People Who Saved Their Families
In the story of Noah, there is a great big flood that causes many people and animals to die. Years before the flood, God tells Noah to start building a big boat called an “ark,” to save his family and two of every animal. After the flood is finished and it is safe to leave the boat, God promises Noah that there won’t be such a terrible flood again. What does God send as a sign of this promise?
A rainbow
In the story of Jonah, there is a city called “Nineveh” known for unkindness and violence. God instructs Jonah to go to Nineveh and tell the people there to change their ways. Jonah is scared of the Ninevites and doesn’t think they deserve forgiveness. At first, he won’t go. Jonah changes his mind after surviving being swallowed by which creature?
A whale
In the story of Esther, Esther is made to marry an angry and dangerous King. When the Jewish people in his land worship God and not him, he signs an order to have them killed. Esther risks her life by telling the King that she is Jewish and by asking him to change the order. Esther is given support and advice from a cousin during this time. What is her cousin’s name?
Mordecai
In the story of Abraham and Sarah, a married couple want children but are unable to have any. God tells them to leave their country and other family to go to a new country and raise their future children there. Abraham and Sarah leave everything they know and have a son. What is their son’s name?
Isaac
In the story of Rahab, an invading army violently takes over Rahab’s home city called “Jericho.” Before the army invades, they send two spies. Rahab knows that the army is too big to be stopped, so she finds and helps the spies, getting them to agree to leave her family alone. What does Rahab hang in the window of her house to tell the army which house to leave alone?
A red rope
In the story of Moses, the Israelites are slaves in Egypt. Moses is born to an Israelite family but adopted by the daughter of the Egyptian leader called “Pharaoh.” God gives Moses instructions to lead his People out of Egypt and slavery. Moses is scared and doesn’t want to do this, but God convinces him. When God first speaks to Moses, what does God appear as?
A burning bush
In the story of Joseph, a man has a favourite child. He gives the child, Joseph, a special coat. Joseph’s brothers become jealous, sell Joseph as a slave, and fake Joseph’s death. Years later, when there is a food shortage, some of the brothers go to Egypt in search of food. There, the governor of Egypt, whose food storage plan is helping many survive the shortage, reveals that he is Joseph and will care for their needs. How many brothers does Joseph have?
Eleven
In the story of Ruth, a woman named Naomi loses her family. Her husband and both of her sons die. Naomi then decides to go back to where she grew up and tells her sons’ wives to go back to their families. One son’s wife, Ruth, however, decides to leave her home, go with Naomi and be Naomi’s family. In Naomi’s homeland, Ruth meets her new husband and their family grows. Ruth’s son becomes the grandfather of a king. What was this King’s name?
David