Obedience to God
Genesis 6:5-22 Key Verse 22, Noah did what God told him to do.
What do these verses say about Noah’s character? V9 – He was righteous, blameless in his time, and he walked with God.
What motivated Noah to obey God?
Was it the threat of the flood? His desire to please God? His faith?
What about the level of detail in this command?
How would you like that level of detail? Every day?
Genesis 7:1-16 The flood. V5 Noah did according to all that the Lord had commanded him.
V16- Is this a theophany?
Genesis 7:21-24 The consequences. Every living thing died.
What can we learn about God by reading this story?
God is a God of both judgment and grace.
Can what was said of Noah in V5 be said of you?
Do you think obedience was easy for Noah in this situation?
What were his challenges in obeying God?
What challenges do we face in obeying God?
How can we overcome these challenges?
Genesis 8:14-21 The fruit of obedience
What promises does God make in these verses?
What conditions must be met for God to fulfill these promises? None.
God’s Promises
I will never again curse the ground on account of man
I will never again destroy every living thing as I have done.
Seasons will come and go as long as the earth remains.
Noah’s obedience resulted in 950 years of life and a relationship with God like no one else.
He experienced deliverance in a way that most of us can barely imagine.
What is the result of obedience in our lives?
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