NOAH

FROM THE BEGINNING

• Noah was the grandson of Methuselah and the son of Lamech
• Noah lived for 950 years and had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth
• He Noah was a “just man and perfect in his generation,” and “walked with God”
• The people of the earth during Noah's time were wicked and corrupt
• God opted to sweep the earth of it's population

GOD'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NOAH

• Noah was a righteous man that did everything God asked of him
• The people of Noah's time became corrupt and sinful
• Due to the behavior of the people, God decided to bring upon a flood
• This flood would kill all of mankind except for Noah and his descendants
• God would lead Noah to safety

CHOOSING NOAH

• God singled out Noah from all of his people and chose him for an important task
• He told Noah about his plan to kill all the people of his land with a universal flood
• God promised Noah that he would protect him and his family
• God would protect Noah if he followed his instructions
• God had faith in Noah, for he new he was a man who always believed in God

CONSTRUCTING THE ARK

• To escape the flood, God instructed Noah to build an ark
• God gave specific directions on how to construct the ark
• It had to be very large, made out of cypress/gopher wood with a door on the side
• It had to be sealed with tar to keep out the water, with a window below the roof
• The dimensions of the ark were 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high

Noah's Ark had three tiers

NOAH'S FAMILY AND ANIMALS

• God allowed Noah to take his family with him on the arc to escape the flood
• There were 8 people on the ark that were safe from the flood
• These 8 people included Noah, his wife, their 3 sons, and the wives of sons
• God also instructed Noah to bring two of every kind of animal on the ark
• Along with his family and the animals, Noah brought food for survival

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DURING THE FLOOD

• The flood lasted for nearly 40 days and 40 nights
• This universal flood killed everyone outside of the arc
• Noah, his family, and the animals stayed on the ark for the entire flood
• Due to Noah believing, and listening to God, he was saved
• God kept his promise with Noah

THE DOVE

• Noah released a dove from his ark at the end of the flood
• He did this to see if the water had dried up and to see if it was safe
• The first time, the dove came back to him with nothing
• A week later it came back with an olive leaf, showing the water had dried up
• This dove is symbolic to the story of Noah and essentially led him off the ark

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THE RAINBOW

• The rainbow is the sign of the covenant between God and Noah
• God sent the rainbow to show he would never send a universal flood again
• It is a promise from God to Noah and his descendants
• People will now live on the Earth again
• God is now satisfied

GOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH

• God makes a binding promise with Noah that he never breaks
• Although Noah did sin through drunkenness and nakedness, God forgives him
• God forgives Noah because of their covenant and his strong belief and love
• Noah sinning, shows us that even righteous men to commit sins
• Overall, Noah was a very strong figure and in the Old Testament

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