December 3, Noah

Day 4, December 3
Persons: Noah
Theme/Event: The Flood
Symbol: Ark or Rainbow
Gen 6:14-22, 7:21-24, 8:4-12, 8:20-9:17

We talked last night about how many of Jesus’ ancestors were faithful to God. One of those faithful men was Noah. Do you know what Noah did?

Genesis 6:11-14 (New King James Version)
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.

Everyone around Noah was doing the wrong things and not giving honor to God. But, Noah stood alone and did what was right. Noah loved God and obeyed him, even when it seemed foolish to the people around him. But, it is never foolish to believe God - He always does what He says He will. God had a plan to save Noah and all the animals, so Noah obeyed God and built the ark and God sent the flood just like he said he would.

Genesis 7:17-20, 8:1-3
17 Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. … 1 Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. 3 And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
Genesis 9:8-13

8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

Noah had to wait a long time on the ark, but he believed in God and God saved Noah and his family. Sometimes we have to wait a long time, but we can always know that God has not forgotten us. God gave Noah and his descendants a promise to never destroy the earth by a flood, every time we see a rainbow we know that God keeps His promises. God saved mankind through one man, Noah, and He had a plan to save mankind forever through His Son, Jesus. But the world would have to keep waiting for Christ to come.

Questions:

• What did God ask Noah to do?

• Does God ever forget about us?

• What is the sign of God’s promise?

Prayer: Dear God, help us to obey You, even when others are being disobedient. Thank you that You never forget about us.