Intermediate Level, Block 1—Creation, Fall, and Flood
Week 10
Noah—The End of the Flood (Revised on 3/4/2021)
Point to Emphasize: God was faithful to bring Noah through the flood and God made a promise.
Reference Reading: Genesis 8—9:17
Memory Verse: And call upon Me in the day of trouble: / I will deliver you, and you will
glorify Me. (Psalms 50:15)
Story Sample
After it stopped raining and the flood waters no longer rose, the water slowly started to dry up. The ark had been floating in these waters for such a long time and then one day it came to rest upon a mountain top. Little by little the water that covered the earth began to dry up and soon more tops of mountains could be seen.
After forty more days, Noah opened up the window of the ark and he let a raven fly out. Seven days later he let a dove fly out. Do you know that later that day the dove came back and it had something in its beak? It had an olive leaf. The dove saw the fresh olive leaf and plucked it. Where did it get a leaf? Only from a tree. That meant that the waters had receded enough so that new life, like the olive tree, began to grow again. This was a good sign to Noah. Then after another seven days Noah sent out the dove again. This time she did not return. It must have been dry enough for her to make a home and not need to come back to the ark.
So after some time Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the ground was dry. God spoke to Noah telling him that it was time for him and his family to leave the ark, release the animals, fill up the earth again with new life and have a new living on earth. So Noah, his wife, his sons and his sons’ wives all left the ark. They brought out all the animals and they too went out into the new earth to make new homes and new families.
Do you know the first thing Noah did after leaving the ark? Did he first go to find a spot for his new home or look for the best area to start growing a garden? No, he didn’t! Noah built an altar to Jehovah and gave an offering to Him. This was to thank God for His faithfulness to Noah and his family. He was so thankful that he wanted to offer something to God before he did anything else. This really made God happy.
God continued to speak to Noah and to give him instructions on how they were to continue to eat and live. And at the end of the instructions God made a promise to Noah. Isn’t that special? God made a promise not only to Noah but to His people, all the future generations that would come—so that includes us. He said never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. To give Noah a sign of His promise God put a rainbow in the clouds. Have you ever seen a rainbow? It’s so special to see one in the sky. Can anyone share with us about the time when they saw one? [Serving one: speak of your experience when you saw a rainbow.] What makes those colors appear? What a neat experience to see one. Well, God told Noah that every time He looks upon the rainbow He will remember this promise. Every time I see a rainbow in the sky, it surely makes me think of God’s promise and His faithfulness. It is so wonderful that God made such a promise to Noah and all of mankind!
How encouraging this story of Noah is! We need to remember that no matter what we go through, whether we have a hard day or get a bad grade on our homework, we don’t need to look at our failures. Instead, remember that in the same way God was faithful to Noah to bring him through a hard situation, He will also be faithful to us by caring for us and bringing us through all of our situations, too. Don’t worry if something goes wrong in your life. God will do what He said He would do. The Bible is a book full of God’s promises to us. And in our experience, we can tell you, no matter what we go through He will be faithful to remember us and care for us. There is even a verse in the Bible that says, “He remains faithful” (2 Tim. 2:13). So God made a promise to Noah and all of us, and to this day, He is still faithful to that promise.