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Genesis 8 · Grade 4

Waiting and Worship

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Genesis 8 begins with the words God remembered Noah. In the Bible, when God remembers someone, it means He acts on their behalf. God had never forgotten Noah. He sent a wind, closed up the springs of the deep, and stopped the rain. Slowly the waters went down, and the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

Noah waited patiently. He sent out a raven and then a dove to see if the ground was dry. The dove's return with an olive leaf was a sign of new life. Even so, Noah did not leave the ark until God told him to. He waited for God's word.

When Noah came out, his first act was worship. He built an altar and offered sacrifices to the Lord. God was pleased, and He made a promise: as long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease. Every sunrise and every change of season is a reminder that God keeps His word.

Show What You Know

  1. What does it mean that God remembered Noah?

  2. What was the olive leaf a sign of?

  3. Why did Noah wait to leave the ark?

  4. What was Noah's first act after leaving the ark?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. Genesis 8 begins with the words remembered Noah.
  2. Slowly the waters went down, and the came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
  3. He sent out a raven and then a to see if the ground was dry.
  4. He built an and offered sacrifices to the Lord.

Think About It

  1. Noah waited a long time inside the ark. What are you waiting for, and how can you trust God while you wait?

  2. The next time you see the seasons change, how can it remind you of God's faithfulness?

Memory Verse

While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”

Genesis 8:22 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What helps you wait on God's timing instead of rushing?
  • How can you make worship your first response to good news?

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