In this lesson on Genesis 8:1-19, "The Ark on Ararat," we learn again of the incredible faith of Noah, as evidenced by his great patience in waiting to hear from God for the proper time to exit the ark. We also learn of the faithfulness of God in keeping His Word by "remembering" those who belong to Him. We discuss (1) the remembrance of God, (2) the recession of the flood waters, (3) the rest of the ark (on Ararat), (4) the restraint of Noah, and (5) the replenishment of the earth.

Did you know that the ark of Noah came to its rest on Mount Ararat on the very same day Christ, after going down into the deep "waters of judgment" for us (His death), resurrected from the dead! [For a deeper study on the Ark as a type of Christ, see lesson #6 from our study on "Christ in Genesis" on this podcast.]

We discuss the significance of the raven and the dove sent by Noah out of the ark, as well as the importance of the word "ruach" (Hebrew) for "wind" in Genesis 8:1. These facts, plus a whole lot more in this study!

The world Noah and his family saw on their disembARKment was drastically different from the world they knew before the Flood. The world, as Noah had known it, had "perished" (II Peter 3:6). It was God's grace that provided the human race a new opportunity for a new beginning in an essentially new world.

In this lesson on Genesis 8:20-9:7, we will look at a significant altar Noah built to rightly worship God through an extremely generous burnt offering! We also discuss three promises made by God to Noah and four new conditions presented to Noah for "the new world order" of the post-Flood world. Those conditions had to do with (1) protection regarding animals, (2) permission regarding meat, (3) prohibition regarding blood, and (4) punishment regarding murder (capital punishment).

Genesis 6:9-22

In this lesson, we first have the joy of studying all about God's man, Noah. There is a lot we can learn from Noah living in our quickly degenerating world today! Against a hostile, godless, mocking world, Noah persevered for 12 decades! He did not bail out on his service to or his faith in God. He did not grow weary in well doing. He did not grow faith when, year after year, he was labeled a "fanatic" and a "lunatic". He only cared what God thought of him, not the opinions of evil men. We also learn from Noah HOW TO HANDLE LIFE'S STORMS!!

After discussing "God's Man," we look at "God's Plan" (6:11-13) by discussing seven sub-divisions: (1) the Corruption of that day, (2) the Craft Noah was instructed to build - learn the interesting detail of the Ark, (3) the Cataclysm that God was going to bring upon the earth, which he shared with Noah in verse 17, (4) the Covenant God made with Noah to protect him and his family (in the ark) from the coming "flood of waters," (5) the Christ, as He was prophetically portrayed by the ark (more ways than you can imagine!), (6) the Cargo (how could all those creatures fit in the ark? Find out. The fact is, they could fit with plenty of extra space! (7) the Concurrence; Noah did according to all that God commanded him (6:22)!