1. Enoch, the seventh, Jd.14 Noah, the eighth, 2 Pt.2:5  1 Pt.3:20 Faith in future, unheard of event Walked w. God in worst period of world

2. I. By Faith We Prepare For Judgment

3. Admonition Admonition: divine warning / instruction Hb.8:5; 12:25 (Mt.2:12, 22) No forced preparation A forced choice Choice brings consequences

4. Noah’s decision not determined by: NumbersLogic DesireRelatives EvidencePleasure

5. Attitude Attitude: godly fear Hb.5:7, reverent (submission) Hb.12:28, reverence toward God Hb.11:7, take care; be anxious  “The implication of such reverent fear or awe is, of course, obedience” – L-N, 53.7

6. Action Action: prepared an ark Godly fear Obeyed Prepared ark Saved family Condemned

7. Aim Aim: salvation of his house Gn.7:1  Hb.7:25 Completely Even after the flood  Hb.10:39 Their danger is ours

8. Achievement : Admonition Attitude Action Aim Achievement :  Judged world (negative)  Heir of righteousness (positive)

9. Noah, the judge By his preaching 1. By his preaching, 2 Pt.2:5  Rv.11:10 (18:7, 10, 15)  Gn.19:1, 14 By his example 2. By his example, Hb.11:7  Mt.12:41  1 Pt.4:4 (12)

10. Noah, heir of righteousness Ro.4:13, Abraham Heir in sense of actual possession Gn.6:9, Noah already righteous Hb.11:7, Noah became righteous by building ark Both are true Gn.6:9, before he build the ark Gn.7:1, after he built the ark

11. I. By Faith We Prepare For Judgment II. Noah’s Faith Described

12. Righteous 1. Righteous, Gn.6:9 Ezk.14:14, 20 Mt.24:30

13. Blameless 2. Blameless, Gn.6:9 W/o blemish; used of animals for sacrifice Gn.6:12

14. Walked with God 3. Walked with God, Gn.6:9 Amos 3:2

15. Strictest obedience 4. Strictest obedience, Gn.6:14 Command: Gn.6:14 Details: Gn.6:15-16, 18-21 Response: Gn.6:22 (what, all, as)

16. Hard work 4. Hard work, Hb.11:7 Ga.5:6 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.”

17. Righteous, Blameless, Walk, Work 5. Steadfast endurance, Gn.6:3 120 years of preparation, hard labor Preaching, no positive results Worked to support family Spiritual training of family

18. I. By Faith We Prepare For Judgment II. Noah’s Faith Described III. N. T. Parallels

19. judgment 1. Foreshadows judgment, Mt.24:37-39 grace 2. Saved by grace, Gn.6:8 (Ep.2:8) faith 3. Saved by faith, Hb.11:7 (Ep.2:8) obedience 4. Saved by obedience, Gn.6:22 (Hb.5:9) water 5. Saved by water, 1 Pt.3:20 (21) by faith ** Summary of all this: “by faith”

20. Faith Noah’s faith saved himself and his family (Hb.11:7) Faith may save the readers (10:39) Abel paid w. his life Enoch was taken from this life Noah saved his family’s life