Noah and the Flood

“Lesson 8: Noah and the Flood,” Primary 6: Old Testament, (1996),31

What does each sign mean?

What could happen if people did not obey each of these signs?How do these signs help us?They warn us of possible danger and tell us what to do to be safe.

Heavenly Father wants us to be safe from the evils and temptations of the world. He has given us someone to warn and teach us.

Obey

BelieveListen

If we will listen, believe, and obey the prophet, Heavenly Father will bless us.

The Story of NoahMany years passed after Adam and Eve had lived and died. Most of the people on earth were wicked. But Noah and his three sons were righteous. They obeyed God’s commandments. Noah had the priesthood.

God was very sad because the people were wicked.

God told Noah to tell the people to repent. He would send a flood to the earth.

Noah told the people to repent. He told them to believe in Jesus Christ. He told them to be baptized. Then the Holy Ghost would help them. The wicked people did not listen to Noah. They did not repent. They tried to kill Noah.

God said all the wicked people on earth would die in the flood. Most of the animals would die. But Noah and his family would not die. God told Noah to build a big ship. It was called an ark. Noah and his sons obeyed God. They built the ark. The ark had many rooms. It had a window and a door on the side.

Noah and his sons put food in the ark. Two animals of every unclean and seven animals of every clean kind came to Noah. God told Noah to put them in the ark. (Note: People were allowed to eat “clean” animals and were forbidden to eat “unclean” animals.) Noah and his family went into the ark. Rain began to fall. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The water covered the earth. The wicked people died in the flood.

Noah’s family was safe on the ark. God blessed them. At last the rain stopped. The water stayed on the earth for a long time. Then the water went down. The ark landed on a high mountain. The land became dry again.

Noah took his family and the animals out of the ark. Noah thanked God for saving their lives. He built an altar. He burned sacrifices. God promised Noah he would never again send a flood to cover the earth. God put a rainbow in the sky. The rainbow helps people remember God’s promise to Noah.

Noah was obedient to the Lord in spite of the ridicule of his friends and neighbors. Because Noah’s family listened and obeyed his teachings, they were saved from the Flood, but the wicked people who would not listen and obey were drowned.

What kind of a man was Noah?

Genesis 6:9, 22What characteristics must he have had to respond to the assignment to build an ark? What qualities can you develop that will help you do what Heavenly Father wants you to do?

How did Noah try to help the people before the Flood?

Let’s read Moses 8:20How did the people react to Noah’s teachings?

Let’s read Moses 8:21–22Why do you think the people wanted to kill Noah?

Let’s read Moses 8:18

What were the consequences for those who obeyed Noah?

Let’s read Genesis 7:1, 7What were the consequences for those who didn’t obey Noah?

Let’s read Genesis 7:23 What are the consequences if we don’t obey the living prophet?

What did Noah do after he was able to leave the ark?

Let’s read Genesis 8:20

Why should we express gratitude to Heavenly Father even when we have been through a difficult experience?

What messages have our modern-day prophets given us? I’ll put your responses on the chalkboard.How can each of these messages help us?

President Thomas S. MonsonPresident Thomas S. Monson has served as the 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since February 3, 2008.He was born in Salt Lake City, on August 21, 1927President Monson served in the United States Navy near the close of World War II. He married Frances Beverly Johnson on October 7, 1948, in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of three children, with eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Enrichment Activity 1

In a general conference talk, President Monson told of a tree destroyed by a metal wedge that had become hidden inside it. He then explained how hidden wedges of anger or resentment can destroy our lives unless we learn to forgive.… In many families, there are hurt feelings and a reluctance to forgive. It doesn’t really matter what the issue was. It cannot and should not be left to injure. Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. George Herbert, an early 17th-century poet, wrote these lines: “He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need of forgiveness.” … May we … harbor no hidden wedges but rather remember the Savior’s counsel: “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” Enrichment Activity 1

Time to Act!I am going to conduct an interview with Noah, his wife, and his family. You get to play the parts!Put these scarves on your heads and put on these robes & put the sign around your neck of who you are now!

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Answer these questions:What did God tell you to do?How did you feel when the wicked people laughed at you and did not listen to you?How did you feel during and after the Flood?

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THE THIRTEENTH ARTICLE OF FAITH

We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

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How does the Thirteenth Article of Faith apply to the books we read and the movies and television programs we watch?Inappropriate movies, television programs, and books are offensive to our Heavenly Father. President Ezra Taft Benson, thirteenth President of the Church, said: “Your thoughts will determine your actions, and so they must be controlled. It’s difficult to control those thoughts if you submit yourself to temptation. So you will have to carefully select your reading material, the movies you see, and the other forms of entertainment in order to have good thoughts rather than unwholesome desires” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1985, pp. 47–48; or Ensign, May 1985, p. 36).

How we can avoid exposure to negative influences and fill our minds with virtuous and lovely thoughts?

Enrichment Activity 3

IN THIS BOX . . .… Are papers with some temptations or difficulties you may have to faceYou will each get a turn to choose a slip of paper and tell what the prophets have taught us about handling the situations.

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PRESIDENT SPENCER W. KIMBALL: … said this about journal writing: “I promise you that if you will keep your journals … , they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren, and others, on through the generations.”(“President Kimball Speaks Out on Personal Journals,” Ensign, Dec. 1980, 61)

Here is a journal for each of you to take home and write in!

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GENESIS 9:12–1512 And God said, This is the token of the

covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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The Bible Dictionary defines a Rainbow as…

“… An outward token of God’s covenant with Noah. The rainbow no doubt existed before the flood, but with Noah the rainbow took on a new significance as the token of the covenant.”

JST Gen. 9: 17-25 enlarges the terms of the covenant to include not only that the earth will never again be covered with a flood of water, but also that the Zion of Enoch will return and the Lord will come again to dwell on the earth.”

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FIND THE ANSWER! 1. How many of each clean beast were taken on the

ark? (Genesis 7:2.) (Note: A clean beast was one that the people were allowed to eat.)

2. How many days and nights did it rain? (Genesis 7:12.)

3. How old was Noah when the flood came? (Genesis 7:6.)

4. How many of each unclean beast were taken on the ark? (Genesis 7:2.) (Note: An unclean beast was one that the people were forbidden to eat.)

5. How many days did the waters prevail on the earth? (Genesis 7:24.)

6. How many days was Noah on the ark before it started to rain? (Genesis 7:10.)

a. 600; b. 150; c. 7; d. 2; e. 40; f. 7Enrichment Activity 7

FIND THE ANSWER!

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c 1. How many of each clean beast were taken on the ark? (Genesis 7:2.) (Note: A clean beast was one that the people were allowed to eat.)

e 2. How many days and nights did it rain? (Genesis 7:12.)

a 3. How old was Noah when the flood came? (Genesis 7:6.)

d 4. How many of each unclean beast were taken on the ark? (Genesis 7:2.) (Note: An unclean beast was one that the people were forbidden to eat.)

b 5. How many days did the waters prevail on the earth? (Genesis 7:24.)

f 6. How many days was Noah on the ark before it started to rain? (Genesis 7:10.)

a. 600; b. 150; c. 7; d. 2; e. 40; f. 7

FOLLOW THE PROPHET1. Adam was a prophet, first one that we know.

In a place called Eden, he helped things to grow.Adam served the Lord by following his ways.We are his descendants in the latter days.

2. Enoch was a prophet; he taught what was good.People in his city did just what they should.When they were so righteous that there was no sin,Heav’nly Father took them up to live with him.

3. Noah was a prophet called to preach the word,Tried to cry repentance, but nobody heard.They were busy sinning—Noah preached in vain.They wished they had listened when they saw the rain.

4. Abraham the prophet prayed to have a son,So the Lord sent Isaac as the chosen one.Isaac begat Jacob, known as Israel;Jacob’s sons were twelve tribes, so the Bible tells.

5. Moses was a prophet sent to Israel.He would lead them to the promised land to dwell.They were slow to follow, or so it appears.They were in the wilderness for forty years.

6. Samuel was a prophet chosen as a boy.Hannah promised God her son would serve with joy.In the tabernacle, Samuel heard his name;

He was called by God and answered, “Here I am!”7. Jonah was a prophet, tried to run away,

But he later learned to listen and obey.When we really try, the Lord won’t let us fail:That’s what Jonah learned deep down inside the whale.

8. Daniel was a prophet. He refused to sin;So the king threw Daniel in the lion’s den.Angels calmed the lions, and the king soon sawDaniel’s pow’r was great, for he obeyed God’s law.

9. Now we have a world where people are confused.If you don’t believe it, go and watch the news.We can get direction all along our way,If we heed the prophets—follow what they say.

ChorusFollow the prophet, follow the prophet,Follow the prophet; don’t go astray.Follow the prophet, follow the prophet,Follow the prophet; he knows the way.

Enrichment Activity 8Words and music: Duane E. Hiatt, b. 1937. © 1989 IRI

I am grateful for the teachings of the prophets found in the scriptures and for modern-day prophets who warn, teach, and guide us. Your challenge is to listen to the next general conference. Give special attention to the teachings of the prophet, and discuss these teachings with your families.

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