“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”

Genesis 6:8 (KJV)

The story

A long time ago the world had grown full of wrong-doing, but there was one man named Noah who loved God and walked with him. The Bible says that Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD, and that he was a just man who obeyed God. Because Noah trusted God, God chose to keep him and his family safe. Genesis 6:8-9

God told Noah to build a great big boat called an ark out of gopher wood, with rooms inside, a window, and a door. God said to bring two of every kind of animal, male and female, into the ark so they would be kept alive. Noah's three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth helped, and Noah did everything just as God commanded him (Genesis 6:22). Genesis 6:14-20

Then it rained for forty days and forty nights, and the water lifted the ark up high and carried it safely. When the water went down, the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat, and Noah sent out a dove that came back with a fresh olive leaf (Genesis 8:11). After they came out, God set a rainbow in the clouds as a promise that he would never again flood the whole earth. Genesis 8:4, 9:13

Quiz

1. How did God feel about Noah?

   • Noah found grace with the LORD
   • God was angry with Noah
   • God ignored Noah
   • God was afraid of Noah

2. What did God tell Noah to build?

   • A tower
   • A temple
   • An ark (a big boat)
   • A city wall

3. What kind of wood was the ark made of?

   • Cedar wood
   • Gopher wood
   • Olive wood
   • Oak wood

4. How many of each kind of animal came into the ark?

   • One of each
   • Two of each
   • Ten of each
   • None

5. How long did it rain?

   • Forty days and forty nights
   • Seven days
   • One day
   • One hundred days

6. What were the names of Noah's three sons?

   • Cain, Abel, and Seth
   • Shem, Ham, and Japheth
   • Peter, James, and John
   • Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

7. What did the dove bring back to Noah?

   • A stick
   • A fish
   • An olive leaf
   • A stone

8. What did God put in the sky as a promise?

   • A star
   • A cloud
   • A bird
   • A rainbow (his bow)