Noah and the Great Flood

How big was Noah’s Ark? How big was the Flood of Noah’s day? Is there evidence of the Flood? Who was Noah, anyway? Find out the answers to these questions about the biblical account of Noah given in Genesis 6–9!

Contents

• Meet Noah

  

  pp. 2–3

  About 4,300 years ago, there lived a man named Noah.

• How Do We Know about Noah?

  

  pp. 4–5

  Only the one true God of the Bible has always existed and always tells the truth

• What Happened?

  

  pp. 6–7

  According to the Bible, people weren’t always as sinful as they were during Noah’s time.

• Noah Stood for God

  

  pp. 8–9

  With God’s help, only Noah was willing to stand for God when everyone else denied Him.

• Noah Obeyed God

  

  pp. 10–11

  With God’s help, Noah obeyed his Creator and began to build the Ark.

• What about the Ark?

  

  pp. 12–13

  The Ark had the same proportions as modern cargo ships.

• What about the Animals?

  

  pp. 14–15

  God brought land-dwelling, air-breathing creatures and birds to the Ark.

• Noah Trusted God

  

  pp. 16–17

  Sadly, every person who wasn’t on the Ark died in the Flood.

• Our “Ark” of Salvation

  

  pp. 18–19

  Just as Noah trusted God to save him by entering the Ark, we can trust Jesus to save us.

• The Flood Covered the Whole Earth

  

  pp. 20–21

  According to the Bible, the waters of the Flood covered every part of the earth and prevailed for 150 days.

• The Flood and Fossils

  

  pp. 22–25

  Some people suggest that fossil formation requires a long time, but scientific observations have shown that fossils don’t take long to form.

• The Flood and Rock Layers

  

  pp. 26–27

  Many of the large, earth-covering rock layers we find today were laid down during the Flood of Noah’s day.

• Noah Thanked God

  

  pp. 28–29

  Noah built an altar and thanked God for providing salvation from the floodwaters.

• Flood Legends

  

  pp. 30–31

  We can see glimpses of the true Biblical Flood account found in the many flood legends from around the world.

• Noah Feared God

  

  p. 32

  Noah took God seriously; he feared God.