3 Day Bible Reading Plan - “Noah”
“We are Halloween Heroes. This theme runs consistently through the Bible’s story. Every hero may seem impressive for a time, but then falls short. Each time God makes a covenant with someone (Adam, Noah, Abraham, Israel, and David), they fail to keep it. God repeatedly teaches us a vital lesson: we cannot save ourselves.” - Pastor Paul Crandell, 7/13/25
Day 1
Featured Verse: Genesis 6:5-8 - “The wickedness of man was great in the earth.”
What does Genesis 6:5’s description of human thoughts being “only evil continually” reveal about the nature of human sinfulness and its impact on God’s relationship with humanity?
What qualities or actions of Noah might have led to him finding “favor in the eyes of the Lord,” and what does this suggest about God’s criteria for righteousness?
How does the contrast between humanity’s widespread corruption and Noah’s favor reflect the interplay of divine judgment and grace?
Pause and Reflect: Lord God, I confess the ways my heart strays toward selfishness and sin, grieving Your spirit. Guide me to walk in righteousness like Noah, finding favor through Your grace and living to honor Your holy name.
“Noah, the preacher of righteousness, stood alone in a world of sinners, warning them of the coming flood. For a hundred and twenty years he labored, building the ark and preaching repentance, yet none believed save his own household. What a testimony to the hardness of man’s heart, and to the faithfulness of God’s servant!” - Charles Spurgeon
Day 2
Featured Verse: Genesis 9:7-11 - “Behold, I establish my covenant with you.”
How might the promise in Genesis 9:11, that God will never again destroy the earth with a flood, shape our understanding of divine judgment and the permanence of God’s covenants?
In what ways does the covenant with Noah and “every living creature” inform theological perspectives on God’s relationship with creation beyond humanity?
How does the universal scope of the Noahic covenant compare to later biblical covenants, and what does this suggest about God’s redemptive plan across history?
Pause and Reflect: Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your merciful promise to preserve creation and for calling us to flourish in Your world. Grant me the faith to trust in Your covenant and the wisdom to live as a faithful steward of Your abundant grace.
“This covenant with Noah, ‘I will not again curse the ground with a flood,’ is a sure testimony of God’s patience, that He will bear with sinners and preserve the world for the sake of His elect, until the fullness of His kingdom come.” - John Calvin
Day 3
Featured Verse: John 1:29 - “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
How does the pervasive sinfulness described in Genesis 6:5, which prompted God’s judgment, illuminate the need for the “Lamb of God” in John 1:29 to take away the sin of the world?
Considering God’s grief over human sin in Genesis 6:6, how does John 1:29’s depiction of Jesus as the Lamb reflect God’s ultimate response to human wickedness, and what does this reveal about the relationship between divine justice and mercy?
In what ways does the Noahic covenant’s inclusion of “every living creature” resonate with the universal atonement offered by the Lamb of God in John 1:29, and how might this shape our understanding of God’s care for creation in both the Old and New Testaments?
Pause and Reflect: Gracious God, I praise You for Your boundless mercy, choosing Noah to preserve life and sending Your Son as the Lamb to redeem the world from sin. Help me to live in the light of Your covenant, trusting in Your salvation and sharing Your love with all creation.
“John Baptist’s testimony, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world,’ proclaimeth Christ as the true sacrifice, who, unlike the flood that swept away the wicked in Noah’s day, cleanseth the world not by water but by His blood.” - Thomas Manton