英语听力练习圣经故事:以诺IntheBeginningIntroduction:Hereisariddleforyou:“Iamawordthatyoumayseeonroadwaysormedicinebottles,andevenonsomeofyourtoys!WhatamI?”DidyouguessthewordWARNING!”?WhydoweneedWARNINGsigns?Weneedtoknowofpossibledanger,don’twe!??NotlongafterGodcreatedtheworld,GodgaveaveryseriousWARNINGtothepeopleoftheworld.Therewasdangerahead!Eventhoughpeoplelivedmuchlongerbackthen,theywereverymuchlikethepeopletoday.Theywerebusyworkingandplaying,gettinganeducation,buildinghomesandcities,traveling,marryingandhavingfamilies.However,justasmostpeopletoday,thepeoplebackthenmissedthemostimportantthing:theydidn’tbelieveinthetrueandlivingGod.Asthenumberofpeoplewasincreasing,sowastheirsin!Disobeyingparents,hatred,murder,divorce,sexualsin,stealing,violencewereallincreasingbecausepeoplehadnodesiretopleaseGod.Genesis6:5says,“AndGodsawthatthewickednessofmanwasgreatintheearth,andthateveryimaginationofthethoughtsofhisheartwasonlyevilcontinually.”Godsawpeoplelivingsinfullives,livingonlytopleasethemselves.??YouandIarelikethattoo.Isaiah53:6says,“Allwelikesheephavegoneastray,wehaveturnedeveryonetohisownway…”Whenyoulivetopleaseyourself,thatisgoingyourownway.YouandIwerebornwiththatselfishdesiretopleaseourselves.ItissinwhenyouputyourownselfishpleasuresaheadofbelievingandobeyingtheLordJesus.ItissintomakefunofthosewhodobelieveintheLordJesusandserveHim.WARNING!Romans6:23says“Thewagesofsinisdeath…”IfyoudonotcometotheLordJesuswithyoursin,youmustbeforeverseparatedfromHimandHisbeautifulHeaven.InsteadofenjoyingHiseternallife,thosewhorefusetobelieveintheLordJesuswillbepunishedwitheternaldeath.??Genesis6:6saysthatthesinofthepeople“grievedhim(God)athisheart.”Godhadcreatedabeautiful,happy,andperfectworldwithoutsin.Butmanhad“corruptedhiswayupontheearth.”(Genesis6:12)However,GodsawonemanwhodidbelieveandobeyHim!HisnamewasNoah.HewasadescendentofShem,Adam’sthirdson.AndhisgreatgrandfatherwasEnoch,amanwhowalkedwithGodclosely.WeknowthatEnoch’sfriendshipwithGodhadagreateffectonhisgrandsonforGenesis6:9tellsusthat“NoahwalkedwithGod.”ItwasNoahthatGodchosetotellaboutHisterriblejudgmentuponsin:“IwilldestroymanwhomIhavecreatedfromthefaceoftheearth;bothman,andbeast,andthecreepingthing,andthefowlsoftheair…Make…anarkofgopherwood;”ThenGodinstructedNoahineverydetailofthisark.Itwastobe450feetlong,that’saslongas22railroadcarsputtogether!Thearkwastobe75feetwideand45feettall,higherthana4storybuilding!Itwastohaveonlyonedoor.Itwastobepitchedinsideandoutwithtar,whichwouldmakethearkwaterproof.Noahwastobuildrooms,orstalls,intheark.GodtoldNoahthatHewasgoingtosendafloodtodestroytheearthanditspeople.ThearkwouldbetheonlyplaceofsafetyforNoahandhisfamily.GodalsoinstructedNoahtotakeintothearkpairsofeverykindofanimalandinsectandbirds,twopairsofsomeanimalsandsevenofothers.??ManyscientistswhobelievetheBiblesaythatithadprobablyneverrainedbefore,soNoahcouldnothavebeenfamiliarwithanormalrain,muchlessaworldwideflood.Anddoyousupposehehadeverseenanarkbefore?ThearkwasnotonlygoingtobeHUGE,butitwouldbemorelikeahugefloatingboxthanaboat!Noahmusthavelistenedcarefullyandkepthisquestionstohimself,forGenesis6:22says,“…NoahdidaccordingtoallthatGodcommandedhim…”??MainTruth:IfyouhavebelievedontheLordJesusasyourSaviorfromsin,GodwantsyoutolistenandobeyHisWord!GodusestheBibletospeaktoyouandmetoday,andeverydayweshoul...