God pre-warned Noah of his plan... and Noah did ALL that the Lord commanded him.
The animals came to Noah and entered the ark, just as God had commanded Noah and it rained (first time it rained EVER)
Noah and his family entered the ark and the Lord shut them in.
The waters rose more than 20ft over the mountains and every living thing on the earth perished. Only Noah was left and those with him on the ark.
-You are righteous if you believe God, by faith and not by 'self-righteousness' or 'works'
-God communicated his plan with Noah because Noah was listening
-God has ALL sovereignty
-Noah hadn't even seen rain before and yet he believed God and obeyed what he said to him.
-What God promises happens!
8... But God remembered Noah. He sent a wind over the waters and they receded. The rain stopped and the waters receded steadily from the earth.
The waters flooded the earth for 150 days.
Noah sent a raven out a little window to see if the waters had receded yet but each time the raven returned. Then he sent a dove, but it returned.
He waited 7 more days and sent out the dove again - it returned with an olive leaf.
Noah waited 7 more days before he sent out the dove again. When it didn't return, he removed the covering of the ark and saw dry land.
God told Noah to come out of the ark with his family and the creatures.
Then Noah built an alter to the Lord and sacrificed some of the clean animals on it.
God vowed "Never again will I curse the ground because of man even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood"
-God kept Noah in mind, God believed in Noah because Noah believed in God.
-God made Noah wait a long time but Noah trusted God and obeyed him.
-Noah waited for the Lord and the Lord answered him.
9... God blessed Noah and his sons, "Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth. THe fear and dread of you will fall upon the beasts and birds... they are given into your hands. Everything that lives and moves will be food for you"
Before this time it appeared that man was vegetarian and animals didn't fear man.
God will demand an accounting for death. "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man will his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man"
-What does this mean? That God is just? (Eye for an eye tooth for a tooth is old testament, Jesus says we should turn the other cheek as it is God who judges and has justice come upon all who do wrong and right for that matter)
Again God says "Be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it"
God established his covenant with Noah and the sign of the covenant is the rainbow.
Noah grew a vineyard and got drunk on the wine produced from it.
Canaan (Noah's youngest son) saw Noah's nakedness and told his brothers, but his brothers covered their fathers' shame without looking at his nakedness
Noah cursed Canaan when he heard what he had done; Canaan was to be Shem and Japheth's slave.
Noah lived 350 years after the flood, 950 years in total.
-God loves to bless
-God will never again destroy the earth by flood
-Rainbows are beautiful, I wonder what Noah and his family made of it when God showed it to them
-The relationship between Noah and God was very close
-When Noah got drunk why was he not warned by God? Was it an accident or was Noah aware of the effects of alcohol?
-Noah cursed his son for showing disrespect I guess?
-Noah lived 950 years - how quickly did aging process happen and what did he die of?
Father God, thank you that you bless us and love us and want to have relationship with us even though we are manky and sinful. Thank you Jesus that even though we still do wrong you have covered ALL our sin with your blood and have made us a white as snow and as clean as bleach in the eyes of God. You are just and faithful and holy and awesome and even though I don't understand everything that happens in the world, I believe that you are sovereign and I ask that you will reassure your church of you faithfulness again so that we can know peace that surpasses understanding, and so that we can give beyond reason for your glory. Help us to be fervent in prayer and to come to you first when we are in need in any way, knowing that you will provide for your beloved. We believe that you love to bless your church so I ask for your blessing God. Give us gifts of healing and prophesy and words of wisdom to see your will be done on the earth as it is in the heavenly realms. Thank you for the new covenant that means we can come to you without bringing sacrifices and burnt offerings. Jesus, you sacrificed your life once for ALL so that we can know you intimately. Words are not enough but thank you anyway. Amen
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