Noah's Ark

Jim and Bob learn about...

...Noah’s Ark

(Puppets up)

Jim: Hey Bob! What’cha reading?

Bob: Hey Jim! I’m reading about Noah, in Genesis.

Jim: Oh, I’ve heard of him! Didn’t he build a big boat?

Bob: Well, kind of. The Bible calls it an ark. In Genesis 6:14, God tells Noah to “Make for yourself an Ark of Gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.”

Jim: Whoa whoa whoa! Pitch? What, was Noah playing Baseball on the ark?

Bob: (Laughs) No, pitch is a sticky, gooey mess. It would have helped the ark stick together, and make it waterproof.

Jim: Oh wow! So, why did Noah need the ark anyway?

Bob: Because people weren’t doing what God told them to do. Noah and his family were the only good people ON EARTH. So God was sending a flood to wipe out all of the bad people. The ark was going to save Noah and his family.

Jim: What’s a flood?

Bob: A flood is when it rains a really long time, and the water rises, turning wherever the flood is into a huge body of water.

Jim: What? Why didn’t Noah tell anyone about this?

Bob: He did! He preached for 100 years, hoping people would join him. But-

Jim: 100 YEARS?! He must have been ollllllllllddddddddd.

Bob: He was REALLY old. In fact, when the flood started, he was 600 years old!

Jim: Whoa! So, only Noah survived the flood?

Bob: No. His wife, his three sons, and their wives survived, too.

Jim: Oh. So…(starts “math”) (muttering) So three…plus the wife…carry the four…so 28 people survived?

Bob: Um…no. Only 8 people survived.

Jim: Oh! Man, I need to brush up on my math skills.

Bob: Although, if you count the animals, there would have been more than 28.

Jim: Animals? The animals survived too? What, did they have a boat?

Bob: (Laughs) No! They were on the ark!

Jim: WHAT!? That must have been a huge boat to be able carry all of the animals on earth!

Bob: Well, actually, not all of them. Genesis 7:14-15 says: “They (that’s Noah and his family) and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of flesh in which is the breath of life.”

Jim: Oh! So TWO of every KIND of animal?

Bob: Yup. So, two Dogs. Two Cats. Two Dinosaurs…

Jim: Dinosaurs? On the ark?

Bob: Uh-huh. They were there too.

Jim: Wow! So how does the story end?

Bob: Well, Noah, his family, and the animals got into the ark. Then God shut the door, and it rained for forty days and nights.

Jim: FORTY?!

Bob: That’s right. And after those forty days, Noah sent some birds out. They were like secret agents, there to tell Noah if the coast was clear. First, he sent out a Raven. Then a Dove. Did the Dove come back, kids? (wait for answer) No! It didn’t! And when it didn’t come back, Noah knew it was time to leave the ark.

Jim: But what about the water?

Bob: It was almost completely gone! They all stepped onto dry land. And when they looked into the sky, they saw something that told them God would never again flood the earth. Kids, do you know what it was? (wait for answer) That’s right! A RAINBOW!

Jim: Wow. That was a great story, Bob. Thanks for telling me!

Bob: You’re welcome, Jim! Well, that’s it for today, guys.

Both: Bye!

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