Noah...A Preacher of Righteousness

Noah
Today and tomorrow the focus is Noah.

Noah, a righteous and blameless man, lived during quite a sinful time.

The Bible says, 
"The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time." Genesis 6:5
Jeremiah repeats this understanding, 
"The heart is deceitful above all things
    and beyond cure.
    Who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9
The Lord can understand it:
 "But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7

The Lord understood that the people of Noah's time no longer cared for His ways. While God is long suffering and does not wish that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9), He knew that "only a radical cleansing judgement could check the rampant evil and bring humanity into account (NIV Study Bible commentary)"

Enter Noah...

God called Noah to preach righteousness and call the people to repentance (2 Peter 2:5).

He did so for the 120 years he was building the ark. God, who is good, wanted the people to repent and turn to Him.

Even after God had Noah and his family enter the ark, God waited 7 days before sending the flood. Again, He was waiting for the people to repent.

God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. (Ezekiel 33:11)
This is what He calls people to today:
"God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him." Acts 17:30 NLT

May we, too, be preachers of righteousness. Telling others that God has made a way though Jesus to escape from the judgement that is to come.

NIV QUIET TIME BIBLE QUESTIONS:
  • When the Lord looks at the human condition in the time of Noah, what does he see (6:5-13)?
  • How has God's attitude toward creation changed since the beginning (1:31; 6:6-7, 11-13, 17)?
  • How is Noah different from his contemporaries (6:9; 7:1)?
  • What provisions does God make for Noah and for the various living creatures to preserve life after the flood (7:14-22)?
  • What details are given about the flood and its results (7:17-24)?
  • What do chapters 6 and 7 reveal about the severity and grace of God?
  • The New Testament compares the severe judgment in the days of Noah with the judgment that will be poured out at the return of Christ. How can you urge those around you to seek refuge in Christ? 

Here's the video teaching on Noah by Donna Gaines:


 













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