Although it is not recorded, describe what you imagine the conditions on the ark to have been during those several months.

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1 Women in the Word Genesis 8 November 6, Read Genesis 8:1-3. Genesis 8 opens up with the beginning of the end of the great flood. Look back at Genesis 7:9-10, 17 and 24. As Genesis 8 begins, how long had Noah and his family been in the ark? Although it is not recorded, describe what you imagine the conditions on the ark to have been during those several months. Describe some emotions Noah and his family may have experienced during their time on the ark. 2. What are the first three words in Genesis 8? What do you think it means to be remembered by God? Look at Isaiah 49:15-16 and Psalm 136:23 for further insight. 3. Recall a time in your life when after a long storm, you had your own But God remembered moment. How long had you been in that storm? How did you feel as you waited out that storm? How did God remember you?

2 Women in the Word Genesis 8 November 6, 2014 Page 2 4. Read Genesis 8:4-12. What are the important roles of the raven and the dove as Noah waits to come out of the ark? What did it mean to Noah when the dove didn t return the third time it was sent out? What do verses 10 and 12 say that Noah did as he looked for signs that it was safe enough to come out of the ark? 5. Read Genesis 8: Even after the dove had found dry land and food, Noah waited about 70 more days before he emerged from the ark. According to verse 15, what was Noah waiting on? What do the following portions of Scripture say about waiting on the Lord? Psalm 27:14 Psalm 62:5 Isaiah 30:18 Isaiah 64:4 Lamentations 3:25-26

3 Women in the Word Genesis 8 November 6, 2014 Page 3 6. In your own words, explain what it means to wait on the Lord. Is waiting on the Lord easy for you? What are some practical things you can do as you wait? 7. Read Genesis 8: What is the first thing Noah does upon leaving the ark? What does this teach us about Noah? It is, of course, no longer acceptable to offer animal sacrifices to worship God. What are some ways you can worship God that would be a sweet aroma to Him? 8. What promise does God make in verses 21 and 22? We are surrounded by God s creation day after day, season after season. What specifically in God s creation reminds you of His loving care for you? 9. Do you have a personal prayer request to share with your small group?

4 Women in the Word November 6, 2014 Beginnings Genesis 1-11 Remembrance and Renewal But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. Genesis 8:1 God Remembers Noah Genesis 8:1-17 *God remembered Noah by acting on behalf of a He had made to Noah. *God remembered Noah when: 1. He calmed the storm and dried up the water from the great flood. 2. He gave Noah a that the earth was improving after the flood. 3. He spoke to Noah and told him when to leave the ark. During the storm, we can be sure that God remembers us and He will never leave us nor forsake us. Noah Remembers God Genesis 8:18-20 * Noah remembered God by responding with complete. * Noah remembered God by first building an altar for worship. * Noah remembered God with a burnt offering that symbolized his commitment to God. We have remembered God when our lives honor and glorify Him. God s Promise of Renewal Genesis 8:21-22 *God promised to never curse the ground again because of man s. *God promised that there would never be another universal flood. *God promised that there would never be another of the seasons. Season after season, God s orderly creation reminds us that He is in control, He keeps His promises, and He loves us. Key: commitment, sign, obedience, sin, interruption

5 Women in the Word / Genesis 8 November 6, 2014 Psalm 10:1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 Corinthians 1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? 1 Samuel 23:14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand. Romans 5:7-8 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person-though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die-but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Genesis 6:17-19 For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 7:1 Then the Lord said to Noah, Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Leviticus 1:9b And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Genesis 3:17 And to Adam he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, You shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life.

The Book of Genesis Lesson 10

The Book of Genesis Lesson 10 Chapter 7 One hundred and twenty years transpired between the instruction given in Genesis 6 and that given in Genesis 7. In Genesis 6, Noah was 480 years old and 1530 years