（19）“And without faith it is impossible to please
Him,for he who comes to Godmust believe that He is,and that He is a rewarder of
those who seek H im.By faith Noah,Being warned by God about things not yet
seen,in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which
he condemned the world,and became an heir of the righteousness which is
according to faith.”（Hebrews
11:6,7）
Remember reading how wicked people
were!As people were becoming more wicked the LORD God was filled with sadness.He
was sorry He had made people on earth .He decided to stop all the badness by
removing all the people from the earth.
He saw that Noah was the only good man of
his time and walked with Him ,pleasing Him.God told Noth to make a big boat,
called the Ark .He was to make it with three stories or floors and many rooms
and nests on each floor .He was to use a special kind of wood and water .proof
the Ark by covering the wood inside and out with a material like tar .The Ark
,God said ,was to be 300 cubits long and fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits
high and was to have a roof and window around it near the top .He was to put
one door in the side.
Noah was to bring on the Ark his
family and two of every kind of living bird ,animal ,and creeping thing .Noah
was to bring every kind of plant for the living things and for his family to
eat .Noah obeyed and did all God told him to do .In the Bible read Genesis 6.
Some places do not have fresh fruits and vegecables during all seasons of the year. Have you tried dried raisins,dried mushroom,and dried apples,noodles and greens?What dried food do you like best?Noah and his family and the animals ate dried fruits and vegetables,They prepared these for their meals in the ark.Pretend you are on the ark.Have a family meal together. Ask someone to help you make a meal from dried fruits,vegetables,flours and other stored foods,Is the food good?
“挪亚因着信，既蒙神指示他未见的事，动了敬畏的心，预备了一只方舟，使他全家得救。因此就定了那世代的罪，自己也承受了那从信而来的义。” （希伯来书十一章七节）
还记得前面读到人类愈来愈败坏吗？上帝很痛心，祂后悔在地上创造了人类。为了停止邪恶，上帝定意把所有的人从地上除去。
上帝见到挪亚是当代唯一的好人，他跟上帝有密切的交往，于是，上帝就命令挪亚造了一只大船，叫做《方舟》。这船是用一种特别的木材造成，有三层，每层有许多大小房间和巢，里外都抹上防水的松香，船身长三百肘，宽五十肘，高三十肘，船顶有窗户，船边有一个门。上帝吩咐挪亚带领家人进到《方舟》里，和各种牲畜、爬虫、飞鸟也带进船里，又储存各种食物，好保全他们的生命。挪亚就照上帝的指示一一做了。
有些地方不是一年四季都有新鲜的水果和蔬菜可吃，你有否试过葡萄干、冬菇干和苹果干呢？你喜欢哪一种干粮？挪亚一家和各种动物在《方舟》里吃的都是干果和干菜。
你可以试着弄点干粮，想象自己一家住在《方舟》里吃一顿饭，觉得好吃吗？
（请读创世纪第六章。）
（20）“Who once were disobedient,when the patience
of God kept waiting in the days of Noah,during the construction a few,that
is,eight persons,were brought safely through the water .”（1
Peter 3:20）
Noah compieced the Ark,God told him to enten the Ark.He was not alone.He was to
take his family.So Noah and his wife,their three sons,Shem,Ham and Japheth,and
each son`s wife entered the a Ark.
Remember all the rooms on each floor,God sent
two of every kind of animal to the Ark.God told Noah he was to let them in the
Ark.and make them at home .God sent a male and its mate.Animals were called
clean and unclean by God.Of the clean animals seven pair of each kind entered
the Ark.Of all birds,seven pair of each kind entered,A pair of each creeping
thing on the earth came also.
Two of each unclean animal came:Two pigs,two horses
and all others.Fourteen clean animals came:fourteen sheep,fourteen chickens and
all others.When all had entered,then the LORD closed the door to the Ark.
Then God sent the water,It began to rain.No
one else could enter the Ark.All in the ark who had obeyed God and come were
safe from the rain and other water.
Two by two by two the animals came,Two
unclean animals went into the Ark:1,2,Can you count by twos?2,4,6,8,10,12,14.Fourteen
clean animals went into the Ark to stay with Noah and his family. What animals
can you see and count? The ancestor of each one of those animals was on the Ark
with Noah.Please draw a picture of sone ofyour
favorite animals.In the Bible read Genesis 7：:1-16.
“就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、神容忍等待的时候，不信从的人。当时进入方舟，借着水得救的不多，只有八个人。”（彼得前书三章二十节）
挪亚完成了《方舟》，上帝吩咐他带领一家八口进入《方舟》，包括挪亚的妻子，三个儿子和媳妇。
《方舟》每层有很多房间，上帝命令各种动物一对对，跟挪亚上船。上帝定为洁净的牲畜每一种七对，鸟类每一种七对，爬虫每种一对。
上帝定为不洁净的牲畜也来了，其中有猪和马，每种一对，洁净的如羊和鸡，每种十四只，全部上船后，上帝替挪亚关上船门。
于是上帝降下洪水，倾盆大雨，没有别人能进入《方舟》。在方舟里的因服从上帝都得以平安。
你可以想象动物一对一对地上船吗？不洁净的只有一对，你会数1、2，洁净的有七对，你会数双数吗？2、4、6、8、10、12、14，在你想象中有哪些动物？请你画几只你最喜欢的动物。
（创世纪7：1－16）
（21）“For if God…did not spare the ancient
world,but preserved Noah,a preacher of righteousness,with seven others,when He
brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;then the Lord knows how to rescue
the godly from temptation,and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the
day of judgment。”（2 Peter 2:4a 5,9）
Water,water everywhere except inside the
Ark,Not a drip.No leaks,God had kept His Word,He kept Noah and his family safe
when He sent water on the earth,God caused all the fountains of the earth to
burst open and shoot water up rom inside the earth.
Tsunamis spilled onto the land. God opened
the floodgates of heaven and poured down water.Rain began to fall. Rain fell
without stopping for forty days and forty nights.
The big Ark was lifted up above the earth by
the floodwaters,The Ark floated on the water,What a big,big boat to float and
not break:It was 450 feet!138 meters)long by 75 feet(23 meters)wide by 45 feet
(about 13.8 meters)high.Everything was covered with water on the earth,ever the
tallest mountains were covered by more than 20 feet (about 7 neters)of water.Everything
on the earth died.What a sad time it was for ereryone who refused to obey God.
Take a large piece of paper such as newspape.Draw a rectangle on it:make it 30 inches(76cm)long and 5 inches(13cm)wide.Draw a border for the walls around the rectangle 3 inches(8cm)wide.Cut a long the outer lines and then fold up the border crenthing sides.This is the boat,Make a roof for it .This is what this big Ark was like ,What a strange boat .It is like a box.It was a wonderful boat-box.It rode on the water safely.Everything and everyone in this boat-box called an Ark was kept safe.Now scientists make boats safe by using these same proportions.In the Bible read Genesis 7
“上帝也没有宽容上古的世代，曾叫洪水临到那不敬虔的世代，却保护了传义道的挪亚一家八口；……主知道搭救敬虔的人脱离试探，把不义的人留在刑罚之下，等候审判的日子。”（彼得后书二章5、9节）
水！水！除了《方舟》里面，到处都是水，《方舟》里却一滴不漏，上帝的应许使挪亚一家平安。地下深渊的泉源都裂开，天空所有的水闸也都打开，海啸冲上陆地，倾盆大雨下了四十昼夜。
洪水把《方舟》从地上漂起来，这只大船长三百肘，宽五十肘，高三十肘，在水面上漂荡。洪水淹没大地，使天下最高的山峰都淹没在二十多英呎（约7公尺）的水下。地上一切有气息的生物都死了，这是人类不服从上帝的悲惨后果。
请用一张大型的纸（例如一张报纸）在纸上画一个长方形，长30英吋（76公分），阔5英吋（13公分），在长方形四边加上3英吋（8公分）可折起的墙，折起后再加上一个盖顶，你便有一个盒形的纸船，有点像挪亚的方舟。现代许多科学家制造船只都应用方舟尺寸的比例。
请参看创世纪七章。