Genesis 9 · Grade 3
The Sign of the Covenant
Read the Story
God blessed Noah and his sons and told them to be fruitful and fill the earth. Now people could eat animals as well as plants. God also taught that every human life is precious, because God made people in His own image.
God made a covenant with Noah, his descendants, and every living creature. He promised that never again would a flood destroy all life on the earth. The sign of this covenant was the rainbow. God said that when the rainbow is seen in the cloud, he will remember his covenant.
Noah planted a vineyard. One day he drank too much wine and lay uncovered in his tent. His son Ham saw him and told his brothers instead of helping. Shem and Japheth carefully covered their father without looking, showing him respect. Noah lived 350 years after the flood.
Memory Verse
“I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.””
Genesis 9:11 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What new food did God give people after the flood?
Why is every human life precious?
What did God promise in His covenant?
What was the sign of the covenant?
How did Shem and Japheth show respect to their father?
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 treat others as people God made?
- Who can you be kind to because God made them special?
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