God Kept His Promise to Noah
Genesis 8:1–9:17 Our true story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.” God told a man named Noah to build a big boat called an ark. And Noah did just what God told him to do. Then God sent two of EVERY animals to Noah—that’s why the ark was so big. It had to fit two giraffes, two elephants, two rhinos, and ALL their food! So, Noah put all the animals in the ark just like God told him to. Then God said, “Noah, you and your family get on the ark and stay there. I promise to keep you all safe.” And God kept His promise. Even after it rained for 40 whole days and 40 whole nights covering the WHOLE earth with water, God kept them safe. After lots and lots of days, the water went down, and land began to appear. Noah didn’t know if it was safe to come out yet, so he sent a dove to see if the bird could find land. Soon the dove came back. That meant there was no dry land yet. So, Noah and his fa...