ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORY

Noah Has Faith in GodGENESIS 5:28–8:22

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NOAH, A RIGHTEOUS MAN, LIVED IN AVIOLENT WORLD. IT WAS HARD FORHIM TO LIVE AMONG WICKED PEOPLEWHO DID NOT RESPECT JEHOVAH.

I KNOW THAT LIFE ISDIFFICULT, NOAH. ADAMONCE TOLD ME THAT

THINGS HAVE BEEN BADFOR CENTURIES.

BUT JEHOVAHSAID THAT YOUWILL BRING US

RELIEF.

BUTHOW, FATHER?WHAT CAN I DOTO CHANGETHINGS?

JEHOVAH DECIDED TO BRINGA FLOOD TO DESTROY THEWICKED PEOPLE. HE TOLDNOAH HOW HE AND HISFAMILY COULD SURVIVE.

BUILD AN ARK. YOU ANDYOUR FAMILY MUST GOINTO THE ARK, AND YOU

MUST BRING EVERYSORT OF BIRD AND

ANIMAL WITH YOU, SOTHAT THEY WILL LIVE.

I WILL DOEVERYTHINGYOU SAY.

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NOAH TOLD HIS WIFE, HIS THREE SONS,AND THEIR WIVES WHAT JEHOVAH HAD SAID. THAT WILL

TAKE A LONG TIMETO BUILD! DO WEKNOW WHEN THE

FLOOD WILLCOME?

NO, BUTJEHOVAH

WILL HELP USSURVIVE.

IT MAY HAVE TAKEN 40 OR 50 YEARS TO BUILD THE ARK!THEY HAD TO CUT DOWN TREES, SHAPE WOODEN BEAMS,APPLY TAR WATERPROOFING, AND DO MANY OTHER JOBS.

NOAH ALSO PREACHED ABOUTJEHOVAH, BUT THE PEOPLEWOULDN’T LISTEN TO HIM.

MY RELATIVESSAY WE’RE

WASTING OUR TIMETALKING ABOUTJEHOVAH AND

BUILDINGTHE ARK.

WE NEEDTO HAVE FAITH

THAT JEHOVAH WILLREWARD OUR HARD

WORK.

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AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME, GOD TOLD NOAHAND HIS FAMILY TO GO INTO THE ARK.THEY HAD ONLY SEVEN DAYS TO TAKEEVERY SORT OF ANIMAL IN WITH THEM!

THEN JEHOVAH SHUTTHE DOOR.

THE RAIN POURED DOWNFOR 40 DAYS. EVEN THETALLEST MOUNTAINS WERESOON UNDERWATER!

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WHEN WILLWE LEAVETHE ARK?

IT’S BEENMORE THANA YEAR!

JEHOVAHWILL TELL US

WHEN IT’S SAFETO LEAVE.

HAVEFAITH INHIM.

FINALLY, JEHOVAH TOLD NOAH ITWAS TIME TO GO. ALL THE VIOLENT,WICKED PEOPLE WERE GONE!

JEHOVAH MADE THE RAINBOW AS A SIGN OF HISPROMISE THAT HE WOULD NEVER AGAIN BRING AFLOOD TO DESTROY ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

NOAH AND HIS FAMILY SURVIVEDBECAUSE THEY HAD FAITH.

WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THISSTORY?WHY MIGHT IT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULTFOR NOAH TO HAVE FAITH?

CLUE: MATTHEW 24:38, 39;HEBREWS 11:7.

WHY DID NOAH AND HIS FAMILY NEEDPATIENCE?

CLUE: GENESIS 6:14; 7:6; 8:13-16;HEBREWS 6:12.

WHY DO YOU NEED FAITH ANDPATIENCE?

CLUE: MATTHEW 24:36, 37;HEBREWS 10:36-39.

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