Theme: A contrast between the righteousness of obedience and the righteousness of faith. The First Lesson from Deuteronomy presents Moses' instruction to obey God's laws by making them an integral part of their daily lives. The First Lesson, from Genesis, shows how Noah obeyed God by building the Ark. In the Gospel, Jesus teaches that everyone who hears his words and does them is like the person who built his house on the rock. In contrast, the person who hears his teachings and does not do them resembles the person who foolishly builds his house on the sand. Those who obey his teaching will not be swept away.

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Lesson 1: Genesis 6:11-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 (C)
This account of Noah and the flood is the first of 12 lessons from Genesis. Noah was obedient to God's command to build an …