Is Noah Crazy!!

The Great Flood 

Bible Study Lesson from Genesis 6:9-22

This is the story of Noah as told in the Old Testament. As we do this Bible study of Genesis we will discover more about the history of God, beyond the great flood and how it rained for 40 days and 40 nights.

 

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

 

10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

 

11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence.

 

12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.

 

13 So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.

 

14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

 

15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high.

 

16 Make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.

 

17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it.

 

Everything on earth will perish.

 

18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

 

19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

 

20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.

 

21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them."

 

22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.

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This is the Word of the Lord --- It is meant to change the way we think, and the way we live.

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Commentary by Bob Pardue

Noah and the Ark

Is Noah Crazy?

Think about it. Let's say you've just finished watching your favorite football or basketball team on TV, brushed your teeth, put on your pj's and settled in bed for a good nights rest.

All of a sudden God says to you, "I want you to build a gigantic boat and put your family and two each of all the animals in it because I'm going to destroy the rest of the world."

And, this craft is not a small rowboat. No, this boat is about one and a half football fields long and 4 stories high! Oh, I meant to mention that there was probably no water around for miles!

What would you do?

I'm not sure about you but I might just have myself committed for evaluation to see if I am sane enough to function in society! But Noah didn't react the way you and I might have. Noah had faith in God and truly believed that when God made a covenant (a promise), He kept it.

Faith of Noah

This story is more about faith and obedience than about a boat and a flood. Verse 22 sums it up as it states; "Noah did everything just as God commanded him." How many times have we been warned of God's judgment and ignored it? How about opportunities in life? Did we listen?

My Christian Walk? I was Stubborn

Although I was baptized at an early age, I fell away from God for a large portion of my life until one day I finally listened to what God was saying to my heart. There was a tug at my heart to get back to a church family and learn more about Him.

My Ark - and Yours

I am still a long, long way from being perfect (I'll never get there) but now I have the assurance that Christ will protect me from the "flood" when God decides to judge the people of the earth again, which He has promised to do.

Preparation and Action

Are you prepared to face the judgment of God? It's not too late. If you feel unsure of how to be prepared, there is a simple ABC way to receiving Christ which will help you to understand the first steps to take to gain a personal relationship with God through Christ.

I will pray for you this morning that God will come into your life and give you the same joy that He has shown to me; not because I deserve it but just because He loves me---And you!

Love in Christ

- Bob

Genesis 1:1-2:3 - The Bible Story of Creation