Hebrews 11:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Warned

Things

Hebrews 11:1

Prepared

1 Peter 3:20

He condemned

Matthew 12:41

Luke 11:31

General references

Acts 5:11

Bible References

Warned

So God announced to Noah, "I've decided to destroy every living thing on earth, because it has become filled with violence due to them. Look! I'm about to annihilate them, along with the earth.

Lot then went out and told his sons-in-law (they had married his daughters), "Get out of here! The LORD is going to destroy this city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

Look! About this time tomorrow, I'll send a severe hail storm, such as has not happened in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

"Son of Man," he said, "I've appointed you to be a watchman over the house of Israel. Therefore when you hear a message that comes from me, you are to warn them for me.

But when John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he told them, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

"So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader take note),

by which the world at that time was deluged with water and destroyed.

Things

Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.

Prepared

However, I will establish my own covenant with you, and you are to enter the ark you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives.

Then the LORD told Noah, "Come you and all your household into the ark, because I've seen that you alone are righteous in this generation.

"It's time for you, your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives who are with you to leave the ark.

Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job lived in that land, they would only save their own lives on account of their righteousness," declares the Lord GOD.

who disobeyed long ago in the days of Noah, when God waited patiently while the ark was being built. In it a few, that is, eight persons, were saved by water.

He condemned

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look, something greater than Solomon is here!

General references

Noah did all of this, precisely as God had commanded.

Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives entered the ark with him before the flood waters arrived.

Whoever feared the message from the LORD among Pharaoh's officials made his servants and livestock flee into shelters.

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

The one who's on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it,

And great fear seized the whole church and everyone else who heard about this.