In the original creation, when God parted the waters and made people and creatures to fill the world, the goodness of God was on display. And in the recreation after the flood, when God parted the waters to have people and creatures fill the world, the goodness of God was on display once more. But God’s actions after the flood show us even greater dimensions of his goodness. Genesis 8:20-9:17 shows us what these new dimensions of God’s goodness are and how we can benefit from them.

Every pronouncement of God’s judgment in the Old Testament is also a pronouncement of God’s mercy. This is true even in the flood. Our study in Genesis 8:1-19 on God’s mercy at the flood tells us about God’s mercy in general. This passage shows us the ways God works in the lives of those he saves. 

Water can be so powerful; it can be life-giving and it can bring utter destruction. And that’s what we see with God’s judgment at the flood in Genesis 7. In Noah’s day, God poured out his judgment to wipe out every living thing on earth, except some. God’s judgment at the flood tells us about God’s judgment in general. Our study of this passage shows us life and death principles that we don’t want to miss.

Being righteous in a wicked world isn’t easy for the righteous–but we find insights about being righteous in a wicked world from Noah in Genesis 6:1-22. This passage sheds light on God, having a relationship with him, and how to endure being righteous in the wicked world around us.

There are many differences between various generations, but there are some things that all generations have in common. And what the first generations experienced can help us navigate what we experience in life. We’ll see some valuable lessons about this from the very first generations of all in Genesis 5:1-32.