Gen 6:5-13
Why does Noah and his family find favor with God
"walked with God"
What does God command Noah to build? Why?
Ark, to save himself and his family and 2 of every animal.
What happened after the 7 days are over?
It started to rain.
What happened when God "remembered" Noah and the animals with him?
He made a wind sweep over the Earth to make the waters subside.
What command did God give Noah and his sons are He blessed them?
Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth.
To destroy the Earth.
What does God say He will establish with Noah and his family?
A covenant
How is Gen 7: 11 similar to Gen 1:1-2?
Comparing the destruction of the flood to the nothingness that existed before creation.
What is the significance of "wind"?
Wind is representative of the Holy Spirit.
Read Gen 1:27. What essential truth about human beings does God reaffirm I Genesis 9: 6?
Humanity is made in God's image.
Who are the sons of Noah?
Shem, Ham and Japheth
How does Noah respond to all of God's Commands?
He complied and fallowed all of God's commands.
What is the comparison of the Flood to the beginning of creation signify?
The do over of creation.
What is the first thing Noah did upon leaving the ark?
Noah built an alter and offered sacrifice to God.
What does God establish with Noah and his sons?
A covenant
Not only did God notice the wickedness of the people but what did he notice about their heart's desire?
It was nothing but evil
How many of each animal does God tell Noah to bring with him? How is this different from God's command in Gen 6:19-20?
7 pairs of every clean animal - make and female; Before God said to bring tow of every kind, male and female.
How many days and nights did it rain?
Forty days and forty nights
What did God promise Noah after he did this?
That He will never again curse the ground or strike down every living being.
What did God promise ?
To never destroy the earth by flood.
What else besides humans did God destroy?
All the animals, birds and anything that crawled.
In how many days does God tell Noah He will send rain? what is the significance of this number?
In seven days. Seven the number of perfection.
What does the number forty represent?
Repentance and renewal.
What is the significance of water in this story?
It is a sign of renewal, represent baptism.
What is the sign of this covenant?
Rainbow