1. Genesis 8:1 says that God “remembered Noah and all the wild animals”. What does this mean? Does God really forget us? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How long did it take for the water to completely dry from the earth? Why does God take time to deliver us, like he did Noah? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why didn’t the raven, a scavenger, return? What did this tell Noah about the level of sin that still existed outside of the Ark? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. If the dove represents the Holy Spirit, how is the Holy Spirit represented in this chapter? How does the raven represent the law? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. In Genesis 8:13-14, how much longer did God make Noah wait after the ground was completely dry? Why does God make us wait even though everything around us tell us we are ready to be saved? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. What covenant did God make in Genesis 8:21-22? Why does God think that humans should be pitied instead of destroying them all? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What new dominion did God give humans in Genesis 9:2? What does this mean spiritually and why did the flood create greater authority for humankind? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. While God told Noah that He will never destroy all life with a flood again, what does 2 Peter 3:3-7 say God will do when things become similar to the days of Noah? What happens afterwards? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. What are the names of Noah’s sons? How did Ham’s actions cause the Canaanites to be cursed? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. How old was Noah when he died? Why did God have to shorten the lives of humans after the flood? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Bonus: What has the rainbow signified since the dawn of creation?
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