Wickedness & The Prophet Noah
Who was the righteous man God called to warn the people?
Noah.
📜 Moses 8:27 — “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
What did God command Noah to build?
ARK
📜 Genesis 6:14 — “Make thee an ark of gopher wood.”
Who was saved in the ark?
Noah and his family.
📜 Genesis 7:23 — “Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.”
What promise did God make after the Flood?
Never destroy the earth again by water.
📜 Genesis 9:11
Why did they want to build it?
Make a name for themselves
📜 Genesis 11:4
What kind of man was Noah?
A just and perfect man?
📜 Genesis 6:9 — “Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”
Why did Noah build the ark?
Coming of the Flood
📜 Genesis 6:17 — “I… do bring a flood of waters upon the earth.”
What bird did Noah send first to find dry land?
Raven.
📜 Genesis 8:7
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
What sign reminds us of that promise?
The rainbow.
📜 Genesis 9:13 — “I do set my bow in the cloud.”
What did God do to stop them?
Confuse their language
📜 Genesis 11:7 — “Let us go down, and there confound their language.”
What were the people doing that made God sad?
Continual wickedness?
📜 Genesis 6:5 — And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
How many animals of each kind came into the ark?
Two of every sort.
📜 Genesis 6:19 — “Two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark.”
What bird brought back an olive leaf?
Dove.
📜 Genesis 8:11 — “The dove came… and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf.”
What were the people commanded to do after the Flood?
Multiply and fill the earth.
📜 Genesis 9:1 — “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”
What happened after their language was confused?
They were scattered
📜 Genesis 11:8
What filled the earth in Noah’s day?
Violence
📜 Genesis 6:11-12 — “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Who shut the ark’s door?
The Lord.
📜 Genesis 7:16 — “And the Lord shut him in.”
What was the first thing Noah did after leaving the ark?
Worshiped God?
📜 Genesis 8:20 — “Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.”
What language did everyone speak at first?
one language
📜 Genesis 11:1 — “The whole earth was of one language.”
What does the name “Babel” mean?
Confusion
📜 Genesis 11:9 — “Because the Lord did there confound the language.”
What did Noah do to warn the people?
Preach repentance.
📜 Moses 8:23 — “Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying: Hearken, and give heed unto my words.”
How long did the rain fall?
40 days and 40 nights.
📜 Genesis 7:12 — “The rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.”
What covered the mountains?
Flood Waters
📜 Genesis 7:19–20 — “All the high hills… were covered.”
What did the people decide to build?
Tower reaching heaven.
📜 Genesis 11:4 — “Let us build… a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven.”
What lesson do we learn from Noah and Babel?
Safety comes from following God’s prophet.
📜 Moses 8:24 — “Believe and repent… or the floods will come in upon you.”