Hebrews 11:7 1

BIG IDEA: Does God’s Voice Trump All Other Voices in Your Life? By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen (see Heb. 11:1), moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen (see Heb. 11:1), moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. Hebrews 11:7 2

Genesis 6:1-7 – The wickedness upon the earth flourished while the righteous diminished Genesis 6:8-12– Noah found favor with God and he stood apart from those in his generation Genesis 6:13-22 – Noah builds the ark according to God’s commands Genesis 7:1-16 – God loads the boat with animals, shuts the door of the ark and sends the floodwaters. Genesis 7:17-24 – The waters cover the mountains and all flesh dies Genesis 9:1-3 – God repeats man’s dominion over animal kingdom and approves the eating of meat! Genesis 9:13-17 – Noahic Covenant established Genesis 6:1-7 – The wickedness upon the earth flourished while the righteous diminished Genesis 6:8-12– Noah found favor with God and he stood apart from those in his generation Genesis 6:13-22 – Noah builds the ark according to God’s commands Genesis 7:1-16 – God loads the boat with animals, shuts the door of the ark and sends the floodwaters. Genesis 7:17-24 – The waters cover the mountains and all flesh dies Genesis 9:1-3 – God repeats man’s dominion over animal kingdom and approves the eating of meat! Genesis 9:13-17 – Noahic Covenant established 3

Undigested food still in his stomach Anatomical evidence suggests that he was likely buried in water Undigested food still in his stomach Anatomical evidence suggests that he was likely buried in water Mammoth found in Ukraine. Now located in St. Petersburg Museum. 4

Coelacanth fish found since 1938 in Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar & South Africa This fossil has been used as an index fossil believing to be extinct 66 million years ago! Discredits many dating claims! Coelacanth fish found since 1938 in Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar & South Africa This fossil has been used as an index fossil believing to be extinct 66 million years ago! Discredits many dating claims! 5

Tree of at least 5 meters in height found upright in the middle of multiple rock layers. The dating of rock layers is often used to predict age, these rock layers could be said to be thousands of years old, but the fossilized tree in their layers tells a different story about the age of the rock layers. A tree upright for thousands of years would have decayed before fossilizing like this Tree of at least 5 meters in height found upright in the middle of multiple rock layers. The dating of rock layers is often used to predict age, these rock layers could be said to be thousands of years old, but the fossilized tree in their layers tells a different story about the age of the rock layers. A tree upright for thousands of years would have decayed before fossilizing like this 6

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Folded Rock Layers 8

Mid-Oceanic Trenches—clues to original shape of earth! 9

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.Luke 17:26–27 In the days of Noah God says, “every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,” yet Noah was a righteous man in the midst of this generation. Noah, like you and I, are called to live life swimming upstream in a culture that is moving downstream towards sin and destruction. And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.Luke 17:26–27 In the days of Noah God says, “every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,” yet Noah was a righteous man in the midst of this generation. Noah, like you and I, are called to live life swimming upstream in a culture that is moving downstream towards sin and destruction. 10

From the time of God’s instruction to build the ark and God sending the floodwaters was a space of about 100 years. Genesis 5:32, 6:10 seem to indicate that Noah was 500 years old when He received the command from God to build and at 600 he boarded the ark. Genesis 6:3 seems to indicate that from the time of God’s decision to destroy man and their destruction was a space of 120 years. From the time of God’s instruction to build the ark and God sending the floodwaters was a space of about 100 years. Genesis 5:32, 6:10 seem to indicate that Noah was 500 years old when He received the command from God to build and at 600 he boarded the ark. Genesis 6:3 seems to indicate that from the time of God’s decision to destroy man and their destruction was a space of 120 years. 11

5 and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly 2 Peter 2:5 Noah could have lost heart because of the sheer size of the ark, he could’ve become disillusioned because of the 100 years between the command and the flood, he could’ve become discouraged because after 100 years of preaching he had no converts, but Noah by faith continued to obey! 5 and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly 2 Peter 2:5 Noah could have lost heart because of the sheer size of the ark, he could’ve become disillusioned because of the 100 years between the command and the flood, he could’ve become discouraged because after 100 years of preaching he had no converts, but Noah by faith continued to obey! 12

20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 1 Peter 3:20 Noah’s life of faith led him to build an ark that would save not only his life, but also the lives of his wife, sons and daughters in law. Obedience to God spares us from destruction in this life and the next! (Matthew 7:24-27 ) 20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 1 Peter 3:20 Noah’s life of faith led him to build an ark that would save not only his life, but also the lives of his wife, sons and daughters in law. Obedience to God spares us from destruction in this life and the next! (Matthew 7:24-27 ) 13

BIG IDEA: Does God’s Voice Trump All Other Voices in Your Life? “Like Enoch, Noah also walked with God (Gen. 6:9). His special contribution to the gallery of pioneers of faith was his implicit obedience to God’s commands in spite of evidence to the contrary. His ark-building was dramatic proof of taking God at his word. His actions more than his words were a condemnation to a sinful, disobedient generation. In the process, his ark became a prototype of salvation through Christ alone, and is seen as such through New Testament eyes” Philip H. Hacking in Opening Up Hebrews “Like Enoch, Noah also walked with God (Gen. 6:9). His special contribution to the gallery of pioneers of faith was his implicit obedience to God’s commands in spite of evidence to the contrary. His ark-building was dramatic proof of taking God at his word. His actions more than his words were a condemnation to a sinful, disobedient generation. In the process, his ark became a prototype of salvation through Christ alone, and is seen as such through New Testament eyes” Philip H. Hacking in Opening Up Hebrews 14

BIG IDEA: Does God’s Voice Trump All Other Voices in Your Life? By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. Hebrews 11:7 15