January 3

Welcome to the third day of our unique bible study, Listing Your Way Through the Bible. 

January 3, 2011: Today's readings are Genesis 6, 7, & 8 and Matthew 3. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading. If you are pressed for time, you may choose to compile one or two lists.

Genesis 6:

• List all the negative things that God observed about the human race.

• List all the positive things about Noah that explain why Noah found favor with God.

• List all the living beings that were to enter the ark.

Genesis 7:

• List what God instructed Noah to take on the boat.

• List the number of days and nights the rain fell and how long the water covered the earth.

Genesis 8:

• List the creatures that Noah released outside the ark and what happened.

• Gen. 8:21-22: list God's promises as long as the earth remains.

Matthew 3:

• List what John the Baptist's message was (v. 2 & 8).

• List what the people from Jerusalem, Judea, and the Jordan Valley did.

• List what John said he did versus the one who John said would come later.

• List what happened after Jesus was baptized.