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Genesis 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Rainbow Promise

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod's Rainbow

rainbowcloudarkdove

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod's Promise

RAINBOW → picture 4CLOUD → picture 3ARK → picture 2DOVE → picture 1

Grade 1A Promise in the Sky

God's sign of the promise → picture 2No more flood to cover the earth → picture 1Made in God's image → picture 4Fill the earth → picture 3

Order:

1. God blessed Noah and his sons2. God said, I set my rainbow in the cloud3. The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth4. Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood

Grade 2The Rainbow

  1. What did God tell Noah and his sons to do? Have many children and fill the earth.
  2. What did God promise never to do again? Send a flood to cover (destroy) the whole earth
  3. What is another word for a promise from God? Covenant
  4. What sign did God give? A rainbow in the clouds
  5. What can we remember when we see a rainbow? God always keeps His promises.

Grade 3The Sign of the Covenant

  1. What new food did God give people after the flood? Animals (meat), in addition to plants
  2. Why is every human life precious? God made people in His own image.
  3. What did God promise in His covenant? Never again to destroy all life on the earth with a flood
  4. What was the sign of the covenant? The rainbow
  5. How did Shem and Japheth show respect to their father? They covered him without looking.
1: God blessed Noah and his sons2: God said, I set my rainbow in the cloud3: The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth4: Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood

Grade 4God's Covenant with Every Creature

  1. Why is human life so precious, according to this chapter? People are made in the image of God.
  2. With whom did God make His covenant? Noah, his descendants, and every living creature
  3. What is the sign of the covenant, and what does God say He will do when He sees it? The rainbow; He will remember His covenant.
  4. What does the story at the end of the chapter show? Sin was still present even after the flood; even Noah was not perfect,; Christians have read this as showing the world still needed a Savior.

Word bank: 1. God; 2. promise; 3. Noah; 4. rainbow

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Rainbow and the Image of God

  1. How does Genesis 9 echo Genesis 1? God repeats the blessing to be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth (and speaks of the image of God).
  2. According to verse 6, why is murder so serious? Because God made people in His own image.
  3. What makes this covenant unconditional? God promises by Himself never again to destroy all life with a flood; it does not depend on people's behavior.
  4. What will God do when He sees the rainbow? He will remember the everlasting covenant.
  5. What does the story of Noah's drunkenness teach about the human heart? The flood did not remove sin; people still needed God's Savior.

Word bank: 1. God; 2. image; 3. Noah; 4. rainbow

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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