Read about Noah in Genesis 5 : 29 to Genesis 10 : 32.

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The people in Noah's time had turned away from God and had become very evil; so evil that God decided to wipe them out by flooding the whole earth. Every living thing was to die except pairs of every kind of animal and insect and Noah and his family, because Noah was the only person who served God.

Noah was to build a boat, called an ark, 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. HUGE! It took him about 120 years to build it. Imagine living in a dry country, probably miles from any water, among people who don't obey or care about God, building this huge boat because God told you to. What would your neighbours think? They would think you were a nutter and would probably tell you so, lots. Did it stop Noah from doing what God said? No.

Sometimes people may say we are wierd for doing what God wants but remember that God saved Noah but what happened to the people around him who didn't care about God?

What's good about Noah?

• He was the only one in the whole earth that still loved God.
• He built the ark even though he would have been given a hard time.
• He is an example to us of someone who is obedient and faithful.

What's not so good about Noah?

• He sinned by getting drunk and embarrassing himself in front of his sons.

What can we learn?

• We can learn to follow Noah's example of obeying God no matter what other people think
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• God looks after and protects those who love him.
• Even godly people can sin.

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