Noah’s Ark and the Tower Noah’s Ark and the Tower of Babel: Overviewof Babel: Overview

Genesis Chapters 15-18Genesis Chapters 15-18

The Genealogy of NoahThe Genealogy of Noah

• Noah’s genealogy begins with Adam. Noah’s genealogy begins with Adam. Noah comes from the line of SethNoah comes from the line of Seth

• This genealogy is remarkable in that This genealogy is remarkable in that the descendents live to be hundreds the descendents live to be hundreds of years oldof years old

From Bad to WorseFrom Bad to Worse

• In the day’s of Noah humankind has In the day’s of Noah humankind has spread all over the earth.spread all over the earth.

• Mankind has become corrupt and violentMankind has become corrupt and violent

• God laments having made man and God laments having made man and decides to wipeout humanity with a decides to wipeout humanity with a floodflood

• Noah however finds favor with God and Noah however finds favor with God and is told to prepare an arkis told to prepare an ark

The Ark and the FloodThe Ark and the Flood

• Noah builds an ark that is big enough Noah builds an ark that is big enough to carry two of every living creatureto carry two of every living creature

• Noah and his family enter the Ark Noah and his family enter the Ark and God unleashes the Flood.and God unleashes the Flood.

• All life on the earth dies and Noah All life on the earth dies and Noah spends 150 days in the arkspends 150 days in the ark

A New World and a PromiseA New World and a Promise

• The Flood waters recede and the ark The Flood waters recede and the ark settles on Mt. Ararat in Turkeysettles on Mt. Ararat in Turkey

• Noah offers a sacrifice to God and Noah offers a sacrifice to God and God gives the rainbow as a sign he God gives the rainbow as a sign he will never destroy the world with a will never destroy the world with a flood againflood again

• Noah and his descendents populate Noah and his descendents populate the earththe earth

Humanity falls again: The Humanity falls again: The Tower of BabelTower of Babel

• Some of Noah’s descendents settle in Some of Noah’s descendents settle in Shiner (a plain in Southern Iraq) and Shiner (a plain in Southern Iraq) and they begin to build a towerthey begin to build a tower

• The tower is suppose to reach to The tower is suppose to reach to heaven. They want to make heaven. They want to make themselves into a great peoplethemselves into a great people

• The Lord comes down to see what The Lord comes down to see what they are doing…they are doing…

Confusion: Different Confusion: Different languages..languages..

• God confuses the language of the God confuses the language of the buildersbuilders

• They are not able to complete the They are not able to complete the tower and are forced to scatter to the tower and are forced to scatter to the far corners of the earthfar corners of the earth

Points to consider…Points to consider…

Websites for information on Websites for information on Genesis and witnessingGenesis and witnessing

• www.christiananswers.netwww.christiananswers.net

• www.answersingenesis.orgwww.answersingenesis.org

For witnessing..For witnessing..

www.wayofthemaster.comwww.wayofthemaster.com

Discussion TopicsDiscussion Topics

• If a disaster happens, what should If a disaster happens, what should the church do to minister to those the church do to minister to those who are effected?who are effected?

• If a disaster happened to you, would If a disaster happened to you, would you continue to follow God? Why?you continue to follow God? Why?

• If a disaster happened to you, how If a disaster happened to you, how would you want the church to would you want the church to minister to you?minister to you?