In the days of old, when the earth was filled with wickedness, there was a man named Noah who found favor in the eyes of Jehovah. “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God” (Genesis 6:9).
Jehovah saw the corruption of the earth and decided to bring a great flood to cleanse it. He said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth” (Genesis 6:13).
But Jehovah had a plan to save Noah and his family. He instructed Noah to build an ark, a massive vessel made of cypress wood. “Make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out” (Genesis 6:14). Jehovah gave Noah specific dimensions and details for the ark, ensuring it would be strong enough to withstand the coming deluge.
Noah obeyed Jehovah’s commands and began constructing the ark. “Noah did everything just as God commanded him” (Genesis 6:22). His sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with their wives, helped him in this monumental task. Despite the mockery and disbelief of the people around them, Noah and his family remained steadfast in their faith.
Jehovah then instructed Noah to bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature, male and female, to keep them alive during the flood. “You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you” (Genesis 6:19). Noah also gathered food for his family and the animals.
When the ark was complete, Jehovah said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation” (Genesis 7:1). Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives entered the ark, and Jehovah shut them in.
For forty days and forty nights, rain poured down from the heavens, and the springs of the great deep burst forth. “For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth” (Genesis 7:17). The waters rose and covered the mountains, and every living thing on the face of the earth perished.
But inside the ark, Noah and his family were safe. “The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days” (Genesis 7:24). After the floodwaters receded, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Noah sent out a raven and then a dove to see if the waters had subsided. When the dove returned with an olive leaf, Noah knew the earth was drying up.
Jehovah then commanded Noah to come out of the ark. “Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives” (Genesis 8:16). Noah built an altar to Jehovah and offered burnt offerings. Jehovah was pleased and made a covenant with Noah, promising never to destroy the earth with a flood again. “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth” (Genesis 9:13).
Noah and his family began to repopulate the earth, and they lived in harmony with Jehovah’s creation. “Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth’” (Genesis 9:1).
I hope you enjoyed this story! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. 😊
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