Bible Stories for Adults
The Flood
Genesis 5 - 10
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Opening Prayer
Generations (Genesis 5)
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"
World-wide Wickedness (Genesis 6:5-9)
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)
Preparations (Genesis 6:14-22)
What preparations did God tell Noah to make?
Genesis 6:14-16, 19-21
What did Noah do in response to God's instructions?
Genesis 6:22
Why did Noah build this huge boat on dry land?
Hebrews 11:7
Entering the Ark (Genesis 7:1-10)
How old was Noah when the flood began?
Genesis 7:6-8
At his age, how did Noah gather all of the animals?
Genesis 7:15
How did Noah close the door of the ark?
Genesis 7:16
The Flood (Genesis 7:11-24)
Where did the floodwaters come from?
Genesis 7:11
How long did the floodwaters come?
Genesis 7:17
What is the importance of verse 20?
Genesis 7:18-23
How long did the flood last?
Genesis 7:24
The Waters Subside (Genesis 8:1-12)
How did God end the flood?
Genesis 8:1
When was dry land first visible?
Genesis 8:3-5
Why did Noah send out birds?
Genesis 8:6-9
Why didn't Noah look for himself?
Genesis 6:16
What did Noah learn from the dove's next two trips?
Genesis 8:10-12
Back on Dry Ground (Genesis 8:13-20)
How long had Noah and his family lived 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
God's Response (Genesis 8:21-9:7)
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)
God's Covenant (Genesis 9:8-17)
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
Washing Waters that Save (1 Peter 3:18-21)
What was washed from the earth by the flood?
Genesis 6:12-13
How are we washed from our natural sinfulness?
1 Peter 3:18-21
Why must we die?
Romans 6:23
How do our washing waters save us?
Romans 6:3-4
Closing Prayer
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