Genesis 7 · Grade 3
God Shut Them In
Read the Story
God told Noah to go into the ark with his family, because Noah was righteous before Him. God said that in seven days He would send rain. Noah obeyed. He brought in seven pairs of every clean animal and two of the others, and birds as well.
Noah was six hundred years old when the flood began. The fountains of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the sky were opened. The Lord Himself shut the door of the ark behind them. Rain fell for forty days and forty nights.
The waters rose higher and higher until even the high mountains were covered. Every living thing on the land outside the ark died. Only Noah and those with him in the ark were left. The waters stayed on the earth for 150 days.
Memory Verse
“Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then Yahweh shut him in.”
Genesis 7:16 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
How many days did God say He would wait before sending rain?
How old was Noah when the flood began?
Who shut the door of the ark?
Where did the water come from?
How long did the waters stay on the earth?
Story Order
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you trust God during a scary storm?
- How can you be patient when you have to wait inside?
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