God's Rainbow Covenant - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Genesis 8:20-22; 9:8-17 and state in simple language that god bound himself to a promise concerning the earth and its creatures.

Read: Genesis 8:20-22; 9:8-17

Opening: Ask: What does the passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

God promises not to destroy all living creatures by a flood in this way again and gives the rainbow as covenant sign.
The covenant extends to Noah, his descendants, and living creatures.
The rainbow should be taught as this covenant sign, not a private prediction about a personal outcome.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires synthesis or inference?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete Covenant Sign Match.

Close: Restate the big idea and pray.

Materials: Bible; Covenant Sign Match

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read the principal passage and distinguish observation from explanation. Ask: What does the passage directly state or narrate?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: How does the evidence support the lesson’s big idea? Which claim requires synthesis, inference, framework position, or prudential judgment?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Covenant Sign Match. Printable: K2-L04-P01-covenant-sign-match.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What is one faithful response that follows from this passage?

Activity details

Covenant Sign Match · 10 min

Materials: Covenant Sign Match; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read the selected evidence and record direct observations.
Place observations and interpretations into the resource categories.
Discuss which conclusions require more than direct textual wording.
Write one careful response that follows from the evidence.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 8:20-22

Prayer: Thank God for what the passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: God bound Himself to a promise concerning the earth and its creatures.