English第八章——神停止大洪水
- What is encouraging and gladdening about the fact that God “remembered” Noah and the other creatures on the ark? (v. 1)
神惦记诺亚和方舟上其他的生物，这有什么感到鼓舞和喜悦的地方？（第1节）
- As the flood waters receded, what strategic landing did God arrange for the ark? (vs. 3-4)
大洪水退去后，神给方舟设计了什么样的战略着陆？（第3—4节）
- How did Noah determine the progress of the drying of the earth? (vs. 6-13)
诺亚如何确定地上的水退去、地面变干的情况？（第6—13节）
- How long did the flood last (starting at the time Noah and his family entered the ark until the time they left it)? (v. 14, see 7:11)
大洪水持续了多久？（从诺亚和他家人进入方舟到他们出来算起）？（第14节，也见 7章11节）
- What wisdom and benefits do you see in God taking 335 days to dry the earth that it only took Him 40 days to flood?
神用了335天时间使水从地上退去，却只用了40天降下洪水，这里体现了神的什么智慧和益处？
- How did God “officially” end the flood for Noah and his family? (vs. 15-17)
神如何“正式的”为诺亚及家人结束大洪水？（看第15—17节）
- How well did God preserve the people and animals that had been on the ark? (vs. 18-19)
方舟里的人和动物被神保护到一个怎样完好的程度？（看第18—19节）
- What was the first thing Noah did after leaving the ark? (v. 20)
诺亚离开方舟后做的第一件事是什么？（看第20节）
- Why was a “burnt offering” sacrificed by Noah an appropriate response to God on this occasion? (v. 20, see Leviticus 1:4-9)
为什么在这个场合，诺亚向神献燔祭是合适的做法？（看第20节，还可参考 利未记 1:4—9）
- Identify some situations in which it is appropriate for us to offer “whole-self sacrifices” to God.
找出一些我们适合为神献出“完全的自我”的情形或场合。
- What was God’s opinion of Noah’s offering? (v. 21a)
神对诺亚的献祭如何看？（第21节）
- What solemn promise did God make to Noah and all his descendants (vs. 21-22)
神对诺亚和他的后代做出了什么庄严的应许？（第21—22 节）
- What effect do you think this gracious promise had on the eight people who survived the universal flooding of the earth?
这一仁慈的应许，对当时在全球性的大洪水里幸存的8人来讲，有什么影响?
- Agree or Disagree? God’s promise not to destroy the world with a flood again indicates that He has softened His originally strong position against sin and impenitence. (Explain your answer)
同意或不同意？神应许不再用大洪水灭世界，表明神软化了当初对人们的罪恶和不悔改的严正立场。（解释你的回答）
- What tragic spiritual condition inside people survived the cleansing flood waters and continued to trouble the post-flood world? (v. 21, see 6:5)
人灵里怎样的可悲情形仍旧在净化作用的大洪水后存在，并且继续烦扰着洪水后的世界？（第21节，也见6章5节）