Home Group Study Questions // Mar 2nd
Genesis 8:20: “Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
[Read Genesis 8-9]
- What do you imagine heaven is going to be like? What does the Bible say?
- What does Genesis 8:1 tell us God did following the rain and flooding? What is the significance of this? After 40 days and 40 nights of flooding, how long were Noah and the family on the ark?
- What specific mountain range did the ark come to rest on?
- What sequence of birds did Noah send out from the ark, and what was the significance of each? What is the significance of the days? What did the dove bring back to Noah that indicated the waters had subsided?
- What were the explicit instructions God gave to Noah and his family after they exited the ark? Why? What is the significance of these commands?
- What kind of offering did Noah make to the Lord after leaving the ark? What was the significance of his offering? How costly was this sacrifice? How many ‘clean’ animals did they have of each kind? (Genesis 7:2-3)
- What does Romans 12:1-2 tell us about sacrifice in the New Covenant?
- What promise did God make after receiving the offering? (v.21)
- What specific dietary instruction was given to Noah and his descendants?
- What is the significance of the statement, “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image”?
- What is the sign of the covenant that God established with Noah, and what does it represent? What does this mean for us? (9:13)