Build the Ark
Noah’s Sons (6:9-10)
9 These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 7:1 CSB – 1 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.
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Wickedness in Noah’s time (11-13)
11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth. 13 Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
Psalm 11:5 CSB – 5 The LORD examines the righteous, but he hates the wicked and those who love violence.
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Build a BIG Boat (14-16)
14 “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside. 15 “This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 16 “You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of the ark to within eighteen inches of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks.
Luke 13:25 CSB – 25 “once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us! ‘ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’
“The Door”
Matthew 7:7-8 CSB – 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8 “For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
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Why Build an Ark (17-21)
17 “Understand that I am bringing a flood — floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. 18 “But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives. 19 “You are also to bring into the ark two of all the living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 “Two of everything — from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds — will come to you so that you can keep them alive. 21 “Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them.”
Psalm 29:10 CSB – 10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned, King forever.
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Noah Obeys (22)
22 And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.
Hebrews 11:7 CSB – 7 By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Parallels and Types
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One Door
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John 10:9 KJV – 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
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One Window
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John 8:12 KJV – 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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Pitch to Cover the Ark
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Ephesians 1:13 KJV – 13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
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God shuts the door
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Genesis 7:16 KJV – 16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Matthew 7:7-8 CSB – 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8 “For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
COMMUNITY LIFE GROUP QUESTIONS
Genesis 6:9–22
- Genesis 6:9 describes Noah as “righteous… blameless… walked with God.” What do these phrases suggest about Noah’s relationship with God and his character? How does this contrast with the rest of the world at that time?
- The sermon ideas mention the harshness of God’s judgment. How do you reconcile God’s love and mercy with the destruction of the flood?
- God gave Noah specific instructions for building the ark. What do these detailed instructions reveal about God’s plan and Noah’s obedience?
- How does the story of Noah’s ark relate to our understanding of God’s grace and salvation?
- Discuss the parallels that stood out to you the most: The window, the door, the pitch (tar), God shut the door.
- How can we pray for you?