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Noah's Ark
Lesson 5
The Rain Stops
I hope you're ready for Lesson 5!  Open your Bibles to Genesis 8:1-5:
Genesis 8:1-5  "And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.  And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.  And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen."

After the first 150 days, God remembered Noah and started getting the waters to go down.  Another 150 days and the ark actually rested on a mountain of Ararat.  They continued to abate (go down) until the tops of other mountains could be seen.

The dictionary says assuaged means to make a bad situation better.

Questions:
1.  Did God forget about Noah?
2.  Where did the ark land?
3.  How long did it take the water to go down?
4.  After the ark landed, what could be seen?
5.  What did God make to pass over the earth?

Fun project time!
Ask your mom or dad for some paper (plain paper or poster board), scissors and tape.  Use your imagination to make an ark that will float.  Take it into the bathroom or kitchen sink (don't forget to get permission!), fill the sink with water and see if it floats.  When you're done, pull the plug and imagine the waters abating from the earth.



Memory verse for the week:

(Genesis 8:1a)  And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark:

Some exciting things are in store for Noah next week!  Be sure to check out Lesson 6 of Noah's Ark!