Bible Stories for Adults

God Makes a Covenant with Noah

Genesis 6-9

Next Week - God Makes a Covenant with Abram (Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; Hebrews 11:8)
Bible Words to Remember:
I now establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you. Genesis 9:9

What was the typical lifespan during the first 1656 years of human history?
Genesis 5
How and why was this changed?
Genesis 6:1-3
What was the typical lifespan between Noah and Abraham and beyond?
Genesis 11:10-32

How many generations were born by Adam's death?
Genesis 5
How did Enoch die, and why?
Genesis 5:24
How did Methuselah die?
Genesis 5:25-29, 7:11
NOTE: Methuselah means "when he is dead, it shall come"

How had disharmony affected God's creation?
Genesis 6:5
What did God decide to do as His judgment?
Genesis 6:6-7
How did God follow this judgment with His grace?
Genesis 6:17-18
Why did God save Noah?
Genesis 6:8-9 (also 7:1)

Did the flood eliminate all wickedness from the earth?
Luke 11:29a
How wicked was the old covenant generation of whom Jesus was speaking?
Luke 11:31-32
What was God's judgment for this wickedness?
Luke 11:50-51
Did Jesus offer any promise of God's grace in His message of judgment?
Matthew 12:39-40

Did Jesus' act eliminate all wickedness from the earth?
Romans 1:21, 28-32
After thousands of years of wickedness, has God just washed His hands and given up?
Romans 1:18-20, 24
How is giving men over to their sinful desires a result of God's wrath?
Matthew 12:43-45

Is this the extent of God's judgment on the world's wickedness?
Romans 2:5-9
How does Peter describe God's wrath and anger?
2 Peter 3:5-7, 10-12
Are Peter and Paul saying we must be good to escape God's wrath of eternal damnation?
Romans 3:9-12
So how can we escape God's wrath?
Romans 3:21-24

Was the flood just an accidental occurrence?
Genesis 6:12-13
Was God's plan only one of judgment?
Genesis 7:1-4
What larger plan of God's does this point towards?
Ephesians 1:9-10
Who is the select family that God has chosen to receive His grace in this larger plan?
Ephesians 1:11-14

How concerned was God about His plan to save Noah?
Genesis 6:14-16
Was God concerned with details in His plan to send the Messiah?
Galatians 4:4-5

Could Noah have predicted the flood and prepared to save himself without God telling him?
Genesis 6:22
How are we to know the details of God's plan for our own lives?
1 Corinthians 2:7-13

Why did Noah build this huge boat on dry land despite looking foolish to his neighbors?
Hebrews 11:7
Why would we live faithfully and obediently to God despite appearing foolish to our neighbors?
1 Corinthians 1:18, 21-25, 30-31

What was the purpose of the ark?
Genesis 6:19
What is our ark that saves our lives?
1 Peter 3:18-22

What materials were used to build the ark?
Genesis 6:14
Note: The Hebrew word for "pitch" is same as used for "atonement" (covering)
What is significant about the ark being made of a common durable wood and pitch (atonement)?
Hebrews 2:17-18

Who built the ark?
Genesis 7:5-6
Does God really need our help to accomplish His work?
1 Corinthians 3:5-9

How did Noah, his family and the animals get into the ark?
Genesis 6:16
Is there more than one way for us to enter the ark of salvation?
John 14:6
Was the door too small to allow all animals to get in?
Genesis 7:8-9
Is our door too small to let all people to get in, regardless of their sinfulness?
1 Timothy 1:15

How did Noah get this large door to close and seal tight?
Genesis 7:16
The door protected Noah from the evil and deadly waters. How does Jesus, our door, protect us?
John 17:11, 15
What did the closed door mean to those outside of the ark?
Luke 17:26-27
What parable did Jesus tell to explain that not all will enter the door?
Luke 13:22-28

How did God care for Noah's welfare while closed in the ark for a little over a year?
Genesis 6:16
How can we look to heaven & be renewed when we are feeling closed in and wasting away like Noah?
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

How big of a flood did God send?
Genesis 7:17-20, 23
How long did the earth stay flooded?
Genesis 8:3-5

How long did Noah and his family live on the ark?
Genesis 8:13-14
How did Noah know when to get out of the ark?
Genesis 8:15-17
What was the first thing Noah did after leaving the ark?
Genesis 8:18-20
Wouldn't Noah eliminate species by sacrificing clean animals?
Genesis 7:2-3

How did God respond to Noah's worshipful sacrifice?
Genesis 8:21
What else did God decide to sustain?
Genesis 8:22
How did man's relation to animals change?
Genesis 9:2-3
Genesis 1:29
Since man could now kill, what did God command against and why?
Genesis 9:5-6
What did God command to restore his creation?
Genesis 9:7 (see 1:28)

With whom did God make a covenant?
Genesis 9:8-10
What was God's promise under the covenant?
Genesis 9:11
What sign or signature guaranteed this covenant?
Genesis 9:12-17