Genesis 6:17-20  "And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.  But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.  And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.  Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive."

Here God tells us how He planned to destroy the world.  He was getting ready to flood the earth with water.  Not only would Noah be saved, but God allowed Noah's wife, three sons and their wives into the ark.

The animals had to be saved too.  God told Noah to get males and females of every kind of animal into the ark.  This was not only for sacrifice and food, but animals have always been needed for many other things too.  Donkeys, cows, horses and cattle have been used to help on farms for many years.  Dogs are trained for all sorts of useful tasks.  Cats are helpful animals too by keeping mice out of homes.  God knew that we needed these animals and that they should be saved from the flood of waters soon to come.

Question time!

1.  How did God plan to destroy the world?

a.  fire                           c.  famine (no food)
b.  flood                        d.  sickness

2.  How many people did God let on the ark?

a.  1                              c.  8
b.  2                              d.  10

3.  In verse 20, what three groups of animals did God say to put on the ark?

a.  insects, cattle, fowl               c. reptiles, birds, dogs
b.  Fowl, cattle, creeping thing

4.  What did God say would happen to everything in the earth?

a.  it shall die               c.  cry
b.  burned up               d.  be hungry

5.  Besides food, can you name 2 ways that animals are useful to us?

1._______________ 2.______________

Bonus question:
6.  What animals did Noah NOT need to put on the ark?

 

Fun Project time!

It's a Scavenger Hunt!!!!
Answer the riddles and then 'hunt' down the animal by finding a picture (in a book or magazine) or a toy (stuffed or plastic) in your home.  Imagine how much work it must have been for Noah to get each kind of animal onto the ark!

1.  I have hands like you, and a long tail
I like to swing from tree to tree
Noah had my kind on the ark without fail
I'm not a donkey, so I must be a ____________.

2.  I sleep all winter in my cave
To be near one Noah must have been brave
I let out a growl to tell you beware
I like to eat honey and fish, I'm a ____________.

3.  I give leather, butter, milk and meat.
I have a tail and four hooves for feet.
I live on a farm with many others, wow
I like to eat grass and grain.  I'm a ___________.

4.  Noah may have had a time keeping me from chasing a rat
And even though you know I can't fly like a bat
Many times I've gone to the top of a tree and sat
So what do you think of that?  I'm a __________.

5.  I like to hop and sit on a log
I don't mind the mud, but I'm not a hog.
Though I'm not cute and furry like a dog,
God thought I was worth saving, I'm a __________.

6.  I like to crow, but I'm not a crow.
I am a fowl, but I'm not an owl.
Every morning I try to wake up the sun,
God had Noah put a ________ on the ark for fun.

7.  Sometimes I play or lay in the sun all day
Hunting is a chore, when I score, I roar.
Don't think of calling me a kitty cat, Grrrr.
I may look like a giant copy of your pet, but I'm a _________.

Memory verse for the week:

Genesis 6:18  "But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee."

 Join us next week for another lesson from God's Wonderful Word!