Article November 30, 2009 ISSUE

HELP BUILD AN 'ARK' FOR YOURSELF AND ALL

BY JILL AARON

It's raining—AGAIN! There was so much rain this past year where I live that, as a joke, our local newspaper's website posted instructions on how to build an ark like Noah did. Sounds pretty silly. Or is it? Could you build an ark yourself? Let's take a look at Noah's story in the Bible (Genesis, chapters 6–8 ) and find out.

You might remember God warned Noah that there was going to be a big flood. Water would cover everything. God told Noah to build a huge boat called an ark. It would float on top of the water. Noah's family would live in it during the flood. God also told Noah to bring pairs of all kinds of animals into the ark so they'd be safe too. Noah followed God's instructions. All the people and animals Noah took into the ark were safe.