CHILDREN STS VOL. 1 - LESSON 3
THE FLOOD AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Genesis 6:1-22; 7:1-24; 8:1-22; 9:1-29; 10:1-32; 11:1-32.
The
flood here refers to the great flood during the time of Noah when God, in His
anger destroyed all living things on the surface of the earth. Noah, his family
and a few animals alone were saved. Before Adam, the first man and his wife Eve
disobeyed God they were holy and had the righteous nature of God. But after
they disobeyed God, they lost the glory and favour of God. They became servants
of sin and were corrupt in their nature. They also became wicked and brought
the judgment of God upon the world. They were driven from the garden and every
child that was born through them inherited their disobedient and sinful nature.
This was how sin, and evil began to multiply on the earth. As men were
multiplying, unrighteousness multiplied also.
Thus, God decided to destroy man from
off the surface of the earth. Consider how God described man in Gen. 6:5. “And
God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every
imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” However,
one thing stood out in all this seemingly hopeless and sad situation. What was
it? God found a man, named Noah. Noah and his family – his wife and three sons
and their wives still obeyed God and lived a holy and righteous life in the
midst of the corruption around them. Therefore, God made a covenant with them
that He would not destroy them when He judged the rest of the world and wiped them
all off the surface of the earth. The story of the flood and its consequences
on the human race is what we shall consider in this study.
1.
THE WICKEDNESS OF MAN:
Genesis 6:1–13; 8:21; Psalm 14:1-3;
Jeremiah 4:22; 17:9,10
After
the fall of man, people began to multiply and fill the earth. The descendants
from the godly line of Seth began to intermarry with the women from the ungodly
family of Cain (Genesis 6:1,2). This union of the godly with the unrighteous
led to “wickedness” (Genesis 6:5). They all continued to do evil. As a result,
the earth became corrupt and filled with violence.
This provoked and made God unhappy.
The situation has not changed in our present generation. There is sin
everywhere - fornication, stealing, murder, violence, fighting, cheating,
immorality, lies, and all ungodly acts. Sin is so rampant that you do not need
to teach a baby before he starts to do bad things. The wickedness of the people
in Noah's time made God to instruct Noah to build the ark. In the process of
building the ark, he preached and warned the people of the coming judgment. The
people continued as if they did not see Noah and the ark. The flood came and
destroyed all living things. Noah, his family and selected animals were saved.
Sinners today are still behaving like the people in Noah’s time. Repent and
believe the gospel and do not join them to continue in sin.
2.
THE FLOOD AND ITS CONSEQUENCES:
Genesis 7:1-24; Job 11:20; 21:30;
Psalm 9:17; Jeremiah 4:23-27; Matthew 24:36-39
“And
every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground,
both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and
they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that
were with him in the ark” (Genesis 7:23). This passage summarizes the judgment
through the flood and the effect it had on the earth. The flood story shows
both judgment and salvation by a righteous and Holy God. God caused rain to
fall continuously for forty days and forty nights. The consequence was that:
(i) All living creatures outside the ark died, both human and animal (Matthew
24:37-39; 1 Peter 3:20). (ii) Water rose to such great heights that it covered
all the high hills that were in the whole earth. This means that the entire
earth was covered with water. (iii) The whole earth perished (2 Peter 3:6).
Thus, the earth changed both physically and geologically.
The flood was God's righteous judgment
on an ungodly and unrepentant world. This judgment would have served as a means
to help those who were saved to remain sinless and serve God with holy fear.
But it is not so. Immediately after the deliverance of Noah and his family, sin
and wickedness reared its head again through his son. Thereafter, sin continues
to multiply and spread till this day. However, it is important to note that God
will again judge the whole world at the end of time and this time, it will be
by fire (2 Peter 2:5; 3:10). God calls friends of Jesus today, as He called
Noah of old to warn the unsaved about this 'terrible day'. He is urging sinners
to repent of their sins, turn to God through Christ and be saved.
As a sinner, do not delay your
salvation. Run to Jesus, our Ark of salvation. Ask Him to forgive you and wash
your heart clean with His blood. Ask Him also to be your Saviour and friend.
Live a holy life. Preach to sinners and expect the rapture any moment from now.
3.
DELIVERANCE AND BLESSING FOR THE
GODLY:
Genesis 7:1; 8:1-22; 9:1-29; Psalm
1:6; 112:6; Proverbs 10:30
God
remembered Noah and his family and delivered them from the destruction. The
earth dried up and Noah came out of the ark three hundred and seventy-one (371)
days after the flood began. God preserved him in the ark. That is how God will
deliver and preserve all boys and girls who have given their lives to Jesus and
abide in Him. All that Noah and his family needed were in the ark. All that we
need today to be saved is Jesus. When we face troubles in the world, we must
stay with Him Noah obeyed God till the end. He did not go out of the ark until God
told him to do so (Genesis 8:16). Boys and girls must also hear from God before
taking decisions either to go to a school, choose a career, go on a journey or
in choosing a friend. Proverbs 3:6 says “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and
he shall direct thy paths”.
Noah built an altar to the Lord after
his great deliverance. You must cultivate the habit of thanking God all the
time for all the great things He is doing in your life. God promised that He
would send a rainbow as a sign that He would not destroy the earth again with a
flood. The rainbow is to remind us of God's mercy and faithfulness to His word.
God again blessed Noah with the blessing of multiplication as he did for Adam
and Eve. He told Adam to be fruitful and multiply. You must not be stagnant.
Bring others to the kingdom so that our churches and fellowships will grow.
After the flood also, Noah worked hard
as a farmer and planted a vineyard. He was not lazy and God blessed him. But he
was careless and got drunk one day and one of his sons saw his nakedness and
told his brothers. However, his brothers were wiser than him and they covered
their father without seeing his nakedness. You must cover your nakedness and do
not expose your body to people. Ham received a curse from his father for looking
at his father's nakedness.
God still blessed Noah with long life
for he still lived for another 350 years after the flood. He lived a total of
950 years because he was 600 years old when the flood came. This shows that one
of the blessings we will receive from God if we obey Him is long life. There is
deliverance and abundant blessings for you when you are righteous and obedient
to God's word. You will get to heaven and live eternally with Jesus at the end.
QUESTIONS:
1. Why did God decide to destroy the earth?
2. How did God destroy the earth?
3. How many people were saved from the
flood?
4. How were they saved?
5. How can sinners be saved from the
judgment to come?
MEMORY
VERSE: “And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to
destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and
everything that is in the earth shall die” (Genesis 6:17).
LESSON: Though the world
around may be evil, the righteous will be delivered.
THOUGHT: I will keep myself
pure and separate from the world so as to be delivered from God's judgment.
ACTIVITY: Two children – a boy
and a girl should be called out to speak on why it was good for God to destroy
the whole earth with the flood.
CONGREGATIONAL
SONG:GHS 207 - THERE'S A GREAT DAY COMING
CHORUSES: (1) Judgment is
coming, tomorrow may be late (2) One day be one day (3) The Lord, told Noah
there's going to be a floody, floody.
HOMEWORK: From the story of
Noah, write out the names of the descendants of each of the sons of Noah to the
fourth generation.
DAILY
BIBLE READING
MONDAY JEREMIAH 17:9,10
TUESDAY JEREMIAH 4:25-28
WEDNESDAY PSALM 9:15-17
THURSDAY MATTHEW 24:36-39
FRIDAY 1 PETER 3:20-22
SATURDAY 2 PETER 3:8-11
SUNDAY 1 PETER 2:4-9
BIBLE
WORD SEARCH
Find
the meaning of these words. You can use your dictionary:
1.
Geologically 2. Judgment
3. Descendant 4. Consequence 5. Ark.
CHILDREN STS VOL. 1 - LESSON 3
(WORKBOOK)
THE FLOOD
Genesis 6:1–22; 7:1-24; 8:1-22; 9:1-29; 10:1-32; 11:1-32
MEMORY VERSE:
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a
flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of
life, from under heaven; and everything that is in the earth
shall die” (Genesis 6:17).
The
disobedience of Adam and Eve spread to everyone born into the world. As
children were born, they grew in disobedience and made God unhappy. One day,
God said He would punish everyone, but He found only one family who were
obedient to Him. God then decided that He would destroy the whole world and
spare only the righteous family.
How did God destroy the world? He sent
a heavy destructive rain known as flood. The flood story shows both judgment on
a wicked world and salvation for the righteous. God caused rain to fall
continuously for forty days and forty nights. Count from numbers 1 to 40:
1,2,3,4, 5,…,40. The result of the rain was that (i) water rose to such height
that it covered all the land and high hills that were on the earth. (ii) all
living creatures outside the ark died, both men, women, children and animals.
(iii) the whole earth perished.
The good news is that one righteous
man and his family were saved. The man's name was Noah. God found him to be
righteous. Therefore, he was told to make an ark through which he was kept alive
with his family. If you will live a holy life, God will keep you safe from the
judgment that is coming upon this wicked world.
CONGREGATIONAL
SONG: GHS 207 – THERE'S A GREAT DAY COMING
CHORUSES: (1) Judgment is
coming, tomorrow may be late (2) One day be one day (3) The Lord told Noah
there's going to be a floody, floody.
DAILY
BIBLE READING
MONDAY JEREMIAH 17:9,10
TUESDAY JEREMIAH 4:25-28
WEDNESDAY PSALM
9:15-17
THURSDAY MATTHEW 24:36-39
FRIDAY 1 PETER 3:20-22
SATURDAY 2 PETER 3:8-11
SUNDAY 1 PETER 2:4-9