Hebrews 11:7

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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

God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, "Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.

A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

"When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

Things

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Prepared

But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

"Go out of the ship, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord Yahweh.

who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

He condemned

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

General references

Thus Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.

Noah went into the ship with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood.

Those who feared the word of Yahweh among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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

and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.

Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.