04 — Person: Noah

Number: 04

Person: Noah

Action: Closing the door of the ark (or the LORD shutting him in)

Object: The door of the ark

Scripture connection: Genesis 7:16 — "Then the LORD shut him in." The door (dalet) separates the saved from the flood.

Memory hook: One door — one way to safety. Dalet = door; once the door was shut, the world outside was judged. Noah and his house entered through that door.

Why this number? 4 maps to Dalet (ד) — door, tent flap. Noah's ark had one door through which the family and animals entered; after the LORD shut it (Genesis 7:16), there was no other way in. Four = the door of salvation and judgment.