Bible Study Guide Day 003: Genesis 8–11
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:13
Genesis 8
In this chapter, we see the conclusion of the flood as God sends a wind over the Earth to dry up the waters.
On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
After the tops of the mountains become visible, Noah sends out a Raven which flies back and forth until the waters dry up.
Noah then sends out a dove to see if there is any sign of land. The first time, the dove returns to the ark because there was no place for it to rest, but on the second attempt, it brings back an olive leaf, indicating that the waters had receded.
After waiting another seven days, he sends the dove out again but this time it does not return, showing that the land was dry.
God commands Noah and his family to leave the ark and repopulate the Earth. Noah builds an altar and offers sacrifices to God as a sign of thanksgiving.
God then promises to never again curse the ground because of man, and that seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will…
