Genesis 6:1-9:29 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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God's Judgement and Salvation
Questions for Study 6

Genesis 6:1-9:29
Memory Verses: 6:9

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I. Noah's Ark (6:1-7:5)

1. Who do you think "the sons of God" and "the daughters of men" refer to? What was the basis of their marraige? What was the result of these marriages from a human point of view? How did God view their marriage? In what respect did their marriage show the further degeneration of men and direct contribution to the growth of sin?

2. Why was the Lord grieved that he had made men? What was the degree of men's corruption and perversion? What did God decide to do about men and the world they were living in?

3. What did the author say about the times of Noah? (11) In what respect was Noah different from the people of his time? Who were his sons?

4. What did God say to Noah about his plans for the world? What did he tell Noah to do? Describe the ark. Why do you think God gave such detailed instructions?

5. What was God's covenant with Noah? How did Noah respond? (6:22, 7:5) What would have been Noah's difficulty in obeying God's word in his time? How does his absolute obedience to God's word show Noah's faith? And his righteousness?

II. God's Judgement with the Flood (7:6-8:22)

6. When did the flood begin? What did Noah do as the floodwaters came on the earth? Describe the devastation of the earth through the flood. (7:21-23)

7. When did God say to Noah to come out of the ark? (7:11, 8:14) What is the first thing Noah did when he came out of the ark? What can we learn about Noah's faith through this?

8. What did the Lord say in his heart after the flood judgment? In what way couldn't the flood judgement wipe out the evil in man's heart? (6:5, 8:21) What new promise did God make?

III. God's Covenant with Noah (8:23-9:29)

9. How did God bless Noah and his sons? How did he establish the spiritual order again? Why do you think that God had to upgrade the value of human life? (5,8) Why is man's life so valuable? What was God's covenant with Noah? (8-11)