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Noah's Family LDS 2024 Read the Bible in a Year January 4, 2024 Readings for Today: Genesis 9:18 - 11:32 Day 4 - Noah’s Family Prayer: Creator God, In the coming year … Let us not hate anyone. Let us give food to the hungry. Let us give some of our clothes to the naked. Let us give generously to charities and others' needs. Let us seek advice from wise people. Let us use the advice given to us. Let us seek the blessings of You. Let us help give understanding to all. Let us give kindness to all we see. Let us pray always for wisdom to do right. Let us have faith in You always. In the name of Jesus, Amen Based on readings from Tobit 4:15-21 Background: According to David Carr ( NOAB5 ), like a lot of ancient people, national groups were named in kinship (or by family) terms. Note the map showing how Noah’s sons settled in the land of the Western Mediterranean following the Flood.  The story of the Tower of Babel answers a child’s question of why people have different languages. ...

Noah's Ark  Dreamstime 2024 Read the Bible in a Year January 3, 2024 Readings for Today: Genesis 6:1 - 9:17 Day 3 - Flood and Noah Prayer: Creator God, Thanks for the rainbows and promises, Waters and lands, And creatures in the water and on the land. Wake us up to our responsibility for the care of this earth before we lose it to our neglect. As you have blessed us so may we bless this small island we call home and earth. In the name of Jesus, Amen Background: The story today has many themes. Some are creation, God, humanity, behavior of humanity, consequences, family, promises, second chances, making things new, etc. Humanity has blown it in the eyes of God’ post-garden of Eden. It has gotten so bad that God will wipe it out but not entirely. Noah is a righteous man and will be spared from this judgment with his family. The story's details are like any great saga…destruction is coming, Noah is spared, a large boat is built, a cubit is 18 inches (45 cm), and pairs of animals...