Week 5- Noah

Theme verse: By faith Noah head God's warning about things he

could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his
family. By faith Noah showed that the world was wrong and
became one of those who are made righteous with God through
faith. Hebrews 11:6-7

Day 1

Read Genesis 6 and 7

Who are the characters?

Where does the story take place?

When does the story take place?

Summarize the main points of the story?

What questions do you have about the story?

What pops out at you that you may never have noticed before?
 Day 2

Reread Genesis 6-7.

What does this part of the story teach us about God?

How does God deal with men?

What does this part of the story teach us about man?

What do we learn about Noah in particular?

What does this part of the story teach us about sin?

How does this part of the story speak to your every day life?
 Day 3

Read Genesis 8-9

Summarize the events in this part of the story.

Do you have any questions for class?

What sticks out to you in this part of the story?

 Day 4

Reread Genesis 8-9.

What does this part of the story teach us about God?

What does the rainbow have to do with God?

What does this part of the story teach us about man?

What does this part of the story teach us about sin?

How do the events of this story connect with any other story in the
Bible that you are aware of?

What does this story say to you?

 Day 5

God gave Noah specific directions to build an ark. If we were to

draw a picture of it, it might look something like a gigantic box
with a lid on it. There would be a door, a window, and a space near
the top for air.

It's amazing, but there's almost a similar box, but of a small

dimension, described in Exodus. It's the Ark of the Covenant. Can
you see a resemblance in these interpretations of what Scripture
says?
Read Exodus 25:10-22.

What is the Ark of the Covenant? Where is it located? What does it

do?

Read Leviticus 16:15-22. What else happens concerning the Ark of

the Covenant?

Can you see any parallels with the ark that Noah built? God's a
God of Salvation isn't he? He provides it on his terms repeatedly in
His Word. In the Hebrew, the words used to describe Noah's ark
and the Ark of the Covenant are two different words, but when
they are used in the New Testament, in Greek, the same word is
used. In Noah's day, the ark provided a way for the righteous to be
spared God's judgment. The Ark of the Covenant was also the
Mercy Seat. It was here between the cherubim that the high priest
would place the blood of a sacrifice on the Day of Atonement. On
this day when God looked down between the cherubim he would
see the blood and forgive those in covenant with Him.

I don't know about you, but I love discovering more of how God
reveals himself to us! So much means so much more in the Bible
than we really understand. Let's keep asking God to teach us!