9:1-17
Memory Verse: By
faith Noah, being divinely warned of things ………….. righteousness which is
according to faith. (Hebrews 11:7 NKJV)
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Fill
in the blanks:
1.
…………. was a righteous man and had a close
relationship
with God.
2.
God told Noah to make an
ark out of …………………….
3.
It rained continuously for
…………….. days and nights.
4. The dove returned with an …………… leaf.
Give
short answers:
1. Why did God want to destroy the earth?
2. What were the specifications given by God to Noah to build the boat?
3. What all contributed to the flood on the earth?
4. Why did Noah send the dove out of the ark?
Answer
in brief:
1. What happened after Noah
entered the ark?
