Lesson 04 – The Flood—Genesis 6:1–8:22



Genesis 6 (KJV) with parallels

Genesis 6:1 — “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,”
Parallels: Genesis 1:28; Genesis 4:1; Genesis 5:32

Genesis 6:2 — “That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”
Parallels: Job 1:6; Job 2:1; Deuteronomy 7:3

Genesis 6:3 — “And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Parallels: Isaiah 57:16; Numbers 14:33–34; 1 Peter 3:20

Genesis 6:4 — “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Parallels: Numbers 13:33; Deuteronomy 2:10–11; Joshua 11:21–22

Genesis 6:5 — “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
Parallels: Jeremiah 17:9; Psalm 14:1–3; Matthew 15:19

Genesis 6:6 — “And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
Parallels: 1 Samuel 15:11; Ephesians 4:30; Jonah 3:10

Genesis 6:7 — “And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.”
Parallels: Deuteronomy 29:20; Psalm 104:29–30; Matthew 24:37–39

Genesis 6:8 — “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
Parallels: Exodus 33:17; Luke 1:30; Acts 7:46

Genesis 6:9 — “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”
Parallels: Genesis 5:22–24; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 2:5

Genesis 6:10 — “And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
Parallels: Genesis 5:32; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 10:1

Genesis 6:11 — “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Parallels: Isaiah 24:5–6; Ezekiel 7:23; Matthew 24:12

Genesis 6:12 — “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
Parallels: Psalm 14:2–3; Romans 3:12; Isaiah 53:6

Genesis 6:13 — “And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Parallels: Ezekiel 7:2–3; 1 Peter 4:17; Matthew 24:37–39

Genesis 6:14 — “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.”
Parallels: Exodus 2:3; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20

Genesis 6:15 — “And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.”
Parallels: Exodus 25:10; 1 Kings 6:2; Genesis 7:15–16

Genesis 6:16 — “A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:16; Genesis 8:6; Exodus 26:1–3

Genesis 6:17 — “And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”
Parallels: Matthew 24:39; 2 Peter 3:6; Luke 17:26–27

Genesis 6:18 — “But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
Parallels: Genesis 9:9–11; Isaiah 54:9–10; Hebrews 11:7

Genesis 6:19 — “And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:2–3; Genesis 7:8–9; Genesis 7:14–15

Genesis 6:20 — “Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.”
Parallels: Genesis 1:24–25; Genesis 7:14; Genesis 7:21–23

Genesis 6:21 — “And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:2–3; Genesis 8:17; Psalm 104:27–28

Genesis 6:22 — “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
Parallels: Hebrews 11:7; John 14:15; James 2:22


Genesis 7 (KJV) with parallels

Genesis 7:1 — “And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.”
Parallels: Ezekiel 14:14; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 2:5

Genesis 7:2 — “Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.”
Parallels: Leviticus 11; Genesis 8:20; Acts 10:11–15

Genesis 7:3 — “Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.”
Parallels: Genesis 1:22; Genesis 6:19–20; Genesis 8:17

Genesis 7:4 — “For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.”
Parallels: Exodus 24:18; Jonah 3:4; Matthew 24:37–39

Genesis 7:5 — “And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.”
Parallels: Genesis 6:22; Hebrews 11:7; John 15:10

Genesis 7:6 — “And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.”
Parallels: Genesis 5:32; Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:13

Genesis 7:7 — “And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.”
Parallels: Genesis 6:18; Matthew 24:38; Luke 17:27

Genesis 7:8 — “Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,”
Parallels: Leviticus 11; Genesis 7:2–3; Genesis 7:14–15

Genesis 7:9 — “There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.”
Parallels: Genesis 6:19; Genesis 7:15–16; Genesis 6:22

Genesis 7:10 — “And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:4; 2 Peter 3:6; Matthew 24:39

Genesis 7:11 — “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”
Parallels: Genesis 8:2; Psalm 78:23–24; Malachi 3:10

Genesis 7:12 — “And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.”
Parallels: Exodus 24:18; 1 Kings 19:8; Matthew 4:2

Genesis 7:13 — “In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;”
Parallels: Genesis 6:18; Genesis 7:7; 1 Peter 3:20

Genesis 7:14 — “They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.”
Parallels: Genesis 6:20; Genesis 7:8; Genesis 7:21

Genesis 7:15 — “And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.”
Parallels: Genesis 6:19; Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:16

Genesis 7:16 — “And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.”
Parallels: Genesis 6:18; Isaiah 26:20; Matthew 25:10

Genesis 7:17 — “And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.”
Parallels: Psalm 104:6–9; 2 Peter 3:6; Genesis 7:18

Genesis 7:18 — “And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:19; Genesis 8:1; Psalm 29:10

Genesis 7:19 — “And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.”
Parallels: Psalm 104:6; Jeremiah 4:23–26; 2 Peter 3:6

Genesis 7:20 — “Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:19; Genesis 7:24; Genesis 8:4

Genesis 7:21 — “And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:”
Parallels: Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:23; Matthew 24:39

Genesis 7:22 — “All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.”
Parallels: Genesis 2:7; Genesis 6:17; Job 34:14–15

Genesis 7:23 — “And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.”
Parallels: Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20; Matthew 24:39

Genesis 7:24 — “And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”
Parallels: Genesis 8:3; Genesis 8:4; Genesis 7:11


Genesis 8 (KJV) with parallels

Genesis 8:1 — “And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”
Parallels: Exodus 2:24; Genesis 19:29; Jonah 1:4

Genesis 8:2 — “The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;”
Parallels: Genesis 7:11; Job 38:8–11; Psalm 104:9

Genesis 8:3 — “And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:24; Genesis 8:5; Genesis 8:13

Genesis 8:4 — “And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.”
Parallels: Psalm 104:8–9; Genesis 7:20; Exodus 20:11

Genesis 8:5 — “And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.”
Parallels: Genesis 8:3; Genesis 8:13–14; Ecclesiastes 3:1

Genesis 8:6 — “And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:”
Parallels: Genesis 6:16; Genesis 8:10; Genesis 8:12

Genesis 8:7 — “And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.”
Parallels: Leviticus 11:15; 1 Kings 17:4–6; Genesis 8:13

Genesis 8:8 — “Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;”
Parallels: Matthew 3:16; Song of Solomon 2:14; Genesis 8:10–12

Genesis 8:9 — “But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:18–20; Psalm 55:6–8; Genesis 8:11

Genesis 8:10 — “And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;”
Parallels: Genesis 7:4; Genesis 8:12; James 5:7–8

Genesis 8:11 — “And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.”
Parallels: Nehemiah 8:15; Romans 11:17; Psalm 52:8

Genesis 8:12 — “And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.”
Parallels: Genesis 8:10; Isaiah 55:11; Genesis 8:13–14

Genesis 8:13 — “And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:6; Genesis 8:14; Joshua 3:15–17

Genesis 8:14 — “And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.”
Parallels: Genesis 8:13; Ecclesiastes 3:1; Genesis 9:1

Genesis 8:15 — “And God spake unto Noah, saying,”
Parallels: Genesis 7:1; Genesis 9:8; Amos 3:7

Genesis 8:16 — “Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:1; 1 Peter 3:20–21

Genesis 8:17 — “Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
Parallels: Genesis 1:22; Genesis 1:28; Genesis 9:1

Genesis 8:18 — “And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:”
Parallels: Genesis 8:16; Genesis 7:7; Genesis 9:18–19

Genesis 8:19 — “Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:14; Genesis 6:20; Genesis 9:10

Genesis 8:20 — “And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
Parallels: Genesis 7:2; Genesis 12:7–8; Leviticus 1:3–4

Genesis 8:21 — “And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”
Parallels: Leviticus 1:9; Isaiah 54:9–10; Jeremiah 17:9

Genesis 8:22 — “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
Parallels: Jeremiah 33:20–25; Psalm 74:16–17; Ecclesiastes 3:1–2

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Pages 1–2: Questions + Answers from the Scripture Citations

1) What is the most significant natural disaster you have witnessed or experienced?
Study prompt (reflection): Share your experience (no scripture citation provided on page 1).
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2) Why did God limit life to a hundred and twenty years? (Genesis 6:1–3)
God declared His Spirit would not contend with humanity indefinitely; the “120 years” marks a divinely set limit connected with human corruption and coming judgment.
Reference: Genesis 6:1–3
3) Why did God say He would wipe mankind off the face of the earth? (Genesis 6:5–7)
Because human wickedness was pervasive and continual; God was grieved by humanity’s evil and resolved to blot out what He had made.
Reference: Genesis 6:5–7
4) What kind of man was Noah? (Genesis 6:8–10)
Noah found favor with God and is described as righteous/blameless in his generation, walking with God, and father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Reference: Genesis 6:8–10
5) What did God tell Noah to build? Why? (Genesis 6:11–14)
God commanded Noah to build an ark because the earth was corrupt and filled with violence, and God was bringing destruction—yet preserving life through the ark.
Reference: Genesis 6:11–14
6) What did God tell Noah He was going to destroy? (Genesis 6:17)
God said He would bring the floodwaters to destroy all flesh—everything with the breath of life under heaven.
Reference: Genesis 6:17
7) What did God say He would establish with Noah? (Genesis 6:18)
God promised to establish His covenant with Noah and preserve Noah’s family through the ark.
Reference: Genesis 6:18
8) With what did God instruct Noah to fill the ark? (Genesis 6:19–21)
Noah was to bring male and female pairs of living creatures (by kinds) and store food for his household and for the animals.
Reference: Genesis 6:19–21
9) Why did God tell Noah he was allowed to enter the ark? (Genesis 7:1)
Because God saw Noah as righteous before Him in that generation.
Reference: Genesis 7:1
10) What happened to all the living creatures that were not on the ark? (Genesis 7:21–23)
All flesh outside the ark perished; only Noah and those with him in the ark survived.
Reference: Genesis 7:21–23
11) What happened after the Flood ended but before Noah and his family got off the ark? (Genesis 8:1–14)
God “remembered” Noah; waters receded, the ark came to rest, and Noah used birds and observation over time until the earth dried.
Reference: Genesis 8:1–14
12) Why did God tell Noah to bring the animals off the ark? (Genesis 8:15–17)
So the animals could swarm, be fruitful, multiply, and repopulate the earth.
Reference: Genesis 8:15–17
13) What did Noah do when he got off the ark? (Genesis 8:20)
Noah built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings from clean animals and birds.
Reference: Genesis 8:20
14) How did the Lord respond to Noah’s offering? (Genesis 8:21–22)
The LORD accepted the pleasing aroma and vowed not to curse the ground in the same way or destroy all living creatures again; He affirmed the ongoing cycles of seasons and day/night.
Reference: Genesis 8:21–22
15) How does Noah’s world compare to our society?
Study prompt (reflection): Compare moral climate, violence, spiritual apathy, and faithfulness today (no scripture citation provided on page 2).
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16) How can we maintain a blameless reputation?
Study prompt (reflection): Apply Noah’s example of integrity and walking with God (no scripture citation provided on page 2).
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17) What is one thing you can do to cultivate a blameless reputation among your coworkers? Neighbors?
Study prompt (application): Choose one concrete action demonstrating integrity, kindness, truthfulness, and consistency (no scripture citation provided on page 2).
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