Firm FoundationsFirm FoundationsLesson 14: Lesson 14: God Judged the WorldGod Judged the WorldAnd Delivered NoahAnd Delivered Noah

Memory verse: Ezekiel 18:32Memory verse: Ezekiel 18:32

IntroductionIntroduction In our last lesson…In our last lesson…

God showed us that God showed us that we must come to we must come to Him by ______Him by ______

Sin is passed down Sin is passed down from one __________ from one __________ to anotherto another

In today’s lesson…In today’s lesson… God will punish all God will punish all

___.___. The only one who The only one who

can save us is ___.can save us is ___.

From Adam to NoahFrom Adam to Noah

Who was Seth’s father?Who was Seth’s father? Who was Mahalaleel’s Who was Mahalaleel’s

great-grandfather?great-grandfather? There were ____ There were ____

generations of men generations of men between Adam and between Adam and NoahNoah

This story took place This story took place around ______ years around ______ years after Adam’s creation. after Adam’s creation. (Genesis 5)(Genesis 5)

Noah had three sons:Noah had three sons: ShemShem __________ JapethJapeth

Increased PopulationIncreased Population

There was a large There was a large population of population of people living on people living on earthearth

Most were only Most were only interested in interested in having funhaving fun

Most ignored GodMost ignored God

God the Holy SpiritGod the Holy Spiritwas striving with peoplewas striving with people

God hated their God hated their sinsin

God loved them God loved them and wanted and wanted them to repentthem to repent Ezekiel 18:32Ezekiel 18:32 II Peter 3:9II Peter 3:9

Genesis 6:3Genesis 6:3 God gave God gave

mankind 120 mankind 120 years to repentyears to repent

Increasing wickednessIncreasing wickedness Genesis 6:5,11Genesis 6:5,11 Most people followed the Most people followed the

godless ways of Caingodless ways of Cain They were born sinnersThey were born sinners

So are we!So are we! They loved sinThey loved sin

So do we!So do we! They refused to know GodThey refused to know God

Romans 1:29-32Romans 1:29-32 God spoke to them through God spoke to them through

prophetsprophets God spoke to them through God spoke to them through

Enoch, then NoahEnoch, then Noah II Peter 2:5II Peter 2:5

God saw the unbelieving God saw the unbelieving world and its sinworld and its sin

Genesis 6:5,12Genesis 6:5,12 God saw their sinGod saw their sin Nothing is hidden Nothing is hidden

from Godfrom God What we doWhat we do What we sayWhat we say What we thinkWhat we think Hebrews 4:13Hebrews 4:13

God decided to destroy God decided to destroy the worldthe world

Genesis 6:6,7Genesis 6:6,7 Do you think God Do you think God

would really destroy would really destroy all who don’t repent?all who don’t repent?

God warned Adam & God warned Adam & EveEve

God told Cain and God told Cain and AbelAbel

Do people ever Do people ever threaten and then not threaten and then not do what they said?do what they said?

God was gracious to NoahGod was gracious to Noah

God’s love and God’s love and mercy saved mercy saved oneone man and his familyman and his family

Genesis 6:8-10Genesis 6:8-10 Noah was a sinner, Noah was a sinner,

born under sinborn under sin Noah came to God Noah came to God

by faith, just like…by faith, just like… Genesis 8:20Genesis 8:20

Because of God’s Because of God’s gracegrace, God forgave , God forgave and accepted Noahand accepted Noah

God gave instructions to God gave instructions to NoahNoah

Genesis 6:13-21Genesis 6:13-21 God told Noah He God told Noah He

would flood the would flood the earthearth

God told Noah to God told Noah to build a large boatbuild a large boat

Noah was to use Noah was to use God’s exact plansGod’s exact plans

Noah obeyed GodNoah obeyed God

Genesis 6:22Genesis 6:22 Noah believed GodNoah believed God

He trusted God to He trusted God to save his familysave his family

It had never rained It had never rained beforebefore

The world was The world was watered with a mistwatered with a mist

Noah obeyed God Noah obeyed God and built the arkand built the ark

God told Noah who to bring God told Noah who to bring into the arkinto the ark

Genesis 7:1-5Genesis 7:1-5 I Peter 2:5I Peter 2:5 Noah warned people Noah warned people

of God’s coming of God’s coming judgmentjudgment

God waited patiently God waited patiently for people to repentfor people to repent

Before it rained, God Before it rained, God told Noah to load his told Noah to load his family & animals into family & animals into the arkthe ark

Noah trusted and Noah trusted and obeyed Godobeyed God

God shut them inGod shut them in Genesis 7:15,16Genesis 7:15,16 They all entered They all entered

through one doorthrough one door Only one way to be Only one way to be

saved from God’s angersaved from God’s anger All the animals came All the animals came

through the one doorthrough the one door God didn’t allow more God didn’t allow more

time for people to time for people to repentrepent

When God decides to When God decides to punish, there is no punish, there is no escapeescape

God destroyed everything God destroyed everything but the arkbut the ark

Genesis 7:17,23Genesis 7:17,23 After God shut the door, He After God shut the door, He

sent rainsent rain It even covered the highest It even covered the highest

places on earthplaces on earth Where did all the water Where did all the water

come from?come from? God covered the whole God covered the whole

earth with waterearth with water How long did it rain?How long did it rain?

Everyone outside the ark Everyone outside the ark was destroyedwas destroyed

ConclusionConclusion

God is patientGod is patient The people had no The people had no

excuse for their sinexcuse for their sin The people would not The people would not

listen to God or Noahlisten to God or Noah Everyone except those Everyone except those

in the ark were killedin the ark were killed God is holy and God is holy and

righteous, and is righteous, and is angry against sinangry against sin

Noah and his family Noah and his family believed God, and God believed God, and God saved themsaved them