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03. The Flood

What the Story Says

  1. What did God decide to do about the wicked and violent people on the earth?

    He decided to destroy them with a huge flood (#03-01).

  2. How was Noah different than the other people?

    Noah was a righteous man, even though he lived among wicked people (#03-02).

  3. What was the purpose of the boat that God told Noah to build?

    The boat would keep Noah and his family safe during the flood (#03-03).

  4. How many people entered into the boat?

    Eight people entered into the boat—Noah and his wife, and his three sons and their wives. No one else believed the flood would happen (#03-04), (#03-05).

  5. Why did the animals come to the boat?

    God sent some of each kind of the animals to the boat (#03-06).

  6. How long did the rain last?

    The rain continued for forty days and forty nights (#03-07).

  7. What happened to all the people and animals during the flood?

    Noah’s family and the animals that were inside the boat were safe. Every person and animal that was outside the boat died (#03-08).

  8. How long did the flood continue on the earth?

    The boat floated on the water for five months, it took three more months for the mountains to be visible (#03-09). It was several more months before the land was dry enough for Noah and his family to come out of the boat (#03-10 to #03-13).

  9. What was the first thing Noah that did when he came out of the boat?

    Noah built and altar and sacrificed some of the animals to God (#03-14).

  10. What promise did God make to Noah after the flood?

    God promised that he would not destroy the earth with a flood again. He put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of this promise (#03-15), (#03-16).

What the Story Means to Us

  1. Why did God decide to destroy the world?

    God created people to be with him. But God is good and cannot accept things that are evil. Because almost all the people became wicked and disobeyed him, he decided to destroy all those evil people (#03-01).

  2. Why did God save Noah and his family?

    God did not want to destroy all that he had made. Therefore, he chose to save Noah and his family because Noah was a righteous person who honored God. God would allow Noah’s descendants to fill the earth after the wicked people died.

  3. Why was no one else besides Noah’s family ready when the flood came?

    The boat was very large, and it took Noah and his sons a very long time to build it. Many other people would have seen Noah building the boat and would have asked him about it. But none of them believed God would destroy them, so none of them were ready when the flood came (#03-04).

  4. Why did other people not come into the boat when the rain began?

    God himself closed the door of the boat before the rain began. After God did that, it was too late for people to enter into the boat and be saved from the flood (#03-06).

  5. Why did Noah build and altar and offer a sacrifice to God?

    Noah was a righteous man who honored God both before and after the flood. He knew that God had saved him and his family. Therefore, the first thing he did when he left the boat was to honor God with a sacrifice (#03-14).

  6. Why is the rainbow important?

    The rainbow that appears after a rain reminds God, and people, of God’s promise. He said he will never destroy the earth again with a flood.

Summary

The story of the flood shows that God must punish people who sin against him. But he also wants to save people who honor him. Noah lived in a time when almost everyone was wicked. In spite of that, Noah honored God, and taught his family to honor him as well. Therefore, God made a way for Noah and his family to escape God’s punishment. Noah obeyed God and built the boat and to take his family into it. God then closed the door and protected them from the flood. After the flood, God told them to fill the earth again. Noah continued to honor God, and God promised never to destroy the earth with a flood again.