Waiting on the Memory of God? No, Not Really.

This Thursday (March 29), we'll be studying Genesis 8.  This is one of the best "story" chapters, because imagining what Noah and his family are enduring is dramatic.  It's not hard to "fill-in" family dynamic back-story to what we read. One of the most poignant sentences is the first.

Read all through Chapter 8, and consider these few questions:

• Did God "forget" everyone on the ark?
• What might have been Noah's family's reaction during the waiting, after the ark came to rest?
• What might have been going on in Noah's mind and heart during the waiting?
• Do you hear the song, "Anticipation" (or whatever it's called) playing as theme music during the story?
• How does a dove with an olive branch in its mouth become the symbol for world peace?
• Follow this link and look a the meanings for this Hebrew word "chuwl" and see the variety of ways it can be translated.  This word appears in verse 10 and is normally translated here as "waited".  What sort of "waiting" is Noah doing?  Consider possible common themes in all the different ways to translate it.
• The word for "wait" in verse 12 is different, it's "yachal" and normally means waiting. 
• What do the first two things God did in response to the sacrifice tell you about His character?

That should do it for now.  Remember, one of the best points of this text is the word "remember in verse 1.  I hope you enjoy this study as much as I have.  See you Thursday!